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Dansk Ornitologisk Forening

Denmark

Threatened Species: 2 more info»
IBAs: 120 more info»
EBAs: 0

Dansk Ornitologisk Forening (DOF – BirdLife DK)

Dansk Ornitologisk Forening (DOF) is the BirdLife Partner

Founded in: 1906
Members: 13,000
Staff: 21
Address: Vesterbrogade 138-140, DK-1620, Copenhagen V, Denmark
Email: dof@dof.dk
Web: http://www.dof.dk

Mission of the organisation

  • Promoting knowledge of birds and support for nature protection
  • Protecting birds and improving their habitats nationally and internationally

Key Activities

  • Mediating a positive attitude towards wild birds and nature among the general public
  • Lobbying for bird protection on a national, regional and international level
  • Compiling data on all bird species breeding in or migrating through Denmark, including detailed information on the country's 50 rarest and most threatened breeding species
  • Supervising and maintaining over 200 IBAs and bird reserves in Denmark

International contacts

Chairman: Christian Hjorth, email: christian.hjorth(at)dof.dk
Director: Jan Ejlsted (member of BirdLife European Committee and BirdLife Global Council), email: jan.ejlsted(at)dof.dk
Head of International Department: Anita Pedersen, email: anita.pedersen(at)dof.dk

Recent Achievements

  • Published Danmarks Fugleliv 2005, which is a summary of DOF’s knowledge based on 30 years of data combined with political recommendations on actions for all the various nature types of Denmark
  • In 2004 DOF was appointed partner in a government programme to improve wetland conditions and conditions for raptors by the Minister of Environmental Issues
  • Published Truede og sjældne ynglefugle I Danmark 1998-2003, which is the result of five years work compiling data on the 50 rarest and most threatened breeding species in Denmark, carried out by a network of volunteers (with a summary in English)
  • Published Birds of Denmark, which includes full species status assessments
  • Obtained funding from the Danish Government for a joint three-year project with WCST (BirdLife in Tanzania) aimed at capacity building and for an integrated development and conservation project in the Uluguru Mountains

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