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Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds (SPEA)
Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds is the BirdLife Partner.
Founded in: 1993Members: 2,262
Staff: 24
Address: Avenida da Liberdade, 105 - 2° Esq, 1250-140 Lisboa, Portugal
Email: spea@spea.pt
Web: http://www.spea.pt
Mission of the organisation
To work towards the study and the conservation of wild birds and their habitats by promoting sustainable development for the benefit of the future generations.
Key Activities
- Monitoring and promotion of the Portuguese IBA network Identification of marine IBAs
- Conservation of steppe birds and promoting a sustainable agriculture
- Conservation of the population of the Azores bullfinch
- Monitoring of Portuguese bird populations (atlas, common bird census, Xmas and New Year census)
- Educational projects and campaigns
- Publications on ornithology (Airo and Anuário Ornitológico)
- Organisation of congresses and workshops
Recent Achievements
Marine Programme
- Bird of the Year 2007 - Madeiren Storm-Petrel
- LIFE Marine IBA Project
- LIFE Freira do Bugio Project
- Marine Birds Monitoring
Azores Bullfinch protection project:
- LIFE Priolo project
- Priolo’s Environmental Center
Rural Programme
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LIFE Sisão Project
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Birdwatching Tourism Project
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Commun Bird Census
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Christmas and New Year's Bird Census