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Portugal
Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds (SPEA)
Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds is the BirdLife Partner.
Founded in: 1993Members: 3,200
Staff: 52
Address: Avenida João Crisóstomo, nº 18 – 4º Dir. | 1000-179 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
- Promoting the Birdwatching in Portugal
- Engaging people to the environmental problems
Recent Achievements
Marine Programme
- LIFE Safe Island for Birds
- FAME - Future of the Atlantic Marine Environment
- LIFE MarPro - Conservation of marine protected species in Mainland Portugal
- Balearic Shearwater
- LIFE SOS Freira do Bugio
- Marine Birds Monitoring
Land Programme
- Sowing the Future II
- Birdwatching Tourism Project
- Common Bird Census
- Christmas and New Year's Bird Census
- Impact of powerlines
- Wintering and Mirgratory Birds Atlas
SPEA Azores - Azores Bullfinch and Laurel Forest protection project:
- LIFE sustainable Laurel