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BirdLife South Africa (BLSA)

BirdLife South Africa (BLSA) is the BirdLife Partner

Founded in: 1930
Members: 8,000
Staff: 21
Address: P O Box 515, Randburg, Johannesburg 2125, South Africa
Email: secretary@birdlife.org.za
Web: http://www.birdlife.org.za/

Mission of the organisation

To promote the enjoyment, conservation, understanding and study of birds and their habitats.

Key Activities

Recreational birding through 24 branches
IBA Conservation Programme
Environmental Education Programme
Global Seabird Programme
Guide Training Programme
Wakkerstroom Site Programme
Publication of Scientific Journal Ostrich
Promoting activities: Birding Big Day and Festival of Birds

Recent Achievements

Organised the International Ornithological Conference, attended by over 2,000 delegates
Published the Important Bird Areas of Southern Africa, compiled by the Avian Demography Unit
Established an IBA conservation programme as a participating member in an African NGO-government partnership for sustainable biodiversity action
Set up a programme for the creation of environmental educational material for the new South African school syllabi
Continued building on the Important Bird Areas programme and the Education for Sustainability project
Established a new multi-purpose Wakkerstroom Centre in 1999, aimed at promoting ecotourism to the area
Funding was secured for a programme to train people from poor communities to act as bird guides
Acted as the host Partner for the Global Seabird Conservation Programme
Hosted a successful Festival of Birds fair in Johannesburg