Founded in: 1930
Members: 6,100
Staff: 25
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 34 bird clubs
Important Bird Areas Programme
Threatened Species Conservation
Preventing Extinctions Programme – Species Guardians and Species Champions
Environmental Education Programme
Global Seabird Programme/Albatross Task Force
Bird Guide Development Programme
Wakkerstroom Centre
Publication of a scientific journal, Ostrich, and (in collaboration with Africa Geographic Publishers) a bi-monthly magazine, Africa Birds & Birding.
Promoting activities: Birding Big Day and National Bird Week/Bird of the Year
Southern African Bird Atlas Project 2
Compilation of an Annual Bird Checklist for South Africa

Recent Achievements

• Established an IBA 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
• Hosted a successful Birds and Birding Fair in Johannesburg
• Hosted HIH Princess Takamado
• Events: Bird of the Year, National Bird Week, Birding Big Day, Save Our Seabirds (SOS) Festival
• Species conservation projects for threatened species in the Threatened Grassland Biome (including White-bellied Korhaan and Southern Bald Ibis)
• Habitat Management Plans for threatened and endemic Grassland species e.g. Adaptive Management Plan for High Altitude Grasslands: Ingula as a case study
• Revision of The Eskom Red Data Book of Birds of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland
• Avian Sensitivity Map for wind farms and development of standardized guidelines for best monitoring practices at wind farms according to international best practice
• Development of position Statements, including on the Potential Impacts of both Wind and Solar Farms on Birds, Invasive Birds, Feeding of Birds, Bird Ringing, Lead Poisoning of Birds, Ethics for Birders when Birding
• Involved with EIAs especially with regard to mining applications
• Supporting implementation of multilateral agreements in South Africa
• Participation in Environmental Management Frameworks
• Checklist published for South African species in English (annual update) and Afrikaans
• Albatross Task Force (ATF) – significant reductions in seabird mortalities in fisheries where AFT works
• Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs)
• Marine Important Bird Areas – establishment of national and regional marine IBA projects
• Secured Species Champion for African Penguin conservation and establishment of conservation programme
• Seabird Division honoured with 2011 national award for communicating research and conservation

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