Burundi - Association Burundaise pour la protection de la Nature (ABN)

BirdLife Partner Designate

Founded in 1999
Members: 104
Staff: 9

P O Box 7069, Bujumbura, BI

info@aboconservation.org

www.abn.bi

Mission of the organisation

Promoting natural and biodiversity conservation in Burundi by focusing on Birds

Key Activities

Promoting birds conservation by increasing awareness public to work for a better world
Support ornithological research in order to develop knowledge on birds
Public education, his implication and protection important birds areas
Protecting threatened bird species and natural habitats rich in biodiversity
Cooperate with all organisations or individual implied in biodiversity conservation in general, birds particular

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