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South Africa - BirdLife South Africa (BLSA)

BirdLife Partner

Founded in 1930
Members: 4400
Staff: 30
Gauteng, Gauteng, ZA, 2121
Tel. +27 (0) 11 789 1122 ; Fax. +27 (0) 11 789 5188
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address: Private Bag, X5000, Gauteng, ZA, 2121

Mission of the organisation

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

Key Activities

  • Recreational birding through 32 bird clubs
  • Important Bird Areas Programme
  • Threatened species conservation
  • Preventing Extinctions Programme – Species Guardians and Species Champions
  • Environmental Education Programme in southern Mpumalanga
  • Global Seabird Programme/Albatross Task Force
  • Bird Guide Development Programme
  • Wakkerstroom Centre
  • Publication of a scientific journal, Ostrich, and BLSA's bi-monthly magazine African Birdlife.
  • Promoting activities: Birding Big Day and Bird of the Year
  • Southern African Bird Atlas Project 2 (SABAP2)
  • Compilation of an annual Bird Checklist for South Africa

 

News
The red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) nests all year round in Cabo Verde © Projeto Sal Biodiversidade
4 Nov 2020

How Cabo Verde is becoming a safe haven for seabirds

A new network for seabird research and conservation in Cabo Verde is already making an impact on bird species and the local communities that live alongside them
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AfricaCape Verde
Algeria Landscape
17 Dec 2020

Appel aux lettres d’intention: Investissement dans le Hotspot de la Biodiversité du Bassin...

On behalf of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, BirdLife announces a new small grant Call for Letters of Inquiry for projects in Algeria
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AfricaAlgeria
There are thought to be fewer than 250 Liben Larks left © Nikk Borrow
15 Sep 2020

Saving the Critically Endangered Liben Lark in Ethiopia

Forming part of the Ethiopian Highlands in Southern Ethiop
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AfricaEthiopia
Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) © Emilie Chen
3 Jul 2020

Eight years in the Eastern Afromontane: a conservation milestone

The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) programme in the Eastern Afromontane biodiversity hotspot ended on 31 March 2020. We look back at some of the highlights of this programme in the past eight years.
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AfricaEthiopiaMalawiUganda
Ghoubel wind project in Djibouti, near Lake Assal © Jean Marie Takoule
20 Jul 2020

Why we need to balance Ghana's energy needs with conservation

In Ghana, renewable energy is a rapidly-growing industry. As demand increases, the country urgently needs to ensure these developments have a minimal impact on the country's birds and biodiversity. Here's what needs to...
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AfricaGhana
Egyptian vulturer © Birdlife Europe
10 Jun 2020

Working with traditional healers to end vulture poaching

In West Africa, illegal trade in vultures’ parts for belief based use spells doom for these endangered birds. The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), BirdLife Partner is working with local traditional healers to...
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AfricaNigeria
Reef rescuer Athina cleaning corals at a nursery © Nature Seychelles
17 Nov 2020

Saving Seychelles disappearing coral reefs

Ocean warming and coral bleaching have had a devastating impact on coral reefs, critical in supporting marine biodiversity. In Seychelles conservationists are celebrating ten years of success of the world’s first large-...
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AfricaSeychelles
A pod of Great white pelicans in Djoudj bird sanctuary
4 Mar 2021

Response to the bird flu outbreak in Senegal and Mauritania

Nearly 2,500 pelicans died in late January in two National Parks on the border of Senegal and Mauritania as a result of an outbreak of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI).
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AfricaMauritaniaSenegal
© Bruktawit Abdu
25 Nov 2020

Great Ethiopian Run 2020 supports bird conservation in Ethiopia

The Great Ethiopian Run is the one of the world's most famous marathon initiatives. Since its inception in 2000, GER has staged over 100 races in different parts of Ethiopia, with thousands of participants and an...
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AfricaEthiopia
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