消除贫困与保护鸟类

消除贫困与保护鸟类

31-01-2007

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A new report by BirdLife International has underlined further the importance of people and their livelihoods in working toward the long-term conservation of birds and their habitats.

The report presents the findings of these assessments, giving new information on the lives of local people at Important Bird Areas (IBAs), their perceptions and experiences of poverty and the role of the environment in people’s lives.

Many of the world’s most impoverished countries are also those that contain the majority of the world’s Globally Threatened Birds.

Important Bird Areas are an important part of BirdLife International’s work. The IBA programme applies a set of internationally agreed criteria to identify sites of global importance for birds and biodiversity conservation.

“Linking local people and conservation is not a new concept, but this report emphasises its importance.” highlights Dr Thomas. “At many IBAs, support to the development of sustainable livelihoods is forming a successful and integrated part of the conservation approach. Good examples are ongoing ecotourism initiatives in Bolivia, fruit-farming initiatives in Burundi and sustainable farming practices using non-timber forest products in Ghana.”

Other findings are more specific to Important Bird Areas: “The results indicate that environmental resources of IBAs can help reduce the vulnerability of communities, opening the door for linking conservation to poverty reduction.” states Dr. Thomas.

To see the full-version of ‘Livelihoods and the environment at Important Bird Areas: Listening to local voices’ – click here