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A fri B i R ds f i e r o s i s e c p r a h v n e e r s e Project Advisory Committee (PAC) NABU/BirdLife, 23.03.2017 13.30 (UTC +1)
‘ Afri can Bi osphere R eserves as pilot sites for monitoring and conservation of migratory bir ds ’ Program Hour UTC+1 Presentation Speakers 13.30-13.35 Logistic and sound check meeting session NABU team 13.35-13.55 Introductions (each note ~ 3 min. + 1 min. per organization) Welcome note from NABU Svane Bender-Kaphengst Welcome note from BirdLife Julius Arinaitwe Welcome note from BfN Florian Carius PAC members ´ introduction All 1 min. per organization 13.55-14.10 Project Overview (10 min. presentation + 5 min. overall discussion) Svane Bender-Kaphengst Rationale, Goal, Objectives Work plan Expected results 14.10-14.30 Project Progress (each topic ~ 3 min. + 10 min. overall discussion) Topic 1: literature collection Samuel Fournet Topic 2: review globally used bird monitoring systems Alex Ngari Topic 3: upcoming bird monitoring surveys African biosphere reserves Samuel Fournet 14.30-14.50 Project Governance (each point ~3 min. + 10 min. overall discussion) Alex Ngari Why PAC is important? Strategic partnerships Julius Arinaitwe Communication plan Samuel Fournet 14.50-15.00 Closing remarks Svane Bender-Kaphengst A fri B i R ds 3
‘ Afri can Bi osphere R eserves as pilot sites for monitoring and conservation of migratory bir ds ’ Welcome notes NABU: Svane Bender-Kaphengst • (replaced by Samuel Fournet) BirdLife: Julius Arinaitwe • (replaced by Alex Ngari) BfN: Florian Carius • A fri B i R ds 4
‘ Afri can Bi osphere R eserves as pilot sites for monitoring and conservation of migratory bir ds ’ PAC members shortintroduction BMUB • Michael-Otto-Institut im NABU • A&W / Living on the edge project • African Bird Club / RSPB • AfriMAB • CMS Secretariat • Percy Fitzpatrick Institute • Wadden Sea Flyway Initiative • ZFMK • UNEP/AEWA secretariat • Not available for the meeting: UNESCO office // APLORI // IFV • A fri B i R ds 5
‘ Afri can Bi osphere R eserves as pilot sites for monitoring and conservation of migratory bir ds ’ Project Overview(1) Rationale, Goal, Objectives Goal: develop and implement a pilot scheme for • long-term monitoring of bird populations including Palaearctic migrants in African biosphere reserves as a template for application in other biosphere reserves and the wider landscape Duration: from Dec. 2016 to Aug. 2019 • Budget: ~240.000 € ( 82% BfN-BMUB // 18% NABU • Staff (part-time) : 6 (1 NABU, 3 BirdLife, 2 pilot site) • A fri B i R ds 6
‘ Afri can Bi osphere R eserves as pilot sites for monitoring and conservation of migratory bir ds ’ Project Overview(2) Work plan WP1 Evaluation of bird monitoring systems for African Biosphere Reserves Dec. 16 to Dec. 17 Monitoring system review and recommendation • Consultation and identifications of pilot sites • WP2 Pilot implementation and promotion Sep 17 – Jun 18 Preparing Monitoring Team, Training, Test and refine data collection July 18 – Aug. 19 Running/Analysing Jul 17 – Aug. 19 Promoting Strategic awareness plan A fri B i R ds 7
‘ Afri can Bi osphere R eserves as pilot sites for monitoring and conservation of migratory bir ds ’ Project Overview(3) Expected results Test a monitoring and conservation framework for birds in two suitable pilot biosphere reserves to obtain a resilient scheme for a broader implementation across Africa and among the heterogeneity of natural habitats • the difference of societal contexts and related • footprint A fri B i R ds 8
‘ Afri can Bi osphere R eserves as pilot sites for monitoring and conservation of migratory bir ds ’ Project Progress (1) Literature review Collection and reporting of literature review • Sharing platform on published knowledge • and on grey literature Thanks for sending close-related references • you hold in your organization and in your personal archive Samuel.Fournet@NABU.de http://www.pik-potsdam.de/~fournet/AfriBiRds/Literature%20review/ • A fri B i R ds 9
‘ Afri can Bi osphere R eserves as pilot sites for monitoring and conservation of migratory bir ds ’ Project Progress (2) Review globally used bird monitoring systems The idea is to be avoid ‘re - inventing the wheel’ and be as objective • as possible Use the existing knowledge as far as it applicable, learn from • experiences and practice to see what is adaptable at the biosphere reserves(BR) The global reach of this exercise is based on the fact that we will • develop and apply pilot schemes – which could then be applied across BR in Africa and other landscapes some relevant schemes identified so far: • - IBA monitoring framework – BL International. - Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring Scheme (PECBMS) - European Bird Census Council (a similar scheme exists for North America) - Common Bird Populations Monitoring in Africa – BL International - Water fowl counts/monitoring - Wetlands international - Online databases to capture observed birds: e.g. Global Bird Track, Bird atlassing schemes A fri B i R ds 10
‘ Afri can Bi osphere R eserves as pilot sites for monitoring and conservation of migratory bir ds ’ Project Progress (3) Upcoming bird monitoring surveys African biosphere reserves Objective of the survey: to develop an updated • knowledge base about the BR and also support objectivity in site selection Contacts of African Biosphere Reserves managers • collected The survey is currently under development • Request a close collaboration of UNESCO and • Afri/ArabMAB institutions to enhance success of the survey‚ Multi criteria for the identification of pilot sites • A fri B i R ds 11
‘ Afri can Bi osphere R eserves as pilot sites for monitoring and conservation of migratory bir ds ’ Project Governance(1) Why PAC is important? Membership (16) spans organizations with different but • relevant mandates provide strategic advice on the implementation of the • project and achievement of its aims for greater impact provide valuable input from an external eye • provide a channel through which relevant information • about the project is made available to relevant stakeholders and processes be involved in the promotion/follow-up of the project • provide a forum for discussion on use of the information • and lessons learned from the project Strategic partnership – given the broader goal of the • project A fri B i R ds 12
‘ Afri can Bi osphere R eserves as pilot sites for monitoring and conservation of migratory bir ds ’ Project Governance(2) Locations African Biosphere reserves (July 2012) Strategic partnerships shared interest (birds, habitats, • sites, science, policy etc.) complementarity of efforts • none can do it alone sustaining and expanding • monitoring efforts A fri B i R ds 13
‘ Afri can Bi osphere R eserves as pilot sites for monitoring and conservation of migratory bir ds ’ Project Governance(3) Communication plan Project update with the PAC: • April with minutes of PAC meeting • August light newsletter for larger audience ‚Project Stakeholder Group‛ • December, update and next PAC meeting setting Development of awareness and dissemination plan • Discussing suitable conference, workshop, congress • Discussing potential collaboration with on-going program Agreement to use PAC partner logos https://en.nabu.de/projects/afribirds/ • A fri B i R ds 14
‘ Afri can Bi osphere R eserves as pilot sites for monitoring and conservation of migratory bir ds ’ Closingremarks A fri B i R ds 15 15
‘ Afri can Bi osphere R eserves as pilot sites for monitoring and conservation of migratory bir ds ’ Thank you for your participation! Let´s now open the floor for complementary discussion A fri B i R ds 16
‘ Afri can Bi osphere R eserves as pilot sites for monitoring and conservation of migratory bir ds ’ A fri B i R ds 17
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