SubjectImportant Bird Areas of the Americas: Priority Sites for Biodiversity Conservation
A mammoth undertaking - covers IBAs from the Aleutian Islands to Tierra del Fuego
Series: BIRDLIFE CONSERVATION SERIES 16
C Devenish, DF Diaz Fernandez, RP Clay, IJ Davidson and IY Zabala
460 pages, col illus, maps, tabs.
Hardcover | 2009 | #182514 | ISBN-13: 9789942995902
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Dedication
Contents
Forewords
Acknowledgements
Summary
Introduction
Why Important Bird Areas?
The Americas
Saving biodiversity in the Americas
Methods
* IBA criteria
* When is an IBA identified?
* Defining the boundaries of an IBA
Overview
* Overview of IBAs in the Americas
* Focus on IBAs in the marine environment
* Focus on protection of the IBA network
* Focus on IBAs and threatened birds I
* Focus on IBAs and threatened birds II
* Focus on IBAs and Neotropical migrants I
* Focus on IBAs and Neotropical migrants II
* Focus on BAs and waterbird conservation
* Focus on IBAs and other biodiversity
* Focus on IBAs and global scale conservation priorities
* Focus on IBAs in the Amazon basin
* Focus on IBAs and Multilateral Environmental Agreements
* Focus on IBAs and CBD commitments
* Focus on IBAs and donor safeguard policies
* Focus on IBAs and private companies
* Focus on IBAs and local communities
* References - overview
Future steps
Inventory
Appendices
Contents
Forewords
Acknowledgements
Summary
Introduction
Why Important Bird Areas?
The Americas
Saving biodiversity in the Americas
Methods
* IBA criteria
* When is an IBA identified?
* Defining the boundaries of an IBA
Overview
* Overview of IBAs in the Americas
* Focus on IBAs in the marine environment
* Focus on protection of the IBA network
* Focus on IBAs and threatened birds I
* Focus on IBAs and threatened birds II
* Focus on IBAs and Neotropical migrants I
* Focus on IBAs and Neotropical migrants II
* Focus on BAs and waterbird conservation
* Focus on IBAs and other biodiversity
* Focus on IBAs and global scale conservation priorities
* Focus on IBAs in the Amazon basin
* Focus on IBAs and Multilateral Environmental Agreements
* Focus on IBAs and CBD commitments
* Focus on IBAs and donor safeguard policies
* Focus on IBAs and private companies
* Focus on IBAs and local communities
* References - overview
Future steps
Inventory
Appendices
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