Mainstreaming Conservation of Migratory Soaring Birds into Key Productive Sectors Along the Rift Valley/Red Sea Flyway - Regional Project
The Rift Valley/Red Sea flyway is the second most important flyway for migratory soaring birds (raptors, storks, pelicans and some ibis) in the world, with over 1.5 million birds of 37 species, including 5 globally threatened species, using this corridor between their breeding grounds in Europe and West Asia and wintering areas in Africa each year. The aim of this project is to mainstream migratory soaring bird considerations into the productive sectors along the flyway that pose the greatest risk to the safe migration of these birds – principally hunting, energy, agriculture and waste management – while promoting activities in sectors which could benefit from these birds, such as ecotourism. The project will pilot a new, innovative and cost-effective approach, termed "double-mainstreaming", that seeks to integrate flyway issues into existing national or donor-funded "vehicles" of reform or change management in the key sectors through the provision of technical tools, content, services and support Background
The Rift Valley/Red Sea flyway is the second most important flyway for migratory soaring birds (raptors, storks, pelicans and some ibis) in the world, with over 1.5 million birds of 37 species, including 5 globally threatened species, using this corridor between their ...
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Objectives
- Mainstream migratory soaring bird considerations into the productive sectors along the flyway that pose the greatest risk to the safe migration of these birds – principally hunting, energy, agriculture and waste management – while promoting activities in sectors which could benefit from these birds, such as ecotourism in the following countries in the Arab region (Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan Lebanon, Palestinian Authority, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syrian and Yemen).
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Key Expected Results - The expected results of this project is to Raise awareness of the flyway and altered social and cultural behaviors among target groups that threaten MSBs in the key sectors, decision-makers and the general public. Also to increase the capacity at national and regional levels to effect double mainstreaming and application of flyway concept.
- This project is also expected to mainstream and develop flyway friendly practices through content and tools at both levels national and international.
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Key Achievements todate
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- A regional workshop on “mainstreaming the conservation of Migratory Soaring Birds into the hunting sector in the Rift Valley / Red Sea region” was held in Beirut, Lebanon. This workshop brought together representatives and expert from governments and NGOs and lead to an agreement on the future steps to achieve mainstreaming of Migratory Soaring Birds in the hunting sector in the region. The outputs of this workshop are a regional hunting declaration, a 5 year regional action plan, guidelines for mainstreaming the conservation of Migratory Soaring birds into the hunting sector and a monitoring protocols document
- A regional workshop on “Strategic Communication as a Support to Mainstreaming of Migratory Soaring Birds’ Conservation” was held in Amman, Jordan. Under the supervision of two worldwide renowned communication experts, NGOs and governments representatives from more than 10 countries were gathered and actively participated to the development of regional and national communication strategies for the migratory soaring birds project.
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Project at a Glance
- Status: Ongoing
- Start Date: Apr, 2008
- End Date: Dec, 2012
- Executing Agency: BirdLife International
- Contributing Partners: BirdLife partnership network in the Middle East and Africa, Governmental institutions , Other existing NGOs, Private sector
- Budget: GEF: 3,482,243 USD
- Beneficiaries: Birdlife International, BirdLife International Partners, governmental agencies, hunters, farmers, private sectors & local communities in project countries
- Location:
- Delivery in
Previous Years: 90%
Project Team
- Project Manager: Osama Al-Nouri
- Project Assistant:
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