Important Bird Area
Let an agent explain Important Bird Areas, relay criteria, history, monitoring and relationship to protected areas and Key Biodiversity Areas from BirdLife and conservation sources, describe the national lists, and distinguish IBAs from nature reserves, Ramsar sites, Special Protection Areas and Endemic Bird Areas.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain Important Bird Areas, relay criteria, history, monitoring and relationship to protected areas and Key Biodiversity Areas from BirdLife and conservation sources, describe the national lists, and distinguish IBAs from nature reserves, Ramsar sites, Special Protection Areas and Endemic Bird Areas.
A site identified by BirdLife International and its national partners as globally important for the conservation of bird populations, using standard criteria based on threatened species, restricted-range species, biome-restricted assemblages and large congregations, with more than 13,000 sites identified worldwide since the programme began in the 1980s; Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas now form a large part of Key Biodiversity Areas, and registry aliases name national sets such as those in Rwanda and Moldova, which are country lists. IBA status is not itself legal protection, though many sites overlap with protected areas, and visitors should follow site rules to avoid disturbing birds.
What it is for: Prioritising sites for bird conservation.
It can be explain criteria; relay history and monitoring; describe national lists; relay relationship to legal protection.
Distinguishing features
Science-based criteria
Non-statutory identification
Global network
Monitoring of threats
What it looks like
Varied landscapes such as wetlands, forests and cliffs, sometimes marked on maps and signs.
Physical character
programme start: 1980s note - BirdLife International
sites identified: more than 13,000 count - check current
registry parent: natural heritage note
How it is recognised
Globally important site for birds
Important Bird Areas in Rwanda, Important Bird Area of Moldova
Nature reserves are legal protections; Ramsar sites are wetland designations; Special Protection Areas are EU legal sites; Endemic Bird Areas are larger regions
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is identified by -
is part of -
is contrasted with -
In practice
Families and kinds
threatened species sites
restricted-range sites
congregation sites
national IBA inventories
Standards and regulation
BirdLife IBA criteria
Key Biodiversity Areas standard of 2016
EU Birds Directive links to SPAs
Failure modes and hazards
Assuming IBA status gives legal protection
Disturbance of breeding birds
Stale site data
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What an IBA is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is an Important Bird Area, and how does it differ from nature reserves, Ramsar sites, Special Protection Areas and Endemic Bird Areas? definition
- Is someone planning to visit a site during breeding season, which requires following access rules to avoid disturbance? boundary
National lists
National lists.
National lists
National lists.
- What are the IBA inventories of Rwanda and Moldova? definition
- Which entry fits the specific site? action
Criteria Criteria.
Regulation.
Categories
IBA categories.
Categories
Categories.
- What are the A1 to A4 global criteria? measurement
- Which references are standard? provenance
KBAs
Key Biodiversity Areas.
KBAs
KBAs.
- How do IBAs relate to Key Biodiversity Areas? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Conservation Conservation.
Attribution.
Monitoring
Monitoring.
Monitoring
Monitoring.
- How does BirdLife monitor threats and state at IBAs, with findings attributed? provenance
- Is the information current? boundary
Protection
Legal protection gaps.
Protection
Protection.
- What share of IBAs overlap protected areas, as reports indicate? provenance
- Which entry fits protected area? action
Context Partners.
Context.
Partners
National partners.
Partners
Partners.
- How do national BirdLife partners identify and advocate for sites? provenance
- Which entry fits BirdLife International? action
Debates
Development conflicts.
Debates
Debates.
- How are conflicts between development and IBA conservation handled, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should national IBA lists be separate entries?
- How should the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas be linked?
- How should IBA monitoring status be kept current?