Nature Canada Preservation Conservation Endangered Species Canada

Canadian co-partner of

A member of

75 Albert St, Suite 300
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5E7, Canada
Phone: 1-800-267-4088
or 613-562-3447
Fax: 613-562-3371

To protect and conserve wildlife and habitats in Canada by engaging people and advocating on behalf of nature.

BirdLife International: An outstanding global partnership

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Nature Canada and Bird Studies Canada are the Canadian co-partners in BirdLife International, a global alliance of conservation organizations working together for the world's birds and people. As BirdLife in Canada, we deliver the Important Bird Areas Program, which aims to identify, conserve and monitor a network of sites that provides essential habitat for bird populations.

The partnership's headquarters are at an international secretariat located in Cambridge, UK, and there are regional BirdLife offices in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the Americas.

Because so many of Canada's bird species are migratory, bird conservation work is truly international and requires cooperation from many parties. BirdLife International partners work together to identify and protect key sites critical for the long-term survival of bird populations throughout their entire range. Using internationally agreed upon scientific criteria, BirdLife International has identified more than 10,000 IBAs around the world. It is anticipated that the final global total will exceed 14,000 IBAs. Nature Canada and Bird Studies Canada have identified 597 IBAs in Canada.

Nature Canada's southern partners

Nature Canada belongs to BirdLife International's Americas Division, whose Secretariat is based in Quito, Ecuador. The BirdLife International network in the Americas includes NGOs and individuals in 19 countries and territories: Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Suriname, United States and Uruguay.

As a supporting partner organization within the BirdLife Americas partnership, Nature Canada facilitates access to resources in the North and shares skills, experiences and capacity with Southern BirdLife partners. Since 1999 it has been working with southern partners to advance the development of sustainable livelihoods and natural resource use strategies for communities living in or near areas of significant conservation value in the Americas. We are currently involved with the following projects:

Our past work includes projects in Paraguay and Panama and Mexico.