Conservation policies and programmes affecting birds

Boere, Gerard C.; Rubec, Clayton

doi:10.1017/cbo9780511606304.013

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“…The loss of biodiversity is seen increasingly as a political problem that requires political solutions, with legislation being the main route of delivery (Boere & Rubeck 2002). Yet it is remarkably difficult to assess the impacts of international conservation legislation, as their targets tend not be quantitative (and therefore testable), and data on the responses of the target species may be lacking (Ferraro & Pattanayak 2006;Miteva et al 2012).…”

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Assessing the Performance of EU Nature Legislation in Protecting Target Bird Species in an Era of Climate Change

Sanderson

Pople

Ieronymidou

et al. 2015

CONSERVATION LETTERS

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International legislation forms a cornerstone of conservation, yet its efficacy is rarely quantified. We assess whether species listed on Annex I of the European Union (EU) Birds Directive, for which EU Member States are obliged to implement special conservation measures, differ systematically in their shortterm (2001-2012) or long-term (1980-2012) population trends from those of non-Annex I species. In both periods, Annex I species had more positive trends than non-Annex I species, particularly in countries that joined the EU earlier.There were additional signatures of climate change and life history strategy in the trends of species in one or both periods. Within Annex I species, longdistance migrants fared significantly worse than other species, suggesting that enhanced protection on the breeding grounds alone may be insufficient for these species. We conclude that the EU's conservation legislation has had a demonstrably positive impact on target species, even during a period in which climate change has significantly affected populations.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing the Performance of EU Nature Legislation in Protecting Target Bird Species in an Era of Climate Change

Sanderson

Pople

Ieronymidou

et al. 2015

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“…Los resultados de este estudio tienen aplicación en actividades ambientalmente sustentables, como la observación de aves o el ecoturismo (Bibby 2002, Weller 2004, Lebbin et al 2010. Hasta ahora, en las comunidades locales de Valsequillo no se generan empleos relacionados con el turismo de naturaleza, pero los habitantes locales (con la necesaria previsión y planeación; Palacio Núñez et al 2000) podrían convertirse en guías ambientales (sensu Bennun 2002), rentar sus embarcaciones y generar una derrama económica que favoreciese la conservación de las aves y sus hábitats, en consonancia con los principios de la Convención de Ramsar (Boere y Rubec 2002). Por ejemplo, es posible programar visitas a Valsequillo durante la época de mayor diversidad de especies (octubrenoviembre), o considerando el máximo reemplazo en la comunidad de acuáticas (i.e., visitando el humedal primero en septiembre y después en octubre).…”

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“…Diversas especies de aves acuáticas migratorias habitan temporalmente en humedales (Boere y Rubec 2002, Wetlands International 2010, lo que aumenta la importancia de conservar estos ecosistemas (Sánchez 2007). La Convención sobre los Humedales de Importancia Internacional (i.e., Convención de Ramsar) busca promover la conservación y el uso sostenible de los humedales y sus recursos (http://www.ramsar.org).…”

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Cambios temporales de la avifauna acuática en el sitio Ramsar “Presa de Valsequillo”, Puebla, México

Solórzano

Celorio

Galván

et al. 2017

Huitzil Rev. Mex. Ornitol.

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ResumenLa Convención de Ramsar busca promover la conservación y el uso sostenible de los humedales de importancia internacional y sus recursos biológicos. En 2012, la Presa de Valsequillo (Puebla, México) fue aceptada como sitio Ramsar, pero se desconocen aún aspectos de la ecología de su avifauna. Con este estudio se incrementó el conocimiento sobre la importancia ornitológica de este sitio Ramsar en el que evaluamos la variación temporal de la estructura de la comunidad de aves acuáticas. Primero, desde febrero de 2014 a enero de 2015, estimamos mensualmente la riqueza y abundancia de aves acuáticas de la Presa desde una embarcación con motor fuera borda, y se usó esta información para analizar los cambios en la riqueza y la diversidad. Después, mediante técnicas de análisis multivariante, obtuvimos grupos de meses con base en su similitud y comprobamos su significación estadística. Finalmente, identificamos las especies responsables de tales cambios. En total, observamos 30 especies de aves acuáti-cas, pero la riqueza mensual (estandarizada a 768 individuos) varió entre 12 y 20. En 'primavera-verano', la comunidad de aves acuáticas fue más sencilla (i.e., con menores valores de abundancia, riqueza y diversidad) que en 'otoño-invierno'. Los principales cambios en la estructura de la comunidad se debieron a variaciones en la abundancia de unas pocas especies: la gallareta americana (Fulica americana), el pato cucharón (Anas clypeata) y el pato tepalcate (Oxyura jamaicensis). Sin excluir otras posibilidades para estos cambios, nuestro estudio sugiere que los patos (Anatidae) utilizan principalmente la Presa de Valsequillo como un sitio de invernada, mientras que las garzas (Ardeidae) la utilizan como una escala en sus movimientos migratorios otoñales. Nuestros datos pueden aplicarse en programas de ecotu rismo (observación de aves), buscando las fechas que permitan maximizar el número de especies observadas, su diversidad o su abundancia.Palabras clave: Humedales, embalses, avifauna, Bray-Curtis, upgma, cluster, simprof, simper. AbstractThe Ramsar Convention seeks to promote the conservation and sustainable use of internationally important wetlands and their biological resources. In 2012, the "Valsequillo Reservoir" (Mexico) was accepted as a Ramsar site, but many themes about the ecology of its avifauna remain unknown. This paper aims to increase our knowledge on the ornithological importance of this Ramsar site, by studying temporal changes in waterbird community structure. From Feb 2014 to Jan 2015, waterbirds were monthly censused from an outboard boat and abundance data were used to study how species richness and diversity changed through time. By means of multivariate techniques, clusters of months were obtained from the similarity matrix and their statistical significance was tested. Finally, the main species explaining those clusters were identified. A total of 30 waterbird species were observed, but monthly richness (standardized for 768 individuals) varied from 12 to 20. From May to September, waterbir...

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“…The key policies and treaties considered in this paper that enable site‐based conservation measures to be taken are listed in Table 1 (see also Boere & Rubec 2002, Boere 2003). Globally, the three main biodiversity‐related conventions, the Ramsar Convention, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the (Bonn) Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), have the greatest influence on the selection of sites for biodiversity conservation.…”

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Global and regional governmental policy and treaties as tools towards the mitigation of the effect of climate change on waterbirds

Boere

Taylor

2004

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Climate change will affect the breeding, staging and wintering areas of waterbirds. This may create a problem for the legal protection of important waterbird sites under the present international conventions. We analyse present obligations within a number of international conventions and conservation strategies, and formulate ways to mitigate for the effects of climate change by establishing site conservation within a framework of ecological networks and the overall flyway of species of waterbirds.

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Conservation policies and programmes affecting birds

Cited by 6 publications

References 512 publications

Assessing the Performance of EU Nature Legislation in Protecting Target Bird Species in an Era of Climate Change

Assessing the Performance of EU Nature Legislation in Protecting Target Bird Species in an Era of Climate Change

Cambios temporales de la avifauna acuática en el sitio Ramsar “Presa de Valsequillo”, Puebla, México

Global and regional governmental policy and treaties as tools towards the mitigation of the effect of climate change on waterbirds

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