Full project title:
Adriatic Flyway 4: Safe Flyways – stop illegal bird killing in the Mediterranean
Duration:
1.3.2018.-30.6.2022.
Total budget:
260.711,96€
Association Biom budget:
260.711,96€
Lead beneficiary:
Association Biom
Project partners:
In the region project is conducted independently by each of following partners:
Bird Protection and Study Society of Serbia – Birdlife Serbia,
Naše ptice (BiH),
Center for Protection and Research of birds of Montenegro (CZIP) – Birdlife Montenegro
Croatian Society for Birds and Nature Protection
Albanian Ornithological Society
Protection and Preservation of Natural Environment in Albania – Birdlife Albania
DOPPS – Birdlife Slovenia
Contact:
Bolesław Słociński, boleslaw.slocinski@biom.hr, project lead
Project goals
By the end of the project, the scale, impacts and causes of IKB are known in Neretva Delta by conducting regular monitoring and socio-economic analysis.
By the end of the project, general public expresses support to stop IKB
By the end of the project, political will to tackle IKB has increased
By the end of the project, the number of bird and nature enthusiasts in the area is increased through targeted actions to promote birdwatching tourism.
Project summary
The Neretva Delta is a key resting, wintering and nesting ground for birds on the Adriatic Flyway. At the same time, a large number of bird species in the area are threatened by poaching. Namely, this area is one of the most critical in Southeast Europe due to the frequency of illegal bird killing.
The Biom association has been continuously implementing the Adriatic Flyway project since 2013, financed by the EuroNatur and MAVA foundations. The main goal of the project is to protect the Neretva Delta as a key resting, wintering and nesting ground for birds on the Adriatic Flyway. Through this project, Biom monitors the state of bird populations on the Neretva, organizes educational lectures and workshops for the local population, participates in the development of a management plan for the area with the Public Institution “Priroda dubrovačko-neretvanska”, and also monitors the impact of illegal bird hunting. Through cooperation with key stakeholders and the local population, it strives to preserve the diverse bird world, as well as combat threats to them.
Biom’s successes through the Adriatic Flyway 4 (AF4) project:
Organization of 8 camps against poaching
Establishing a regular practice of removing illegal poaching objects from the Prud and Pod Gredom reserves
Establishment of 3 new reserves in the area of the Neretva Delta and changing the boundaries of the “Ušće Neretva” reserve
Development of the community of bird watchers in the area of the Neretva delta through the “BirdID Neretva” program
Implementation of a socioeconomic analysis of the perception and motivation of illegal killing of birds in the Neretva Delta
Materials and publications
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- Research: SOCIOEKONOMSKA ANALIZA
- Material for police: Nezakonito ubijanje ptica – edukativni materijal za policijske službenike
- CABS & BIOM OVDJE (istaknuti video na stranici)
- Dismantling poaching hide from ornithological reserve HERE
- Documentry production TEASER (istaknuti video na stranici)
- Zadar decleration OVDJE
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The Adriatic Flyway 4 project was implemented by the Biom Association. The project was funded by the foundation Euronatur and the MAVA Foundation.