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Brown-and-white bird with long beak walking on wet sand.
Common redshank.
© O. Langrand

Monitoring Waterbirds in North Africa for the Conservation of Wetland Areas

Grantee Name: Fondation Tour du Valat

Hotspot
Mediterranean Basin
Location
Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Amount
$230,000
Dates
Jun 2013 – Oct 2016
Keywords
Habitat conservation and management, Monitoring and evaluation, World Heritage Site

Support the creation of site support groups to enhance the dialogue between site managers and local communities and develop a methodology adapted to the North African context to improve wetland management based on the use of bird indicators. The Fondation Tour du Valat project focuses on eight important wetlands in Tunisia, Morocco, Libya and Algeria, from the salted marshes on the shores to high altitude lakes in the Atlas Mountains.

Strategic Direction :

3 Improve the conservation and protection status of 44 priority key biodiversity areas

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