Integrated Bird Conservation

U.S. NABCI Committee's 3 to 5-Year Vision and Work Plan

In January 2005, the U.S. NABCI Committee committed to a 3 to 5-year vision. The purpose of the vision is to energize and provide focus for the Committee and the bird conservation community in their efforts to facilitate integrated bird conservation in North America. Below are the Committee's six vision statements and corresponding 2009 objectives as well as links to the Subcommittees' individual web pages.

See the NABCI Update fact sheet for a summary of the Committee's efforts this year.

Monitoring
We envision effective and efficient integrated monitoring programs that are in place, institutionally supported, and consistent with Mexico and Canada programs. Monitoring programs are capable of determining status and trends of priority bird populations, as well as the limiting habitat and land use factors. (Subcommittee)
- 2009 Objective: Improve the current state of priority population level data management systems.
Private Lands
To better serve and interact with private landowners, we envision that all State and Federal land management agencies have incorporated specific bird conservation objectives from the regional, national, and continental bird conservation plans into their land use plans and land management practices. (Subcommittee)
- 2009 Objective: Engage with the NRCS and FSA to advance strategic habitat initiatives and increase biological capacity to deliver the Farm Bill conservation programs.
International Efforts
We envision that within the U.S., there is much more prioritization of international bird conservation work, including increased funding for international work for priority bird species and habitats, better understanding of limiting factors, and increased communication and collaboration among conservation partners internationally. (Trinational NABCI Committee)
- 2009 Objective: Promote the Continentally Important Proposals in order to assist with implementation and funding of the proposals and support the development of regional alliances in Mexico. Promote tri-national partnership development.
Communications
We envision a significant increased awareness and support for bird conservation among conservation partners, as well as increased public and policymakers support for priority bird conservation needs as defined by the U.S. NABCI Committee. (Subcommittee)
- 2009 Objective: Engage and inform audiences on priority issues by motivating and collaborating with partners to speak with one voice. Use the State of the Birds report as a rallying document.
Institutionalize Bird Interests
We envision that an integrated approach to bird conservation is a standard component of natural resource management, administration, and practices across the country among State and Federal agencies.
- 2009 Objective: Develop and begin implementation of a targeted strategy to institutionalize integrated bird management/conservation. The Strategy should include a method by which to measure implementation of the vision.
Conservation Design
We envision all bird habitat joint ventures operating effective, practicable, scientific processes that produce landscape-scale integrated analysis and strategies (i.e., decision support tools) to help guide partners in the US in their efforts to conserve all priority birds and habitats. (Subcommittee)
- 2009 Objective: Bring together the resources needed to re-assess the current status of conservation design and address the most challenging aspects of bird conservation science that continue to make application of bird conservation efforts inefficient.

Last updated January 2010