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U.S.
NABCI Committee's 3 to 5-Year Vision and Work Plan
In January
2005, the U.S. NABCI Committee agreed to
a 3 to 5-year vision developed by Staff.
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 2007 objectives. See the NABCI
Update fact sheet for more information on the Committee's efforts
in 2006 and 2007. See the detailed Work
Plan for 2007, an excel spreadsheet that includes vision statement,
objectives, and tasks. Links to individual subcommittees responsible for
achieving the objectives are provided below.
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Monitoring
We
envision effective and efficient integrated monitoring programs,
capable of determining status and trends of priority bird populations,
as well as limiting habitat and land use factors,
are
in place, institutionally supported, and consistent with Mexico and
Canadian programs.
- 2007
Objective:
The U.S. NABCI Monitoring Subcommittee
will produce a framework document that will strengthen Federal,
State, NGO and international collaboration for effective monitoring
of bird populations and pertinent environmental conditions. Products
of the Subcommittee will (1) help to establish priorities for allocation
of resources as appropriate, (2) provide useful information for
management decisions, (3) provide tools that evaluate the effects
of management activities, and (4) increase ecological knowledge.
- 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)
- 2007
Objective: Advance the technical aspects
of conservation design while at the same time improving the knowledge
of the conservation community and administrators about conservation
design and its ability to help the conservation community perform
proactive conservation.
- Institutional
Support
We
envision federal and state agencies institutionalizing and supporting
standard components of the integrated approach to bird conservation
in natural resource management, administration, and practices across
the country. (Federal Agency Subcommittee)
- 2007
Objective: In coordination with the
Communications Subcommittee, 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.
- Private
Lands
We
envision private landowners, including industry and non-governmental
organizations, regularly incorporating bird conservation priorities
and objectives into their land use plans and land management practices.
(Privatelands Subcommittee)
- 2007
Objective: Determine how NABCI can
add value to bird conservation and management on private lands management.
- International
Efforts
We
envision partner organizations in the U.S. prioritizing international
bird conservation work by focusing on increasing funding for priority
bird species and habitats, improving our understanding of limiting factors,
and increasing communication and collaboration among conservation partners
internationally. (International Subcommittee,
Tri-national Committee)
- 2007
Objective:
Implement Phase I of at least 1 (and up to 5) trinationally
coordinated projects using linkages through State Wildlife Grants,
World Bank opportunities, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation
Act and other federal opportunities, and private money that help
to illustrate the need for a sustainable, continental funding source
for terrestrial and pelagic bird conservation.
- Communications
We envision significant increased awareness and support
for bird conservation among State Directors and other conservation partners,
as well as increased public support for priority bird conservation needs
as defined by the U.S. NABCI Committee.
- 2007
Objective:
The U.S. NABCI Communications Subcommittee,
with expanded membership, will work from the 3 to 5 year strategy
to address priority NABCI Communication needs. The focus will be
on implementing the State Directors Action Plan, developing a federal
agency action plan, clarifying what integrated bird conservation
is, and helping the other NABCI Subcommittees with communications.
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