Three Billion Birds Lost... and Counting - Arvind Panjabi, 2/28/24 скачать в хорошем качестве

Three Billion Birds Lost... and Counting - Arvind Panjabi, 2/28/24

The recent (2019) report on the loss of 3 billion birds was a sobering wake-up call to the fact that we have lost, and are continuing to lose, the great abundance and diversity of birds in our ecosystems that surround us.  Not only does this loss weaken critical links in our food webs and ecosystem services, but it deprives all of us of the opportunity to experience and be awed by birds in our daily lives. The patterns of loss across North America are sometimes surprising, but they are insightful and instructive, as are the examples of success where we have been able to recover bird populations.  In this presentation, we take a deeper dive into the findings about grassland birds, and discuss how conservation organizations, landowners, government agencies and other stakeholders have responded to the 3 billion birds report.  Bird Conservancy of the Rockies and other conservation organizations are addressing grassland bird declines through on-the-ground work in the U.S. and Mexico and through various international initiatives such as the Grasslands Roadmap. And we share some early successes, current opportunities for major paradigm shifts, and how we can all contribute to recovering bird populations. Arvind Panjabi is a Senior Research Scientist at Bird Conservancy of the Rockies in Fort Collins, Colorado, where he works to conserve birds of western North America through an integrated approach involving science, education and land stewardship.  Much of his career has focused on developing a scientific and social foundation to advance bird conservation in Latin America, especially in Mexico, where he has studied grassland birds since 2005 and currently coordinates a voluntary network of private conservation lands encompassing more than 600,000 acres in three states.  Arvind has co-authored over 20 peer-reviewed articles on the ecology and conservation of birds, including the landmark report published in Science in 2019. He has worked closely with government, academic and other partner organizations to coordinate and implement high-priority conservation actions for birds from Canada to Panama.