Further Reading and Links

Below you will find links to documentation and web pages with interesting information about the IBA Programme.

Important Bird Areas Newsletter

An Important Bird Areas newsletter will be pusblished twice a year. The purpose of the newsletter is to inform you about progress made with regard to the IBA Programme.

February 2012

General Documents

IBA Framework Document (PDF)

IBA Assessment Form (MS Word)

IBA Questionnaire Document (MS Word)

Training Presentations

IBA Training Intro (PDF)

IBA Assessment Training (PDF)

Regional

IBA Conservation KZN (PDF)

Important Bird Areas Shapefiles

Below you can download the shapefiles and kmz file for the Important Bird Areas of South Africa. Please note these files will be updated over a period of time, so please revisit these pages on a regular basis to download the newest version. You can only view these files with a GIS Programme or Google Earth.

IBA Shapefiles (26 October 2011)

IBA KMZ File (26 October 2011) (Please note that when loaded you can click on an IBA to obtain some info about the IBA)

Guide to Access Avian Data for EIA Reports

BirdLife South Africa registers on a regular basis as an Interested and Affected Party for developments that might affect areas which are important for birds. Although some EIA reports contain sufficient information most IEA reports do not provide an accurate reflection of the avifauna that occurs in the proposed area of development. In many instances the conservation status of the species are also not mentioned.

This situation is not acceptable especially considering that we have numerous avian data sources available in South Africa that can be used by EIA specialists. These data sources are also available to the general public. However, not all EIA practitioners might be aware how to access these data sources. As it is of extreme importance to BirdLife South Africa that these data sources be used to its fullest, this short guideline has been written.

This guide will be update on a regular basis - so please revisit this page if needed.

Guide to access avian data for EIA Reports (PDF)