It's time to Connect with Nature
BirdLife Malta's Connect with Nature campaign aims to protect areas of countryside as per our legal requirement in terms of the EU Birds Directive 79/409/EEC as a Member State of the European Union. These protected areas are called Special Protection Areas (SPAs) and one of the main tools used when designating SPAs is that of identifying Important Bird Areas (IBAs). IBAs are designated by BirdLife International partners in each EU country, with BirdLife Malta being the partner in Malta. The EU recommends that all IBAs are designated as SPAs, giving them full legal protection at a European level.
BirdLife Malta is working hard with its partners in Europe and with the Maltese government for all these sites to become SPAs, as required by the EU. However, our work does not stop at identification of these sites but continues by ensuring that they are managed and monitored adequately so that they remain in a pristine condition for us all to enjoy a better environment now and in the future.
To this aim, we are organising a fundraising dinner in aid of the Connect with Nature campaign. For further details please write to office@birdlifemalta.org or call on +356-21-347644/5 during office hours. To download the booking form, please click here.
The principal sponsor of the event is the Ministry for Resources and Rural Affairs.