Association Burundaise pour la Protection des Oiseaux (ABO)
Promoting natural and biodiversity conservation in Burundi by focusing on Birds Key Activities Promoting birds conservation by increasing awareness public to work for a better world Support ornithological research in order to develop knowledge on birds Public education, his implication and protection important birds areas Protecting threatened bird species and natural habitats rich in biodiversity Cooperate with all organisations or individual implied in biodiversity conservation in general, birds particular Recent Achievements Increasing awareness of bird conservation in Rusizi Nature Reserve (funded by RSPB) Contribution to conservation of the Rusizi Nature Reserve through self-help initiatives (funded by BirdLife International) Building a NGO-Government partnership for community participation in Natural Resource Management in the Albertine Rift, supported by WWF-EARPO Waterbird count on Rusizi Delta and Lake Rwihinda Managed Reserve (funded by Wetlands International) Conservation of Rusizi Nature Reserve through income generating activities (funded by NC-IUCN) Distribution and population size of Grauer's Rush Warbler Bradypterus graueri in Kibira National Park, funded by the RSPB Organisation of nature walks and birdwatching in the environs of Bujumbura capital town and Gatumba village near the Rusizi Nature Reserve Supervision of wildlife clubs and Site Support Groups (SSGs) in Gatumba and Kibira Forest surroundings Reforestation, guard re-training and population sensitization in partnership with INECN (Institut National pour l