Burung Indonesia (

Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesian ...

for: ''BirdLife Indonesia Association''), official name: Perhimpunan Pelestarian Burung Liar Indonesia or ''BirdLife Indonesia Association'', is the affiliate of

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in Indonesia. It was founded on July 15, 2002, with the headquarter in

Bogor Bogor City (), or Bogor (, ), is a landlocked city in the West Java, Indonesia. Located around south of the national capital of Jakarta, Bogor is the 6th largest city in the Jakarta metropolitan area and the 14th overall nationwide.

, Java. In 2014 the organisation had about 80 employees and six field offices. It has a new premises located in Bogor since 15 April 2023, details address is as follow: Komplek Baranangsiang Indah, Jalan Jaltiluhur C8 No. 9B RT.06/RW.04. Katulampa, Bogor Timur Jawa Barat 16144, Indonesia.

Background

Indonesia has an enormous

biodiversity Biodiversity is the variability of life, life on Earth. It can be measured on various levels. There is for example genetic variability, species diversity, ecosystem diversity and Phylogenetics, phylogenetic diversity. Diversity is not distribut ...

because the

Wallace Line The Wallace Line or Wallace's Line is a faunal boundary line drawn in 1859 by the British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace and named by the English biologist Thomas Henry Huxley. It separates the biogeographic realms of Asia and 'Wallacea', a ...

and

Lydekker Line Richard Lydekker (; 25 July 1849 – 16 April 1915) was a British naturalist, geologist and writer of numerous books on natural history. He was known for his contributions to zoology, paleontology, and biogeography. He worked extensively in cata ...

splits the archipelago into three biogeographic regions. Because of this, there are both bird species of Asian origin as well as of Australian origin that live here. Nevertheless, many bird species are endemic to Indonesia; about 17% of all the bird species that exist in the world live in this archipelago. Often, birds like

parrot Parrots (Psittaciformes), also known as psittacines (), are birds with a strong curved beak, upright stance, and clawed feet. They are classified in four families that contain roughly 410 species in 101 genus (biology), genera, found mostly in ...

s are illegally caught from the wild at a large scale, and sold as pets. Other bird species are captured for consumption. Many people even shoot birds that fly around urban areas, just for fun.

Main programs

Conservation Program. Burung Indonesia works to conserve important species of birds and their habitats through active involvement of local communities, government institutions, the private sector and other stakeholders. To be more focused on the conservation program, the organization chooses priority sites ( Important Birds Areas). Each priority site has a group of people concentrating to conserve the site. The organization conducts base line surveys and monitors populations, distribution, habitat and threats for important bird species as a tool to define priorities for action. It also conducts awareness activities for the public on the importance of conserving birds and their habitat, develops multi stakeholders approaches including establishing "Site Support Groups", and provides support to the government for improved planning and management of conservation areas. Knowledge Center. Burung Indonesias's Knowledge Center collects and analyses information, and facilitates exchange of experience and knowledge within and outside the organization. The objective is to provide data and information that are used to define the direction, priorities and development of Burung Indonesia's conservation work, also develop innovative conservation approaches which have the potential to increase Burung Indonesia's contribution to conservation in Indonesia in the future. Communication & Business Development. Burung Indonesia works to inform and involve the public through all its activities. The organization created a way for the public to learn about and support the organisation's work through Sahabat Burung Indonesia (SBI, which translates in English as "Friends of the Indonesian Birds"). As the supporters of Burung Indonesia, SBI plays an important role in providing input for the organisation, and SBI individuals help Burung Indonesia to carry out conservation in areas of Indonesia where the organisation does not yet work.

Activities

*Fundraising for protection of birds in the form of gifts and donations *Other income by means of the sales of T-shirts, mugs, etc. *Maintaining a knowledge center in which information on birds and their habitat is recorded. On the website of Burung Indonesia, the descriptions of about 100 Indonesian bird species can be found online. *Education on the rights and value of birds, by means of awareness campaigns. *Acting against crimes like the large scale capture of birds like

cockatoo A cockatoo is any of the 21 species of parrots belonging to the family Cacatuidae, the only family in the superfamily Cacatuoidea. Along with the Psittacoidea ( true parrots) and the Strigopoidea (large New Zealand parrots), they make up t ...

s and

lories Loriini is a tribe of small to medium-sized arboreal parrots characterized by their specialized brush-tipped tongues for feeding on nectar of various blossoms and soft fruits, preferably berries. The species form a monophyletic group within the p ...

for sale. *Preservation of endangered bird species. *Founding national parks like Aketajawe-Lolobata on the

Maluku Islands The Maluku Islands ( ; , ) or the Moluccas ( ; ) are an archipelago in the eastern part of Indonesia. Tectonics, Tectonically they are located on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone. Geographically they are located in West ...

. *Cooperation with other organisations for the protection of birds worldwide.

Sources

* ''Vogels'', Tijdschrift over vogels en natuurbescherming, Winter 05/2006, pp. 12–17, magazine of the society for the protection of birds in the Netherlands {{in lang, nl
Website of Birdlife International

External links

Official site of Burung Indonesia
Bird conservation organizations BirdLife partners ¨ Environmental organizations based in Indonesia Organizations established in 2002 2002 establishments in Indonesia Bogor Animal welfare organizations based in Indonesia