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December

	Lynx Edicions, publisher of the Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) and the Internet Bird Collection (IBC) has announced the launch of the First Edition of the HBW World Bird Photo Contest. The competition opens on 7 December 2011 and closes on 26 March 2012. Read more>>
	In December 15, 2011 in dvv international Representative office in Tashkent in the framework of traditional "Tashkent evenings" presentation of Innovation found projects of 2011 took place. 25 ecologists from different NGOs participated in this event. On the meeting first results of the project "Eco dates" were presented. This project is realizing by Uzbekistan Society for the Protection of Birds together with dvv international. Read more>>
	In December 9, 2011 in Tashkent results of the 10th Competition of Ecological Journalism were announced. In this year 62 participants submitted 240 works in different nominations. The 3rd place in "TV" nomination was awarded to "Save Our Species" movie made by Oleg Kashkarov (UzSPB PR-assistant) in the framework of CLP/SOS Project "Survey of 3 potential Important Bird Areas in collaboration with students in Uzbekistan". Read more>>

November

	In November 17-18, 2011 in Tashkent training for young journalists and ecologists took place. The subject of the training was "Environmental education for grown ups - using resources of mass media". It was organized by International Center for Journalists retraining and dvv international Representative in Uzbekistan. 26 young journalists and ecologists including 5 members of "Phasianus" student birdwatching club participated in the training. Read more>>
	In November 15-19, 2011 UzSPB staff visited student birdwatching clubs "Otus", "Ivolga" and "Flamingo". This visit was planned in a framework of project "Interactive education programme for student birdwatching clubs - building a new generation of conservationists in Uzbekistan". The main task of the visit was participation in trainings in clubs as well as overlooking implementation process at universities and providing support and assistance. Read more>>

October

	In October 28, 2011 at the State Committee for Nature Protection of the Republic of Uzbekistan Public Council for Environmental Problems and Nature Resources Conservation was created. 21 persons formed the Council. All of them were delegated from 17 leading scientific and non-government organizations. Official representative of Uzbekistan Society for the Protection of Birds in the Public Council will be Roman Kashkarov. Read more>>
	For the first time Action plans for conservation of two globally threatened bird species - Egyptian vulture and Saker falcon are presented for Uzbekistan. Read more>>
	On October 1-2, 80000 adults and children observed the miracle of the bird migration in 37 European and Central Asian countries. Read more>>

September

	Since emerging in 1997 and re-emerging in 2003, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 has had great socioeconomic impacts killing poultry across Asia, Africa and Europe ... Read more>>

August

	On August 24-26, 2011 ead of RSPB International Country Programmes Department Dr. Dieter Hoffmann, Head of RSPB Partner Development: Europe, Middle East & Central Asia International Division Mark Day and Partner Development Officer: Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan Edith Koshkin visited UzSPB. Read more>>
	UzSPB published new manual on the project "Interactive education program for students of Biological and Natural sciences faculties of universities of 5 regions of Uzbekistan". Read more>>
	On August 1, 2011 Uzbekistan Society for the Protection of Birds started realization of "Eco dates" project financed by dvv international - the Institute for International Cooperation of the German Adult Education Association. Read more>>

June

	On June 16-20, 2011 in Tashkent, in the office of Uzbekistan Society for the Protection of Birds (UzSPB) the student training took place. Read more>>
	On June 3, 2011 on the department of Zoology of the National University of Uzbekistan the meeting of "Phasianus" student birdwatching club took place. The members of the club as well as the teachers of the University and UzSPB staff took part in the meeting. On the meeting members of student club made presentations and reports about expedition and training on Ayakagitma lake. This expedition was carried out in the framework of project of the international program "Save our Species" "Survey of 3 potential Important Bird Areas in collaboration with students in Uzbekistan". Read more>>

May

	On June 5, 2011 UzSPB together with "Phasianus" birdwatching club joined to celebration of World Wild-Life Conservation Day. In this year members of the club carried out a "Date with nature" in botanical garden in Tashkent. Read more>>

May

On May 11, 2011 student birdwatching club "Phasianus" joined to celebration of World Migratory Bird Day. Members of the club carried out an educational activity on the department of Zoology of the National University of Uzbekistan. More than 30 students participated in the activity and heard about migratory birds, about the role of migrations in bird life and about factors which have impact on process of migration. Read more>>

April

	On April 9-28, 2011 supported by the international program "Save our Species", the members of Uzbekistan Society for the Protection of Birds carried out a study of the lake Ayakagitma. Read more>>
	UzSPB finished the work on the project "Numbers and distribution of Saker Falcon and Egyptian Vulture in Uzbekistan" supported by the Birdfair/RSPB Research Fund for Endangered Birds. Field research in Western Tyan Shan, Pamiro-Alay mountains and Kyzylkum desert were conducted. National Conservation Action plans for both species were developed. Read more>>
	The Address Booklet was published for the Birdlife European and Central Asian Partnership meeting which took place in Budapest 14th to 16th April 2011 Read more>>
	29 Partners, 3 Partners Designate and 3 Affiliates as well as representatives of organizations from 4 othercountries were meeting in Budapest Read more>>
	On April 1-4, 2011 in Bukhara State University the Second student conference of UzSPB bird watching clubs took place. It joined more than 30 students and teachers from universities of 5 regions of Uzbekistan. Read more>>

March

	The meeting was jointly organized by Uzbekistan Society for the Protection of Birds (UzSPB) and Wetlands International to promote the International Waterbird Census in Uzbekistan. It took place from 4-6 March 2011 in Tashkent ... Read more>>

February

	The results, progress and defects of UzSPB work in 2010 were discussed on annual general meeting on February 27, 2011. UzSPB activity in last year was estimated wholly satisfactory. Read more>>