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December

	On December 13, 2014 UzSPB staff together with volunteers organized training on AviCA database. Its participants were members of Phasianus student club. Former club members graduated from the university acted as trainers. Read more>>

November

	The next issue of UzSPB Digest was published. This time Digest covers events which took place in a period from July to September 2014. You can look through the issues in "UzSPB Publications" section. Read more>>
	UzSPB together with the National University of Uzbekistan and by support of RSPB continue realization of the project "Developing mechanisms for conservation and sustainable use of the main ecosystems of Uzbekistan". During visits to the project sites in 2013 concrete actions were planned for each of 3 territories. The actions were implemented by 2014. Read more>>
	In October, Facebook group for UzSPB members and people interested in birds was created. Read more>>
	There is some update about UzSPB membership. Read more>>
	On October 16, 2014 in Botanical garden in Tashkent Republican competitions on orienteering in the framework of the project "Tashkent Urbanistic-2014" took place. As in the past years UzSPB together with "Phasianus" student birdwatching club participated in the event organizing one of its educational and informational part related with environment and birds. Read more>>

October

	On October 4-5 in 40 countries in Europe and Central Asia, the public was invited by the national organizations of BirdLife International to observe the fascinating migration of 2.5 million birds to their wintering areas in the South. From Portugal to Kazakhstan from Malta to Norway more than 23,000 people took part in more than 895 events to watch this spectacle of nature. Read more>>

September

	BirdLife International invites people in Europe to take the opportunity on 4/5 October 2014 to discover the fascinating world of bird migration. This year, the national partners of BirdLife International of 37 countries in Europe and Central Asia invite people to observe the birds and hear interesting facts about bird migration and threats they face during their journeys. Read more>>
	The new volume 36(2) 2014 of Sandgrouse was issued. It is publishing twice a year by Ornithological Society of the Middle East, the Caucasus and Central Asia. This issue is about interesting bird observations in different countries. Read more>>

August

	On November 15, 2014 the Conference of Tashkent Department of Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan took place. Read more>>
	On August 29-30, 2014 UzSPB carried out annual autumn counts of Pheasant on the territory of Dalverzin hunting-management area. The analysis of the results allowed estimating the number of the specie on the territory in autumn 2014 equal to 22,550 individuals. Read more>>

July

	In May and June 2014 members of Karakalpak branch of UzSPB by support of the International Foundation for saving the Aral Sea carried out ornithological investigations on Sudochie lakes system. The research was aimed at collection of data in the terms of breeding of water birds to develop recommendations for reorganization of existing ornithological zakaznik. Read more>>
	The next issue of UzSPB Digest was published. This time Digest covers events which took place in a period from April to June 2014. You can look through the issues in "UzSPB Publications" section. Read more>>

May

	On May 30, 2014 the 9th general meeting of UzSPB took place. On the meeting reports and presentations about results of UzSPB work in a period from 2012 to 2013 as well as evaluation of work were made. In the agenda reports about executive directorate and branches activities, election of executive committee, identification of key activities in 2014 and other questions were included. Read more>>
	The new volume 36(1) 2014 of Sandgrouse was issued. It is publishing twice a year by Ornithological Society of the Middle East, the Caucasus and Central Asia. Read more>>
	Photo gallery was updated by new photos of birds made by Davlat Rasulov, the member of "Flamingo" student birdwatching club at Samarkand State University. The photos were provided in the framework of one of UzSPB student clubs' work directions developed on the 4th Student Conference in February 2014 in Nukus. Read more>>
	World Migratory Bird Day 2014 was celebrated in over 90 countries on 10-11 May and focused on the role of sustainable tourism played in conserving one of the world's true natural wonders: the spectacular movements of migratory birds along their flyways. In Uzbekistan this ecological date was celebrating by members and volunteers of Uzbekistan Society for the Protection of Birds in 4th time and covered Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara regions. Totally WMBD actions joined more than 200 children and grown ups from different regions of Uzbekistan. For more information please visit https://www.flickr.com/photos/worldmigratorybirdday/sets/. Read more>>

April

	On April 19, 2014 ceremonial opening of Tashkent Botanical garden took place. UzSPB took an active part in celebration and organized educational activities for more than 300 visitors of different age groups. Read more>>
	Over 150 people from 24 countries - including America, Canada, Brazil, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan - met on April 8-10, 2014 for the Cambridge International Swift Conference. Speakers and researchers told about studies and work to protect Swifts. PR-officer of UzSPB presented information about "Save Swifts" local group's activities in Uzbekistan. Read more on http://cambridgeswifts2014.blogspot.co.uk/ Read more>>
	On April 8-10, 2014 UzSPB staff and members visited Namangan State University and Kokand Pedagogic Institution to renew activity of existing and create new clubs at these universities. Thanks to the visit UzSPB student birdwatching clubs network will be widened and two more clubs will start working actively in the nearest future. Read more>>
	In early April 2014 more than 600 children and grown-ups in seventh time celebrated first spring ecological date - International Bird Day in 4 regions of Uzbekistan. In this day UzSPB members and volunteers organized lectures, presentations, bird observations in student birdwatching clubs, schools and universities. Read more>>

March

	The fifteens Student Conference on Conservation Science (SCCS) was held in the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge on March 25-27, 2014 and was attended by over 200 people from 68 countries. Uzbekistan was also presented on the conference by poster talk on the topic "IBAs conservation practices in Uzbekistan" prepared by Oleg Kashkarov, UzSPB PR-officer. Read more on http://www.sccs-cam.org. Read more>>
	On March 20, 2014 members of "Phasianus" student birdwatching club took part in the Festival of Birds and Flowers in school №102 of Shayhontohur district in Tashkent. On the meeting leader of the club told to 60 schoolchildren about "Spring Alive" program in Uzbekistan. Read more>>

February

	On February 18-20, 2014 in Nukus in the conference hall of Karakalpak State University IV Conference of UzSPB student birdwatching clubs took place. Two days program of the conference joined more than 80 participants, mostly students, from 4 regions of Uzbekistan. Read more>>

January

	On January 30 and 31, 2014 in the National Press-Center of Uzbekistan and Independent Institution for Monitoring of Civil Society two round tables dedicated to the first ecological date of February - World Wetlands Day took place. During both meetings UzSPB staff made presentations of new edition - Educational kit for sustainable use of resources of biological diversity. Read more>>
	On January 11-12, 2014 Uzbekistan Society for the Protection of Birds and student clubs took part in International Waterbird Census (IWC) on waterbodies and reservoirs in different regions of Uzbekistan. In these days 32 UzSPB members organized different events in 4 regions of Uzbekistan. Read more>>