OSME highlights from 2017
As we start to get to grips with 2018, it is worth reflecting on another good year for OSME and the conservation work across the Middle East, Central Asia and the Caucasus that our members support. The...
Podcasts from the OSME region
Charlie Moores of Lush has recently done a series of excellent interviews with some key figures from the world of birdwatching and conservation in the Middle East region. They are available to listen to free from LushPlayer....
SunChild Eco Clubs: Shaping Civic and Environmental Consciousness in Armenia
Guest blog by Eva Martirosyan, Deputy Director, Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC). Throughout my 10 years and dozens of projects at the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC), the...
Afghanistan, Birding, and Conflict – the ABCs of Conservation in a Complex Landscape
Guest blog by Peter Zahler One of the first assertions that I heard about wildlife from the early days of my career in international conservation was “wildlife doesn’t get to choose where it lives.” Of course, species...
A Guide to 200 Common Birds of Lebanon, by Richard Prior
A Guide to 200 Common Birds of Lebanon, by Richard Prior. ISBN 978-9953-0-3964-0 In English and Arabic Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL)/A Rocha Lebanon Arabic Translation by Assad Serhal and Jumana Serhal Published...
The Production of the Free App for the Birds of the Middle East Arabic Edition
The first working version is now being tested! Can you help us with a Donation? The launch at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature in Dubai in March 2017 of the Arabic Version of the Birds of...
Birding for bird conservation in Azerbaijan
The bird migration bottle neck of Besh Barmag, on the Caspian Sea north of Baku, Azerbaijan, is currently the scene of some of the most inspiring international bird conservation work in the OSME region. In May 2017,...
How to make Urungoch Lake cleaner? Decision found!
A guest blog from the UzSPB/OSME/Van Tienhoven Project Team Do you know why nature conservation in Uzbekistan is so much challenging and exciting at the same time? Apart from diverse wildlife, unique ecosystems, extensive wilderness there are responsive...
Lebanese Authorities will not leave hunters free to flout the law
OSME is very pleased to read the following statement on the website of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPLN) and salutes the prompt action of the Minister of the Environment. Lebanese Authorities will...
Experienced ringers at the International Birdwatching and Research Centre, Eilat, Israel (IBRCE) in 2018
OSME has been approached to publicise opportunities for experienced ringers at the International Birdwatching and Research Centre, Eilat, Israel (IBRCE) in 2018. They are looking for experienced ringers to spend at least two months in Eilat during...
Priority sites for conservation and protection: “Key Biodiversity Areas of Iraq”
From marshlands to mountains: Iraq’s most vital areas for wildlife are mapped for the first time in an important new publication, Key Biodiversity Areas of Iraq. In recent decades, both Iraq’s identity and its landscape have been scarred...
How students of Thrace help the Egyptian Vulture
Guest blog by Christy Sotiriou on behalf of the WWF Greece Dadia Programme Five years ago, in 2013, WWF Greece and its team located in Dadia village in the northwestern part of the Evros regional unit, begun...
Hypocolius Project – can you help?
The Hypocolius (Hypocolius ampelinus) is a target species for many birders visiting the OSME region, and it is the sole extant member of its genus and family. This small passerine has a relatively large range, with its...
Knot ‘EI’ again!
Dmitry Dorofeev and his team have been counting and ringing shorebirds in the estuary of the Khairusova-Belogolovaya River, Kamchatka, Russia for a number of years. In 2016, they marked 320 Great Knots with engraved yellow flags, and...
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