📋 Tender Overview
Protected natural areas are essential for the resilience and recovery of migratory shorebird populations.A recent study published in the renowned scientific journal Ornithological Applications, presents for the first time the population trends of shorebirds during the non-breeding season along the Pacific Flyway in the Americas.
The research, carried out in 63 sites in 10 countries from Canada to Peru, included as a priority protected natural areas, such as the Paracas National Reserve, evidencing their fundamental role in the conservation of these species.
The study included the participation of researchers from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Honduras, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador and Peru. Fernando Angulo, researcher at the Center for Ornithology and Biodiversity (Corbidi), participated as part of the Peruvian team, demonstrating that articulated work allows obtaining important information for decision-making.
In this sense, Corbidi highlighted the support provided, in Peru, by Patricia Saravia, specialist from the Paracas National Reserve; Frank Suarez, specialist at the Supervision, Surveillance and Control Subdirectorate of Sernanp, and Johnson Vizcarra at ITE, in Moquegua, a Serfor specialist.
This study included a ten-year period of coordinated monitoring (2012-2022), a period in which researchers evaluated 22 species of shorebirds. The results show that almost half of them show significant population declines, while some species, such as the black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) and the greater sandpiper (Tringa melanoleuca), recorded increases possibly associated with conservation efforts in wetlands.
Protected natural areas are strategic spaces for the recovery of migratory bird populations, by offering safe habitats against threats such as the loss of wetlands, agricultural expansion, aquaculture and human disturbance.
The presence of these areas within the monitoring design made it possible to obtain essential data to guide conservation policies at a regional and hemispheric scale. Protected natural areas are essential for the resilience and recovery of migratory shorebird populations, and their strengthening is key to addressing conservation challenges in the Pacific Flyway.
The findings constitute a scientific basis for governments and international organizations to prioritize conservation efforts, strengthen the management of protected natural areas and promote regional cooperation in the protection of biodiversity.
