BirdLife International Nature Canada and Bird Studies Canada are Canadian co-partners BirdLife International, birdlife.org, a global alliance of conservation organizations working together for the world's people and birds. Here in Canada we support the Important Bird Areas program, empower Canadians to become stewards making a difference for our country’s birds, and share information with global partners on land-use, political and economic issues. Male Pacific Royal Flycatcher, Ecuador Photo: Rob Pople / Project Ortalis ‘96 BirdLife Americas Division BirdLife International's Americas Division works with its partners to assist in the implementation of the IBA program through coordination, training, information sharing, capacity development, and securing resources. Projects in the Americas Our affiliation with BirdLife International enables us to collaborate with other partners in the Americas to support bird and biodiversity conservation projects where unsustainable economic development poses an imminent threat to bird habitat. This includes projects in Paraguay, Ecuador, and Panama   © 2002 IBA CANADA