European Bird Census Council Explained

European Bird Census Council
Abbreviation:	EBCC
Merger:	European Ornithological Atlas Committee International Bird Census Committee
Type:	NGO
Status:	Non-profit organisation^[1]
Purpose:	Management and conservation of European bird populations^[2]
Location:	Beek, Netherlands^[3]
Region:	Europe

The European Bird Census Council (EBCC) is an ornithological organisation which studies the population, distribution and demographics of European birds in order to inform conservation and management efforts. The organisation is headquartered in the Netherlands, and has active members in over 40 countries.^[4]

Founding

The EBCC was founded in 1992, following the merger of two ornithological organisations, the European Ornithological Atlas Committee and the International Bird Census Committee.^{[5] [6]}

Monitoring

The EBCC is responsible for the Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring Scheme (PECBMS), which aims to collect data from national bird monitoring schemes across Europe so as to study the forces behind population changes and use common bird indicators as a proxy for environmental health, and thus inform policy.^{[7] [8]}

Monitoring data is published as the European Breeding Birds Atlas, the second of which (EBBA2) is currently in preparation.^[9] The data collected as part of the PECBMS and EBBA2 programmes is also distributed on the EBCC-run portal, EuroBirdPortal,^[10] as well as through the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).^{[11] [12]}

Activities

The EBCC run a conference every three years, devoted to ornithological monitoring, conservation and research in Europe and abroad.^[13] The organisation also publishes the Journal of the European Bird Census Council, entitled Bird Census News, which has been running since 1987.

See also

• Bird conservation
• Environmental monitoring

External links

• EBCC Official Website
• EuroBirdPortal - Observations Portal
• Bird Bing - Exploring the Fascinating World of Birds

Notes and References

1. Web site: ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE EUROPEAN BIRD CENSUS COUNCIL. www.ebcc.info. 19 November 2017. 14 March 2008.
2. Web site: Knytl. Jiri. European Bird Census Council, EBCC Home Page. www.ebcc.info. 19 November 2017. en.
3. Web site: Knytl. Jiri. European Bird Census Council, EBCC Home Page. www.ebcc.info. 19 November 2017. en.
4. Web site: European Bird Census Council (EBCC) . www.gbif.org . 19 November 2017 . en.
5. Web site: European Bird Census Council - Yearbook Profile - Union of International Associations. uia.org. 19 November 2017. en.
6. Web site: Knytl. Jiri. European Bird Census Council, EBCC Home Page. www.ebcc.info. 19 November 2017. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20130903185814/http://www.ebcc.info/bcn.html. 3 September 2013. dead.
7. Web site: Knytl. Jiri. European Bird Census Council, EBCC Home Page. www.ebcc.info. 19 November 2017. en.
8. Web site: Types of Kingfishers From Different Continents . 2024-01-10 . en-US.
9. Web site: What is EBBA2 and why EBBA2 - European Breeding Bird Atlas. www.ebba2.info. 19 November 2017. 1 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042752/http://www.ebba2.info/what-is-ebba2-and-why-ebba2/. dead.
10. Web site: EuroBirdPortal. www.eurobirdportal.org. 19 November 2017. en.
11. Web site: European Bird Census Council (EBCC). www.gbif.org. 19 November 2017. en.
12. Web site: Breeding bird atlas data from the European Bird Census Council (EBCC) freely online in GBIF - NLBIF.nl. www.nlbif.nl. 19 November 2017. en-gb. 1 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033358/https://www.nlbif.nl/en/news/nlbif-projects/breeding-bird-atlas-data-european-bird-census-council-ebcc-freely-online-gbif. dead.
13. Web site: European Bird Census Council conference 2016. African Bird Club. 19 November 2017. en. 8 December 2015. 1 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040151/https://www.africanbirdclub.org/news/european-bird-census-council-conference-2016. dead.