Photos: SPPN
„Societatea Pentru Protecţia Păsărilor şi a Naturii“ (SPPN, in english “Society for Birds and Nature Protection) is a non-profit organization dedicated to bird and nature conservation in Moldova. It is a young and very active society that aims to study the local avifauna and raise the public awareness about birds in the Republic of Moldova. Among other things, the SPPN has coordinated the national data collection for the new European Breeding Bird Atlas, an ambitious biodiversity monitoring project to document changes in the breeding distribution of all European birds and to provide important data for conservation and political decision-making.
The SPPN is also participating in several other monitoring programs, such as the International Waterbird Census, the Winter Raptor Count and the Common Bird Monitoring, and is planning a Moldavian breeding bird atlas follwing the example of Switzerland. In addition, the SPPN organizes public excursions with the aim of arousing the interest of Moldovans in birds and motivating them to actively participate in their monitoring programs.
Binoculars4charity has supported the SPPN with four binoculars and a spotting scope and is pleased to see how many people were able to take a closer look at the local birds at the 3rd International Bird Day in the city of Kishinau. We are sure that the optical devices will be very well used in all future projects and activities of the SPPN and, as always, thank the generous donors who made this possible! You can find a detailed donation report by the SPPN here.