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OSME CONSERVATION FUND

OSME Conservation Fund grants

OSME welcomes applications for grants of up to UK£500 from its Conservation and Research Fund, to support research projects in the region. Projects should be directed to one or more of the following subject areas:-
i) investigating the status of threatened or near-threatened species
ii) attempting to further knowledge of existing Important Bird Areas (e.g. undertaking breeding censuses, visiting out-of-season to conduct systematic counts)
iii) investigating potential new Important Bird Areas or little-known areas
iv) conducting ecological studies of little-known species
v) educational projects
Priority will be given to projects involving nationals from the region and applicants are required to write up the results of their project for possible publication in Sandgrouse. For further information contact OSME at the OSME address below or by email using the link to the left.

OSME LIBRARY

Loans from the OSME library

The OSME Library currently has 1940 items: 68 books, 55 booklets, 499 journals, 677 newsletters, 210 papers, 295 reports, 131 trip reports, five maps and videos. These are in nine languages: Arabic (22), Czech (three), Dutch (94), English (1568), French (44), German (124), Hebrew (34), Swedish (five) and Turkish (46). The largest collection of material is, unsurprisingly, devoted to Turkey (329), but Cyprus (283), Israel (180) and UAE (175) are also well represented. At the other end of the spectrum are Afghanistan (nothing), Iran (four), Qatar (six), and Djibouti, Morocco and Syria all with nine. The vast collection of material within the OSME library is available to OSME members and bona fide researchers. Applications to loan material from the OSME library should be made to Keith Betton or via the email link to the left.

SUPPORTING MEMBER

Supporting Membership Scheme

This special OSME membership category carries not only a year's membership to OSME for the subscriber but also for a Middle East or Central Asian resident as well. This enables the Society to further its presence within the region by supporting and encouraging the development of local birdwatchers operating in Middle East countries. The cost of this subscription is £30 per year for U. K. members, and £35 for those resident overseas. Those interested in the scheme should contact OSME at the address below or use the link on the left.

SITES MONITORING SCHEME

Sites monitoring scheme

The Sites Monitoring Scheme specifically monitors registered Important Bird Areas (IBAs) and potential IBAs in the Middle East and Central Asia. If you would like to contribute to this scheme by targeting specific IBAs on a visit to a country in the Middle East or Central Asia, this would be extremely valuable. For further information and recording sheets, please contact OSME at the address below or use the email link on the left.

OSME, c/o The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 2DL, UK

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