LIPU
Encyclopedia
LIPU, the Lega italiana protezione uccelli (En. “Italian League for Bird Protection”) is an Italian
charitable organisation, founded in 1965 and devoted to the protection of the country’s wildlife
with a particular focus on bird
s. It has a membership of 42,000 and is the Italian partner of Birdlife International
.
Its activities fall broadly within four main areas
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
charitable organisation, founded in 1965 and devoted to the protection of the country’s wildlife
Wildlife
Wildlife includes all non-domesticated plants, animals and other organisms. Domesticating wild plant and animal species for human benefit has occurred many times all over the planet, and has a major impact on the environment, both positive and negative....
with a particular focus on bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
s. It has a membership of 42,000 and is the Italian partner of Birdlife International
BirdLife International
BirdLife International is a global Partnership of conservation organisations that strives to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources...
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Its activities fall broadly within four main areas
- Species protection, including action against illegal shooting and trapping of birds
- The conservation and development of habitats important for species conservation
- Environmental education and the raising of public awareness over wildlife and conservation issues
- Lobbying for changes in Italian and EU law—or for the more rigorous application of existing law—related to wildlife protection.
External links
- Official site
- LIPU UK , the BritishUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
society of LIPU supporters. - Lega italiana protezione uccelli , the article on LIPU from the Birdlife International website.