Chapter 6 Conservation Goals and Priorities
The AMJV’s mission is to restore and sustain viable populations of native birds and their habitats in the Appalachian Mountains. It does so by coordinating and assisting partners in prioritizing which species and habitats to conserve; working with researchers and resource managers to design and implement effective conservation projects for native bird species throughout their annual life cycles; and capitalizing on funding opportunities relevant to partnership priorities. Its work in the Appalachian Region of western North Carolina focuses on enhancing and maintaining young forest habitat for Golden-winged Warblers and other young forest species, improving mature forest habitat for forest interior species such as Cerulean Warblers and Wood Thrush, and restoring high-elevation Spruce-Fir forests. Additional information about the AMJV is available from its website www.amjv.org. 6.9.3 Atlantic Coast Joint Venture (ACJV) The mission of the Atlantic Coast Joint Venture (ACJV) is to provide a forum for federal, state, regional, and local partners to coordinate and improve the effectiveness of bird conservation planning and implementation. The ACJV is one of 18 habitat joint-venture partnerships in the United States and brings together partners focused on the conservation of habitat for native birds in the Atlantic Flyway, from Maine south to Puerto Rico. The ACJV was originally formed as a regional partnership focused on the conservation of waterfowl and wetlands under the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) in 1988 and has since broadened its focus to the conservation of habitats for all birds consistent with major national and continental bird conservation plans under the framework of the North American Bird Conservation Initiative formed in 1999. Additional information about the ACJV is available from its website www.acjv.org.
Under the framework of NAWMP and NABCI, the ACJV plans and implements bird conservation in the Atlantic Flyway through these major initiatives and planning efforts:
• Waterfowl: North American Waterfowl Management Plan; ACJV Waterfowl Implementation Plan • Waterbirds: Waterbird Conservation for the Americas; Southeast US Region Waterbird Conservation Plan; Northwestern Atlantic Marine Bird Conservation Cooperative; Integrated Waterbird Management and Monitoring Plan • Shorebirds: US Shorebird Conservation Plan; Northern Atlantic Regional Shorebird Plan; Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network; Atlantic Flyway Shorebird Business Strategy • Landbirds: Partners In Flight Bird Conservation Plans • NABCI Bird Conservation Plans (BCR Plans); South Atlantic Migratory Bird Initiative (eastern portion of BCR 27 – Southeastern Coastal Plain), New England/Mid-Atlantic
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