Photos: Atlas des Oiseaux de Côte d‘Ivoire
The optical equipment collected during the 2024 Swiss Ornithological Institute Partner Meeting was used to support the African Bird Atlas Project, a well-established citizen science initiative designed to capture bird distributional data across wide spatial scales. This contributes to our understanding of, and ability to conserve, the continent’s rich avifauna and ecosystems, while promoting sustainable land use.
In March 2025, nine binoculars and two spotting scopes were delivered to Grand-Bassam for the launch of the “Atlas des Oiseaux de Côte d‘Ivoire” project. According to Alain Jacot, a partner of the African Bird Atlas Project at the Swiss Ornithological Institute, “the current lack of optical equipment is one of the main issues that could hinder future ornithological activities in the region”. The equipment will be used by the Atlas project participants to collect bird observations according to an established protocol.
To continue supporting this important project on the African continent, we need more donations of optical equipment! Click the links to learn more about the African Bird Atlas Project and the involvement of the Swiss Ornithological Institute.