|
| EDUCATION
AND OUTREACH |
| As environmental education
evolves in Serbia and Montenegro, LOA considers that for education
efforts to be lasting, we must work through the educational system
and with classroom teachers, and through them, the children. Educating
the students in the beauty and wonder of birds makes them aware of
the problems which many species are facing. |
|
Environmental
Education
Education activities are carried out for the LOA
by our education officer, Marina Drndarski, a primary school biology
teacher. Presenting programs to schoolchildren and their teachers,
she is working with schools to promote bird issues, and is heavily
involved in the Teacher Training & Development and other environmental
education training workshops. This representation spots insure LOA
a role of a stakeholder in environmental education in Serbia and
Montenegro, and with that a role in education about and for birds.
|
Serbian Ornithological Nomenclature
In addition, since we have no officially accepted
common bird names, it is not a rare case to find two or more different
common names in use for the same species. Even worst, sometimes
the same common name is applied to different species. Aiming to
change that situation, the revision of the Serbian nomenclature
of the European birds is coordinated for the LOA by our Z. Stanimirović. |
|
In future, LOA aims to
undertake the following:
- Publish bird-teaching books
(First Field Guide to the Common Birds and Birding for Beginners
are currently being prepared).
- Publish the first ever (in Serbian language)
complete field guide covering all bird species of the region.
- Celebrate birds through the Bird Races (organized
by LOA for the first time in June 2003), next one being planned
for the May 2004.
- Offer bird identification courses to interested
parties.
- Offer to do birdwalks with children (and adults)
at schools or in communities.
- Prepare talks to be given to schools.
- Encourage starting Jr Bird Clubs in schools.
- Continue bird activity presentations at environmental
education teacher workshops.
|
|
