NABCI is an open process in which the effectiveness of all partners is increased while their autonomy is protected. NABCI includes:

• Federal agencies of Canada, Mexico, and the United States

• Networks established by Partners in Flight and the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, as well as those for shorebirds, colonial waterbirds, and Important Bird Areas

• State/provincial agencies and many bird-oriented non-governmental organizations

• All other committed to the conservation of birds;

Why conserve birds?

• Bird are part of our biological heritage and perform many key ecological roles

• Many species of birds are in serious decline and require conservation attention

• Birds bring economic benefit through the control of pest-insect populations

• Birds are popular: bird watching is a fast growing form of outdoor recreation, and hunting of game birds is a tradition held dear my many

• Healthy bird populations depend on healthy ecosystems