The Shorebird Conservation Toolkit has been developed to help protect and enhance shorebird habitat across Australia.

The toolkit is funded by the Australian Government's Natural Heritage Trust and builds on the success of the national Shorebird Conservation Project (2001-2005) by capturing information, resources and lessons learnt from more than 31 on-ground and community-driven shorebird conservation projects.
The toolkit - how can it help?

This toolkit has been created for you as a manager of an important shorebird site. It will enable you to assess the management needs of your site, develop management actions that you believe are appropriate, and help you to monitor and evaluate the success of your actions.

• The toolkit provides information and resources that will enables users to:
• understand and appreciate shorebirds, their habitat and conservation needs
• locate important shorebird sites in Australia and access population estimates
• develop site survey and monitoring programs
• identify and assess site management needs, and implement and evaluate management actions
• write grant applications, site communication plans and media releases
• access existing resources - signs. brochures, case studies, posters, images, presentations, designers, printers and media
• identify and advocate conservation options - international and national
• access organisations with knowledge and expertise in practical shorebird and wetland conservation

Who can use the toolkit?

The toolkit equips conservation practitioners with information and resources to develop and implement their own shorebird conservation projects.

It has been designed to support:

• Individuals
• Natural Resource Management Groups
• Facilitator Networks
• Conservation Groups
• Community Interest Groups
• Landholders/Managers
• Local Government
• State Agencies