International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), British Airways Assisting Conservation
The parrot family comprises some of the most endangered birds on Earth: nearly one in three species are in danger of extinction in the wild.
Some years ago the World Parrot Trust, with the invaluable help of British Airways Assisting Conservation and IUCN, brought the world’s leading parrot experts to London to create the framework for a new global Parrot Action Plan. Largely funded by the World Parrot Trust, The Parrot Action Plan reviews the threats to parrot survival, recommends solutions, and identifies those species most in need of help. A previous attempt to produce the document in 1992 was abandoned, due to disagreement among leading international parrot experts. It was a considerable and lengthy project, but in 2001 the four authors, Noel Snyder, Alejandro Grajal, Phil McGowan and Jamie Gilardi, completed the work, publishing it jointly by IUCN and the World Parrot Trust.
The Parrot Action Plan was the definitive document, listing 98 threatened species with recommendations for their conservation over five years. Monty Python alumnus John Cleese was asked to help with a video to launch the Action Plan, and a great deal of publicity was achieved on TV and press media.
