CETN: Further information

Some sources of information about Walvis Bay Wetlands, the Ramsar site, and the birds and other species found there are listed below.

The Important Bird Areas of Southern Africa
Edited by KN Barnes (1998). BirdLife South Africa, Johannesburg
The Important Bird Areas of Africa and associated islands. Priority sites for conservation
Edited by LDC Fishpool and MI Evans (2001). Pisces Publications and BirdLife International, Newbury and Cambridge
Namibia's Marine Environment
Edited by F Molly and T. Reinikainen (2003). Directorate of Environmental Affairs of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Namibia
Biological Diversity in Namibia - A Country Study
Edited by P Barnard (1998). Namibian National Biodiversity Task Force, Windhoek
Birding in Namibia
E Demasius and C Marais (1999). Gamsberg Macmillan Publishers, Namibia
The Atlas of Namibia
J Mendelsohn, AM Jarvis, C Roberts, & A Robertson (2002). David Philip Publishers, Cape Town

Important Bird Areas of Namibia
Barnes, Simmons, Robertson, Jarvis (1999). Research Discussion Paper No 31, Directorate of Environmental Affairs of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Namibia
African Waterbird Census, Wetlands International

Walvis Bay, Namibia: a key wetland for waders and other coastal birds in southern Africa
K Wearne and LG Underhill (2005). Wader Study Group Bull. 107: 24-30
Download this paper [pdf 80kb]

Namibian Avifaunal Database
Held at the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Namibia
Atlas of Namibia data
Download from web site

Coastal Environment Trust of Namibia (CETN)