Birds Australia

Rio Tinto and Birds Australia have agreed to work together to identify and map Important Bird Areas (IBA) for Australia. The Australian IBA programme is part of an international initiative to identify important areas for bird conservation around the globe, and mapping the IBAs will help us implement some parts of the Rio Tinto Biodiversity Strategy in our Australian businesses. The IBA programme with Birds Australia compliments Rio Tinto's global partnership with BirdLife International, and is also supported by the Rio Tinto Foundation for a Sustainable Minerals Industry.