| avitourism and australian important bird and biodiversity areas. | formal protected areas will not provide adequate protection to conserve all biodiversity, and are not always designated using systematic or strategic criteria. using a systematic process, the important bird and biodiversity area (iba) network was designed to highlight areas of conservation significance for birds (i.e. iba trigger species), and more recently general biodiversity. land use activities that take place in ibas are diverse, including consumptive and non-consumptive activities. avitour ... | 2015 | 26701779 |