Report of the Round-table Discussion “Organizing Grassroots Campaigns to Oppose Projects that Threaten Bird Habitat”

THIS ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSION was prompted by the need to campaign against an increasing number of building developments in our region that are having a serious effect on bird habitat. In some instances there is a threat to the survival of an endemic species such as the Grenada Dove (Leptotila wellsi; see www.grenadadovecampaign.com). Depending on the issue being opposed, some of the following ideas were considered useful in organizing and running a successful campaign.