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Jordi SargatalDirector Fundació Territori i Paisatge

de Caixa Catalunya

Barcelona, 30 d’abril del 2008

Las aves: efectos secundarios de una pasión.

Empieza la historia, 1988

Sale el primer volumen ...1992

I consider HBW to be fundamental work of the 21st century. L’ORNITHOLOGUE.

It is without peer among bird books. BIRDING

It should take price of place on ever birder’s bookcase. BIRDING WORLD

This series is destined to become the Rolls Royce of avian handbooks.THE OSTRICH

Only one word will suffice: superb! BIRDWATCH

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To be purchased urgently.NOS OISEAUX

It is difficult to over-state the achievement of this series...Is truly phenomenal. WORLD BIRDWATCH

The single most useful reference on birds of the world. THE AUK

Has fulfilled the dreams of every birder. WILDBIRD

This book is brilliant both in concept and production. IWC NEWS

I was sceptical...

What a mistake!What a mistake!(P. Ryan, AFRICA: BIRDS & BIRDING)(P. Ryan, AFRICA: BIRDS & BIRDING)

I dimissed it as a work unlikely to succeed... I am kicking myself!I am kicking myself!

(M. Brazil, NOTORNIS)(M. Brazil, NOTORNIS)

I was rather pessimistic...

Now, we can do nothing than to Now, we can do nothing than to congratulate the Barcelona team. congratulate the Barcelona team. (C.S. Roselaar, ARDEA)(C.S. Roselaar, ARDEA)

...y la serie continua...

+ 734 fotógrafos de naturaleza + 73 personas trabajando en edición y venta.

145 autores 33 artistas

Cómo es el HBW?

Las fotografías

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•Number of species covered on the IBC

•Number of families covered on the IBC

24.920 Videos de 174 contribuyentes de 35 paises diferentes

5.170 especies de aves de un total de 9.724 especies en el mundo (53.17%)

Material correspondiente a 196 de las 201 familias de pájaros (97,51%)

http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/

http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/

Hay una verdad elementalque concierne a todos los proyectos de iniciativay cuya ignorancia hace fracasarinfinidad de ideas y planes espléndidos

y es que en el momento en queuno se compromete definitivamente,entra la providencia

Cualquier cosa que quieras,o sueñes que puedas hacer,comienza

La determinación tiene genio, poder, y magia.Comienza ahora...

J.W.GOETHE