In 2009, the European Commission Directorate for Enterprise and Industry focussed annual awards for national sustainable tourism destinations on protected areas; change language from English at top right of site.

The so-called “Republic of Birds” on the Oder River in Western Poland, which is a part of the Natura 2000 Network, has an eco-tourism agency to arrange local accommodation and tours for visitors in English, German and Polish; there is a "Bird Route" trail (Betonka) through some of the most interesting breeding and roosting zones of waterfowl and wading birds.

For birders to access and contribute to national data on bird populations around the world