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African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) is
an independent, intergovernmental agreement developed under
the auspices of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory
Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and administered by UNEP.
It was concluded on 16 June 1995 in The Hague, the Netherlands
and entered into force on 1 November 1999. Its mission is
to maintain migratory waterbird species and their populations
at a favourable conservation status or to restore them to
such a status throughout their flyways over a range of
118 countries, geographically stretching
from the northern reaches of Canada and the Russian Federation
to the southernmost tip of Africa. The conservation of migratory
waterbirds and their habitats depends very much on cooperation
between the Range States; AEWA provides the platform for
this international cooperation.
The entire African continent and its associated
Island States are part of the Agreement Area; however more
than half of these states have not yet joined AEWA. It has
become increasingly apparent that more needs to be done
to boost the implementation of the Agreement in the region.
The launch
of the African Initiative
The Parties to AEWA recognised this need
and adopted the African Initiative for the Conservation
of Migratory Waterbirds and their Habitats in Africa at
their 4th Meeting (MOP4) in September 2008 in Madagascar.
The mission of this venture is to coordinate and improve
the implementation of the Agreement in the African region.
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