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During the adoption process of the Lesser
White-fronted Goose Action Plan at the AEWA 4th Meeting
of the Parties (MOP4) in Antananarivo, Madagascar, a number
of delegates from the species’ 23 Range States shared
their thoughts on the plan itself and their visions on the
way forward. Here are some examples:
LWfG – vast migration loop
of a flagship species
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Tim
Jones, who compiled the action Plan on behalf
of Birdlife International and AEWA, tells about his
passion for this extraordinary species and why it
took so long for this plan to reach agreement.
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to listen. ( 2:38 min / MP3 Format: high
quality )
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Nobody really knew what guidance to follow
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Esko
Jaakkola, Environment Counsellor for the
Ministry of the Environment in Finland and head of
the Finnish delegation in Madagascar explains why
the Lesser White-fronted Goose is an important species
for his country. He introduces important findings
and ongoing activities from the European LIFE Nature
project and tells us what the International Action
Plan’s role is in his view.
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to listen. (1:41 min / MP3 Format: high
quality ) |Click
to listen. (2:30 min / MP3 Format: high
quality )
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Enough awareness and control of hunting!
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Dr.
Sergey Sklyarenko, Conservation and Science
Director of Association for the Conservation of Biodiversity
of Kazakhstan (ACBK), representative of the Committee
of Forestry and Hunting of the Ministry of Agriculture,
stresses the importance of his country as a stop-over
site for comparatively huge numbers of Lesser White-fronted
Geese on the Eurasian flyway. Strong hands-on collaboration
with NGOs and international organisations is important
to improve awareness and train identification skills
of hunters in Kazakhstan.
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to listen. ( 5:25 min / MP3 Format: high
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High time for developing real actions on the ground
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Øystein
Størkersen, Principal Advisor for
International Conventions for the Directorate for
Nature Management of the Norwegian Ministry for the
Environment, sees the Action Plan agreement as a start
for proper field action along the flyways leading
across Russia and Kazakhstan as well as to South Eastern
Europe.
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to listen. (1:21 min / MP3 Format: high
quality ) |Click
to listen. (0:56 min / MP3 Format: high
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Political push for more data collection and research
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Dr.
Anna Belousova, Head of Department at the
All-Russian Research Institute for Nature Protection
of the Ministry for Natural Resources and Ecology
of the Russian Federation, sees the Action Plan as
a chance to obtain funding for intensified research
on LWfG in northern Russia to fill some of the remaining
knowledge gaps on the bird’s ecology.
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to listen. ( 5:19 min / MP3 Format: high
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Please note: This is a
selection of reactions on the LWfG Action Plan adoption.
More resources from other range states may be added in the
future as they become available.
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