AEWA Welcomes the Kingdom of Morocco and the Kingdom of Swaziland - Increasing the Number of AEWA Parties to 69!
Following the recent accessions of Gabon and Zimbabwe to AEWA, the Kingdom of Morocco and the Kingdom of Swaziland have now also joined the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement. The Agreement entered into force for Morocco on 1 December 2012 and will enter into force for Swaziland on 1 January 2013, thus increasing AEWA's membership to 69 Parties. [read on]
Recruitment of the New AEWA Executive Secretary Currently in Progress
The 5th Session of the Meeting of the Parties to AEWA (La Rochelle, France, 14-18 May 2012) considered the issue of the grading of the Executive Secretary of the UNEP/AEWA Secretariat and decided to maintain the position at P-4 level. [read on]
Inaugural Meeting of the AEWA Northern Bald Ibis International Working Group Held in Jazan, Saudi Arabia
The first meeting of the AEWA Northern Bald Ibis International Working Group (AEWA NBI IWG) took place from 19 to 22 November 2012 in Jazan, Saudi Arabia and was hosted and sponsored by the Saudi Wildlife Authority and Jazan University, with further financial support from BirdLife International and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB – BirdLife UK). [read on]
Call for the Nomination of AEWA CEPA Focal Points
Activities related to Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) are one of the measures specified in the AEWA Action Plan under “Education and Information” and should be undertaken by Contracting Parties to warrant the conservation of migratory waterbirds within their national boundaries. [read on]
Second Meeting of Lesser White-fronted Goose Range States
The 2nd Meeting of the AEWA Lesser White-fronted Goose International Working Group took place at the Villa Belles Hotel at Lake Kerkini from 9 to 11 November as representatives from 15 range states as well as international conservation organizations came together in Greece to assess progress made in the implementation of the Lesser White-fronted Goose Single Species Action Plan. [read on]
Manual for National Focal Points Assumes a Concrete Form
The Working group on the CMS Family Manual for National Focal Points met on 1 and 2 November in Bonn to review the progress made in developing the capacity building tools of CMS instruments. This pertained both to the draft CMS Family Manual and the draft concept on the CMS Family National Focal Point (NFP) E-Community Platform. [read on]
A First Action Plan Results from the Workshop on the International Waterbirds Census (IWC) in North Africa
The first regional brainstorming workshop on IWC in North Africa was held on 8 and 9 October 2012 in Tunis. It was organized by Association "Les Amis des Oiseaux" (AAO) with the support of five organizations that have initiated a regional support programme of IWC and wetland conservation in the Mediterranean. [read on]
Shoebill Action Planning Process Launched in a Workshop in Uganda
The Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) is an enigmatic species whose range is confined to a handful of countries in tropical central-eastern Africa. Its strange appearance makes it popular among zoos and private collectors, which puts pressure on the wild population, because, with two exceptions, the Shoebill has not been successfully bred in captivity. [read on]
Black-tailed Godwit European Breeding Range States Meet in the Netherlands
The first regional meeting of the North-Western breeding range states under the AEWA Black-tailed Godwit International Working Group took place from 15 to 16 October 2012 in Abcoude, the Netherlands. Meeting participants included appointed national representatives and experts from Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Germany as well as the UNEP/AEWA Secretariat. [read on]
In Focus: AEWA Conservation Guideline No. 5 - Guidelines on Sustainable Harvest of Migratory Waterbirds
If populations of migratory waterbirds are to be maintained in a favourable conservation status, it is essential that any exploitation of these populations be carried out on a sustainable basis. Article III, paragraph 2 (b) of the Agreement requires that Parties ensure that any use of migratory waterbirds is based on an assessment of the best available knowledge of their ecology, and is sustainable for the species as well as for the ecological systems that support them. [read on]
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