IX International Spoonbill Workshop

Bonn, 25 February 2019 – The outcomes of the IX International Spoonbill Workshop organized by the AEWA Eurasian Spoonbill International Expert Group (AEWA ESIEG) are now available on the AEWA website. The workshop took place in Djerba, Tunisia from 14 to 18 November 2018 and was made possible through the dedication of of the Tunisian BirdLife partner, l’Association des Amis des Oiseaux and the Tour du Valat.

Two important changes of personnel have taken place, with Juan Navedo standing down as chair of the ESIEG after several years’ dedicated service and being replaced by Jocelyn Champagnon of the Tour du Valat, France, who previously acted as coordinator. Jelena Kralj of the Institute of Ornithology of Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts was chosen to succeed Jocelyn.  Jelena is a former member of the AEWA Technical Committee.

The next ESIEG Workshop, the tenth in the series, is scheduled to take place in 2021 and will be held in Croatia hosted by the Croatian Society for Birds and Nature Protection.

Dernière mise à jour le 25 February 2019

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