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World Migratory Bird Day 2013 Breaks all Records – Celebrations Registered in 88 Countries Worldwide! |
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Bonn,
17 June 2013 - An amazing 350 registered
events in 88 countries worldwide made
World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) 2013,
celebrated on 11-12 May 2013, the most
successful campaign ever!
All
across the world, governments, wildlife
conservation organizations, scientists,
journalists, teachers, students, clubs,
and many other dedicated groups and individuals
celebrated World Migratory Bird Day 2013.
People came together to celebrate World
Migratory Bird Day by organizing events,
such as birdwatching, exhibitions, educational
activities, film screenings, concerts
and other public events united by the
global theme "Networking for migratory
birds".
Read
Full Press Release
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français ] [
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Think.Eat.Save! - Today is World Environment Day! |
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Bonn,
5 June 2013 - Today is World Environment
Day (WED) and it will be celebrated under
the theme Think.Eat.Save. Think.Eat.Save
is an anti-food waste and food loss campaign
that encourages you to reduce your foodprint.
According to the UN Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO), every year 1.3 billion
tonnes of food is wasted. [Read
on]
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Campaign Against Illegal Spring Hunting
in Greece |
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Bonn, 26 May 2013 - The Greek
BirdLife partner, the Hellenic Ornithological
Society (HOS), has launched an ambitious
crowd-funding campaign for activities
targeting illegal spring hunting of migratory
birds in Greece. The campaign is part
of a larger project to reduce illegal
killing of protected wild birds in Italy,
Greece and Spain. [Read
on]
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Hungarian National Action Plan for the Lesser
White-fronted Goose in the Pipeline |
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Bonn, 24 May 2013 - Completing
another milestone in the EU LIFE+ project
"Safeguarding the Lesser White-fronted
Goose Fennoscandian population in key
wintering and staging sites within the
European flyway", the Hortobágy National
Park Directorate organized a National
Action Planning Workshop in Balmazújváros,
Hungary on the 3 - 5 April 2013. [Read
on]
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Successful
Flyway Training of Trainers Workshop and Regional World Migratory
Bird Day Celebration Held in Kenya |
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Bonn, 24 May 2013 - A group
of 19 highly motivated participants from
13 Eastern and Southern African countries
successfully completed the first-ever
AEWA Regional Training of Trainers (ToT)
workshop on the Flyway Approach to the
Conservation and Wise Use of Waterbirds
and Wetlands. [Read
on]
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Meeting of the SPfG IWG, 23rd April 2013,
Copenhagen |
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Bonn, 21 May 2013 - The first
meeting of the AEWA Svalbard Pink-footed
Goose International Working Group (AEWA
SPfG IWG) took place on the 23rd April
2013 in Copenhagen, hosted by the Danish
Nature Agency. The meeting
was well attended by national delegations
from three of the four range states along
the flyway of the Svalbard population
of the Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus).
[Read
on]
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| RSPB
Takes Lead to Develop International Action
Plan to Help Save the Eurasian Curlew |
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Sandy/Bonn, 15 May 2013 -
A new conservation plan has been announced
to help save the Eurasian Curlew.
With its
large appearance, long down-curved bill
and evocative call, the curlew is one
of the most easily recognised wading birds.
However, it is also a wader in trouble
- such serious declines have been recorded
in recent decades that plans for an international
action plan to save it have begun. [Read
on]
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The Arctic Biodiversity Assessment –
Migratory Birds |
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The Conservation of Arctic
Flora and Fauna (CAFF),
the biodiversity working group of the
Arctic Council has released the “Arctic
Biodiversity Assessment (ABA),”
a report containing the best available
science informed by traditional ecological
knowledge on the status and trends of
Arctic biodiversity and accompanying policy
recommendations for biodiversity conservation
–
www.arcticbiodiversity.is.
[Read
on]
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Bologna Opera Choir Enraptures Audience at Verdi Concert |
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Bonn, 14 May 2013
- An estimated three hundred keen
opera lovers and music enthusiasts attended
the first ever CMS-sponsored benefit concert
given by the Bologna Opera Choir. Held
in the recently renovated baroque Namen-Jesu
Church in Bonn, the event was organized
as part of the celebrations of World Migratory
Bird Day.
CMS Executive
Secretary, Bradnee Chambers opened the
concert and expressed his thanks to the
Namen-Jesu Church for making available
the wonderful setting, to the Cultural
Office of the City of Bonn, the Federal
Ministry of the Environment and the Lions
Club for their generous support as well
as to the choir for providing the prospect
of a feast for the ears. [Read
on]
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World Migratory Bird Day 2013 Highlights
Importance of Ecological Networks for Migratory
Birds - Need for a Greater International
Response |
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Bonn/Nairobi, 10 May 2013
- The annual
migration of an estimated 50 billion birds
- around 19 per cent of the world’s
10,000 bird species - is one of the world’s
great natural wonders, yet the critical
staging areas migratory birds need to
complete these journeys are being degraded
or are disappearing completely.
These increasingly vulnerable sites, which
act as stepping stones on migration routes,
serve as a place for the birds to rest,
feed and breed during their annual migration
cycles. As a result of the degradation,
some species may be extinct within a decade,
while others are facing population losses
of up to nine per cent each year.
Read
Full UNEP Press Release
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français ] [
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Lake Elementaita Regional World Migratory Bird Day Event 2013
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Bonn/Nairobi, 11 May 2013
- To celebrate
World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) on 11
May this year, the Kenya Wildlife Service
(KWS) hosted a regional WMBD event on
the shores of Lake Elementaita to raise
awareness about the need to conserve migratory
birds and their habitats.
The event was celebrated under this year’s
WMBD theme “Networking for migratory
birds” and was hosted by the
government of Kenya through the Kenya
Wildlife Service (KWS), the focal point
of the Convention on Migratory Species
of Wild Animals (CMS) and the African-Eurasian
Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) in
collaboration with the African-Eurasian
Migratory Waterbird Agreement Secretariat
(UNEP/AEWA) and with funding from the
German Federal Ministry for the Environment,
Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
(BMU). [Read
on]
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World Migratory Bird Day 2013 Trailer Launched! |
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Bonn,
24 April 2013
- The World
Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) 2013 campaign
team is excited to announce the release
of the campaign trailer! The two-minute
animated video is inspired by this year’s
World Migratory Bird Day theme “Networking
for migratory birds” (www.worldmigratorybirdday.org).
The trailer aims to show the importance
of ecological networks for the survival
of migratory birds as well as to encourage
the international community - governments,
conservation organizations and dedicated
individuals alike – to work together to
conserve migratory birds around the world.
[Read
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National Action Planning Workshop for the
Lesser White-fronted Goose in Bulgaria |
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Bonn,
2 April 2013
- National stakeholders and international
experts came together for a three-day
workshop in Sofia to launch the drafting
process for a Bulgarian National Action
Plan for the Lesser White-fronted Goose
(Anser erythropus). The workshop
was organized by the Bulgarian Society
for the Protection of Birds (BSPB/BirdLife
Bulgaria) within the framework of the
EU LIFE+ project Safeguarding the Lesser
White-fronted Goose and was facilitated
by the UNEP/AEWA Secretariat. [Read
on]
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AEWA's Membership Grows to 71 Parties with Iceland Joining the Agreement |
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Bonn,
28 March 2013
- The UNEP/AEWA
Secretariat is happy to announce that
Iceland will become the 71st Party to
the Agreement as of 1 June 2013.
Iceland
is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean,
located between Greenland to the west
and Great Britain to the southeast. [Read
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Lesser White-fronted Goose RECAP Committee Meets in Bonn |
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Bonn,
28 March 2013
- The 5th Meeting of the Committee
for Captive Breeding, Reintroduction and
Supplementation of Lesser White-fronted
Geese in Fennoscandia (RECAP) took place
on 12 February 2013, at the UN Campus
in Bonn. Representatives from Finland,
Germany, Norway and Sweden came together
to discuss Lesser White-fronted Goose
conservation issues being dealt with under
the RECAP Committee in preparation for
the revision of the AEWA Single Species
Action Plan for the species which is set
to take place this year. [Read
on]
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New Associate Programme Officer for Single Species Action Plans Joins the UNEP/AEWA Secretariat |
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Bonn,
28 March 2013
- The UNEP/AEWA Secretariat is
pleased to announce the recruitment of
Ms. Nina Mikander as full-time Associate
Programme Officer for Single Species Action
Plans. Nina will be supporting the AEWA
Technical Officer in his work.
Nina is
of Finnish nationality and holds a M.A.
in Political Science as well as a postgraduate
Master’s degree in European Studies.
[Read
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Reminder CEPA FP Nomination - Update on Nominations Received |
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Bonn,
28 March 2013
- The UNEP/AEWA Secretariat has
extended the deadline for nominations
of National Focal Points for Communication,
Education and Public Awareness (CEPA)
until 30 April 2013. Contracting Parties
are invited to nominate a suitable candidate,
either from the governmental or non-governmental
sector, by filling out the designation
form and returning it together with a
short curriculum vitae (CV) and a portrait
photo of the person nominated. [Read
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The World Migratory Bird Day Team is Excited
to Present to You the 2013 Website, Theme
and Poster |
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Bonn, 14 March
2013 -
Each year on the second weekend
in May, dedicated organizations and people
around the world plan World Migratory
Bird Day events to celebrate migratory
birds in their region and to raise awareness
about the need for their conservation.
Since World Migratory Bird Day began in
2006, events have reached 118 countries.
In 2012
alone, over 250 events were celebrated
for World Migratory Bird Day and this
year we hope to motivate even more people
and organizations to connect and work
together towards conserving migratory
birds worldwide. [Read
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Suspension
of Trade of Black and Grey Crowned Cranes Decided by CITES
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Bangkok/Bonn, 12
March 2013
- As the 16th meeting of the Conference
of the Parties (CoP16)
to the Convention on International Trade
in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and
Flora (CITES)
winds up in Bangkok, Thailand (3-14 March
2013), a decision related to the suspension
of trade related to the Black and Grey
Crowned Cranes has already been announced.
[Read
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New Arabic Language Identification Guide for Migratory Waterbirds in Northern Africa Released
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Bonn/Tunis, 12
March 2013
- A new identification guide to
waterbirds in Northern Africa in Arabic
language was presented to the public during
a workshop organized by Association "Les
Amis des Oiseaux” (AAO) in Tunis
on 2 March 2013. The small, richly illustrated
pocket guide allows for the identification
of 200 waterbird species recorded in the
region from the North of Sudan to Mauritania,
passing through Egypt, Libya, Tunisia,
Algeria and Morocco.
The guide aims to stimulate participation
in the International Waterbird Census
in the region and will be a contribution
to the implementation of AEWA and the
African Initiative on the African continent.
The guide was developed in partnership
between AAO and the National Office for
Hunting and Wildlife in France, the ONCFS
with the financial support of the French
Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development
and Energy and the MAVA Foundation.
Read the full AAO Press Release: [english]
[français]
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Dr. Bradnee Chambers Appointed as New Executive Secretary of CMS
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Bonn, 12 March
2013 -
The UNEP/AEWA Secretariat warmly
welcomes Dr. Bradnee Chambers who has
entered on duty as the new Executive Secretary
of Convention on Migratory Species (CMS).
He succeeds Mrs. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema
who took up her new post at United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP) Headquarters
in January 2012. Prior to his appointment,
Bradnee headed the Law and Governance
Branch of the Division of Environmental
Law and Conventions at UNEP Headquarters
in Nairobi. [Read
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New
Party: The Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Accedes to
AEWA as Contracting Party No. 70 |
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Bonn, 11 March
2013 -
The UNEP/AEWA Secretariat is pleased
to announce the accession of the Republic
of Côte d’Ivoire as the 70th
Party to the Agreement, effective on 1
June 2013. The accession of Côte
d’Ivoire brings the number of AEWA
African Contracting Parties to 31, thereby
contributing to the implementation of
the AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2012-2017,
adopted by the AEWA Parties at the 5th
Session of the Meeting of the Parties
to AEWA, 14-18 May 2012 in La Rochelle,
France. [Read
on]
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