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World Wetlands Day 2012 Focuses on Wetland Tourism

World Wetlands Day 2012:  Wetland Tourism - A Great Experience Bonn, 2 February 2012 - The theme for World Wetlands Day 2012 being celebrated around the world today is "Wetland Tourism: A Great Experience."

World Wetlands Day 2012 draws attention to the world's wetlands as popular tourist destinations and is an opportunity for governments, NGOs and civil society to raise awareness on the wise use of wetlands and sustainable tourism.

Wetland tourism, when developed and managed in a sustainable way, can support wetland conservation and can be beneficial to both the wildlife and the human communities found living in and around wetlands. At the same time the uncontrolled and unsustainable use of wetlands for tourism can also have a grave negative impact upon wetlands, their wildlife and the people which depend on them.

World Wetlands Day is celebrated around the world on 2 February each year. The global event marks the date of the adoption of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. This year, the Ramsar Convention has joined forces with the UN World Tourism Organization to try to focus attention on the issues and to address the challenge of achieving sustainable tourism in and around wetlands.


World Migratory Bird Day 2012: "Migratory birds and people - together through time"

Logo: World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) Bonn, 23 January 2012 - The World Migratory Bird Day Team is pleased to announce this year’s theme and invite you to join us to celebrate, protect and raise awareness for migratory birds this year on May 12th-13th.

World Migratory Bird Day 2012 and this year’s theme Migratory birds and people - together through time will stress the indispensible relationship between birds and people. [english] [français]


CMS Executive Secretary Takes Up New Assignment in Nairobi

Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, CMS Executive Secretary and Deputy Director of the Division of Environmental Policy Implementation (DEPI) at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Bonn, 9 January 2012 - CMS Executive Secretary, Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema has been appointed Deputy Director of the Division of Environmental Policy Implementation (DEPI) at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as of 9 January 2012. Ms. Mrema will continue to manage the UNEP/CMS Secretariat from Nairobi, in an acting capacity, together with her new functions until her successor is recruited.

Ms. Mrema joined the UNEP/CMS Secretariat as Officer in Charge in July 2009. At the end of the same year, UNEP Executive Director, Mr. Achim Steiner appointed her as the new Executive Secretary of the UNEP/CMS Secretariat.

The UNEP/AEWA Secretariat would like to take this opportunity to once again thank Ms. Mrema for all she has done for the CMS Family and wishes her all the best for her new responsibilities in Nairobi. [Read the CMS Announcement]


The Winners of the 2012 AEWA Waterbird Conservation Award Are…

Bonn, 21 December 2011 - The late Dr. Brooks Childress in the individual category and the International Wader Study Group in the institutional category are the winners of the 2012 AEWA Waterbird Conservation Award.

This award, which recognizes contributions to the conservation, research and monitoring of migratory waterbirds, as well as support to the development of the Agreement, will be presented at the opening ceremony of the 5th Session of the Meeting of the Parties to AEWA on 14 May 2012 in La Rochelle, France. [Read on]


The Russian Government Convenes Workshop to Further Discuss its Accession to AEWA

Hannover, 2 December 2011 - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation organized a one-day workshop aiming at identifying international cooperation mechanisms for the conservation of migratory waterbirds and also for hunting regulations.

The workshop was held in the margins of the exhibition “Horse and Hunt” at the Exhibition Centre in Hannover, Germany. The workshop had a clear focus on the conservation of migratory waterbirds in the Eurasian part of the Russian Federation. In this context, participants reviewed the role of CMS and in particular of AEWA and its potential for the Russian Federation. In addition, the concrete terms under which the Russian Government could ratify AEWA were discussed. [Read on]


European Seaduck Populations in Steep Decline

Bonn / Slimbridge, 1 December 2011 – “The conservation status of seaduck populations in north and west European waters is of rapidly increasing concern,” warn two senior experts from the United Kingdom and Denmark in a recently published “Overview of the status of European seaducks and actions required for their conservation”.

According to the note, monitoring data indicates that many seaduck populations are now in steep decline, with little information available on the demographic explanation for this, or the likely environmental causes. [Read on]


Lesser White-fronted Goose in the Spotlight at the CMS COP10 in Bergen, Norway

"Networking for the Lesser White-fronted Goose" at CMS COP10 in Bergen, Norway!Bonn / Bergen 29 November 2011 – The globally threatened Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus) was prominently featured at the 10th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals which took place from 20-25 November 2011 in Bergen, Norway.

The Lesser White-fronted Goose is the migratory species in Norway that has undergone the most drastic decline, and saving this enigmatic bird is clearly close to the Norwegian heart. Norway plays a very active role in the international conservation efforts of the species both by continuously contributing substantial amounts of funding to various projects and by sharing its expertise and knowledge with other stakeholders. [Read on]


"Networking for Migratory Species" at CMS COP10 in Bergen, Norway!

"Networking for Migratory Species" - theme of CMS COP10 in Bergen, Norway!Bergen, 20-25 November 2011 - With the theme “Networking for Migratory Species”, the 10th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals was held 20-25 November, in Bergen, Norway.

More than 300 participants, including close to 100 government representatives and several key wildlife conservation organizations as well as scientists came together to discuss urgent conservation responses to address the rapid decline of migratory animal species across the globe.

For more on CMS COP10 and meeting coverage see: www.cms.int and the CMS COP10 Media Page


UN Wildlife Meeting Pushes to Make Power Lines Safer for Birds

Fitting of “bird-reflectors” to high-voltage powerlines © RWEBergen, 24 November 2011 - Two new international reports on the conflict between migratory birds and power lines in the African-Eurasian region are being presented to delegates at a UN wildlife conference taking place 20-25 November 2011 in Bergen, Norway.

The two documents, The Review of the Conflict Between Migratory Birds and Electricity Power Grids in the African-Eurasian Region and the Guidelines on How to Avoid or Mitigate the Impact of Electricity Power Grids on Migratory Birds in the African-Eurasian Region will be reviewed by representatives from close to 100 governments and several key wildlife conservation organizations attending the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), an international wildlife treaty administered by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).


AEWA Electronic Newsletter No. 30 Released

Bonn, 21 November 2011 - The 30th edition of the AEWA E-Newsletter went out to the growing AEWA network today.

This regular publication is prepared by the UNEP/AEWA Secretariat and is available in both English and French. The E-Newsletter, which is distributed via e-mail and is also available online, is designed to inform the Agreement's network about recent AEWA activities and related news. [Read on]


NEWS ARCHIVE 2011
Migratory Birds and People - together through Time [English] [français]
CMS Executive Secretary Takes Up New Assignment in Nairobi
The Winners of the 2012 AEWA Waterbird Conservation Award Are…
The Russian Government Convenes Workshop to Further Discuss its Accession to AEWA
European Seaduck Populations in Steep Decline
Lesser White-fronted Goose in the Spotlight at the CMS COP10 in Bergen, Norway
"Networking for Migratory Species" at CMS COP10 in Bergen, Norway!
UN Wildlife Meeting Pushes to Make Power Lines Safer for Birds
AEWA Electronic Newsletter No. 30 released
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