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 On
12 September 2003 Luxembourg deposited its instruments of
ratification of the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian
Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA). Luxembourg will become as of
1 of December 2003 the 42nd Contracting Party to the Agreement.
Luxembourg is one of the Europe's smallest
sovereign states, with a total area of 2,586 km2, lying
between Belgium, France and Germany. It holds one breeding
species of global conservation concern, the Corn Crake (Crex
crex), and 83 bird species of European conservation
concern also occur or breed throughout the country e.g.
Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutes), White Stork
(Ciconia ciconia), Black Stork (Ciconia nigra),
etc.
There are few wetlands sites in Luxembourg
but the site Weiler-la-tour is an important roosting place
for Common Crane with up to 1,200 specimens observed here
during the autumn migration. The UNEP/ AEWA Secretariat
welcomes Luxembourg to the 'AEWA Family' and looks forward
to a fruitful cooperation.
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