NEWS ARCHIVE 2008 MEDIA ALERT: MOP 4 - INTERNATIONAL MIGRATORY WATERBIRD CONFERENCE IN MADAGASCAR Estonia becomes AEWA’s 62nd Party Mediterranean Sustainable Hunting Project finalized Head of DELC Bakary Kante meets UNEP/CMS Family Staff The Winners of the 2008 AEWA Waterbird Conservation Award are... UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visits UN Premises in Bonn IN MEMORIAM - In memory of Miriam Zacharia The Kingdom of Norway accedes to AEWA as 61st Party New publication on Conservation Measures for the Siberian Crane published Cyprus joins the Agreement - AEWA celebrates its 60th Party Cause for concern: The majority of populations of Migratory Waterbirds in the Wadden Sea is declining UN conference stresses the importance of the Natura 2000 network CBD COP9 now taking place in Bonn – AEWA and the WOW Project present International report on avian influenza provides lessons on how to tackle other wildlife diseases Fennoscandian neighbours meet to form a Committee for captive breeding and release into the wild of Lesser White-fronted Geese 2008 IUCN RED LIST FOR BIRDS: UNEP and AEWA's warnings confirmed World Migratory Bird Day to take place this weekend! Focus is on migratory birds and biodiversity Madagascar Pond-heron thrown a lifeline... New Committee to advise on Lesser White-fronted Geese reintroduction in Fennoscandia GPS transmitters will help conservationists to solve mysteries surrounding blue cranes "Accessible sky" Agreement aims to protect bird species against electrocution in Hungary New UNEP Deputy Executive Director Angela Cropper visits UNEP Family in Bonn WOW Website launched - helps highlight flyway initiative A revision of the Single Species Action Plan for the Red-breasted Goose was kicked off in a workshop in Constanza, Romania AEWA Technical Committee Meeting prepares the way for MOP4 Sociable Lapwings found in Sudan - after a 5000-mile migration New maps reveal sensitive sites to wind farm development in England “Climatic Atlas of European Breeding Birds” presented to the European Commission Biodiversity World Migratory Bird Day 2008 focuses on Biodiversity Spring Alive returns in 2008 New BirdLife Publication reveals: European birds will move to new areas due to climate change Northern Lapwing and other common birds of Europe declining New Sightings of Northern Bald Ibises in the Middle East and East Africa 8th AEWA Technical Committee Meeting venue changed FAO releases new manual on “Wild Birds and Avian Influenza” World Migratory Bird Day 2008 focuses on Biodiversity Rare Birds Yearbook 2008 African Penguin decreases in 2007 Call for nominations for the AEWA Waterbird Conservation Award, cycle 2008 New dates set for 4th Meeting of the Parties News Archive: | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003

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