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 Cambridge,
14 August 2008 - BirdLife International and its Partners
have just completed the three-year Sustainable Hunting Project
to strengthen the management of bird hunting, reduce excessive,
indiscriminate and illegal hunting of migratory birds within
North African and Middle Eastern countries bordering the
Mediterranean. The project enhances compliance with international
and regional agreements on migratory bird conservation.
Key partners for this project were the
Society of the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL,
BirdLife in Lebanon) for the Middle East and
the Association “Les Amis des Oiseaux” (AAO,
BirdLife in Tunisia) for North Africa demonstrating the
range of activities which could be replicated in other countries.
Eight national reports on migratory bird
hunting were produced, providing the first baseline information
on hunting in many of the project countries. Regional "synthesis
reports" covered by key topics, including hunting practices,
policy and legislation, hunting management, the religious,
cultural and socioeconomic significance of migratory bird
hunting, and alternative economic models. Two further reports
looked at the regional compliance with international conventions
and agreements, and the use of lead shot.
The outcomes of the project are a set of
guidelines for politicians and decision makers, as well
as a Code of Practice for Responsible Hunting of Migratory
Birds for hunters, published in English and Arabic. The
AEWA Secretariat has provided some co-financing for workshops
that took place in Tunisia and Jordan to promote inter alia
the use of non-toxic shot for waterbird hunting in wetlands.
For more information please see:
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