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The
8th Meeting of the Technical Committee of AEWA took place at
the UN Premises in Bonn, Germany from 3-5 March 2008. The meeting brought
together regional representatives, experts and observers from across the
AEWA region and was the final gathering of the Committee before the 4th
session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP4) – scheduled to take place
in September in Antananarivo, Madagascar. [read
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The Secretariat of the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird
Agreement (UNEP/AEWA) and the Secretariat of the Convention on Migratory
Species (UNEP/CMS) are glad to announce the countdown for World Migratory
Bird Day 2008. This two-day awareness raising campaign will take place globally
for the third consecutive year from 10 – 11 of May 2008. The theme
for this year’s celebration is Migratory Birds - Ambassadors for Biodiversity.
Birds are some of the best indicators for the status and trends of wider
biodiversity. [read
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The International Working Group for the Red-breasted Goose (RBGIWG) met
for its second workshop in Constanza, Romania, from 26 - 28 February 2008.
The workshop was convened by the RBGIWG Coordinator (post funded by AEWA,
RSPB, WWT and VBN ) in cooperation with the host organization, the Romanian
Ornithological Society (BirdLife in Romania) and was co-sponsored by an
EU Life project implemented locally in Romania. [read
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The
deadline for nominations for the AEWA Waterbird Conservation Award has been
extended until 30 April 2008. The AEWA Waterbird Conservation Award was
initiated in 2005 in order to recognise and honour institutions and individuals
within the Agreement area that have significantly contributed towards the
conservation and sustainable use of waterbirds. [read
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The AEWA Secretariat has recently published its 11th Newsletter.
It provides information about important events and activities that took
place during 2007, while also highlighting major events in 2006 such as
the 1st World Migratory Bird Day, a day designated to celebrate
migratory birds or the Wings Over Wetland (WOW) project, the largest international
wetland and waterbird conservation initiative ever to take place in the
African-Eurasian region.The Newsletter moreover informs about different
ongoing species conservation projects such as the revision of the Single
Species Action Plan for the Lesser White-fronted Goose. [read
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The Single Species Action Plan (SSAP) for the Lesser White-fronted Goose
Anser erythropus is currently being revised under the auspices
of AEWA and will be submitted for approval by the 4th session
of the Meeting of the Parties in September this year. In accordance with
the agreements reached during the negotiation mission of the Secretariat
to the Fenoscandian countries in 2007, two bodies will be established to
provide guidance and coordination to the implementation of the SSAP –
a Working Group consisting of representatives of all range states of the
species and a Committee for captive breeding, reintroduction and supplementation
in Fenoscandia, comprising representatives of Finland, Norway and Sweden
with Germany as an observer. These two new bodies are to be chaired by the
Secretariat. [read
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