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AEWA MOP9 in Bonn: Setting the Stage for Stronger International Action for Migratory Waterbirds in Africa and Eurasia

AEWA MOP9 will take place from 11- 14 November 2025 at the United Nations Premises in Bonn, Germany © Volker Lannert
Slender-billed Curlew Officially Declared Extinct: A Wake-Up Call for Migratory Bird Conservation

One of the last Slender-billed Curlews, photographed by Michel Brosselin on 15 February 1968 in Vendée, France, roosts in front of its larger cousin, the Eurasian Curlew, now globally declared Extinct.
World Migratory Bird Day to be Celebrated on Saturday, 11 October 2025!

World Migratory Bird Day 2025 Theme: “Shared Spaces – Creating Bird-friendly Cities and Communities”
Wetlands Conservation is Waterbird Conservation: Ramsar COP15 Concludes with Commitments That Strengthen Flyway Conservation

Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) in Djoudj National Park, Senegal (Photo: Sergey Dereliev)
Experts Gather to Chart New Course to Conserve Taiga Bean Goose

Taiga Bean Geese © Magnus Elander

It has recently been drawn to our attention that emails purporting to come from the AEWA Secretariat have asked recipients to urgently click on links or download attachments in relation to official meetings. We would like to warn all our contacts to be extremely vigilant that only emails received from the @unep-aewa.org domain name are official. We advise everyone to ignore and immediately delete any suspicious email sent from free email platforms such as Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail etc. using the name of the Secretariat or pretending to be sent on its behalf. Please exercise the utmost care.