Bonn, 05 May 2011 - The 28th edition
of the AEWA E-Newsletter went out to the growing
AEWA network.
This regular publication, which is prepared by the
Secretariat and is available in both English
and
French, is distributed via e-mail and is designed to
inform the Agreement’s network about recent AEWA
activities and related news.

Among other things, the latest edition of the E-Newsletter
includes a farewell message from Bert Lenten, who has
recently stepped down as Executive Secretary of AEWA,
a call for applications for the 2011 cycle of the AEWA
Small Grants Fund (SGF) and for nominations for the
AEWA Waterbird Conservation Award 2012. It also highlights
a number of waterbird related meetings which took place
in the AEWA region over the past months, including
the 13th Meeting of the IUCN/Wetlands International
Goose Specialist Group in Elista, Russia; the Wadden
Sea Flyway Workshop in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, the
1st meeting of the AEWA Sociable Lapwing International
Working Group in Syria and a Slaty Egret workshop in
Maun, Botswana.

Last but not least, it also highlights
several new AEWA publications, including a revised
fundraising
brochure, a special Lesser White-fronted Goose Report
Series and a stunning new multimedia website dedicated
to the 15th Anniversary of AEWA.

The AEWA Electronic Newsletter No.
28 is available here.

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