Preparations for AEWA MOP5 in full swing
Bonn, 2 August 2011 - The UNEP/AEWA Secretariat
is pleased to report that preparations are well underway
for the 5th Session of the Meeting of the Parties
to AEWA (MOP5) which will take place from 14 - 18 May
2012 in La Rochelle, France.
In late May 2011, a joint visit to La Rochelle was undertaken
by representatives of the AEWA Secretariat and the French
Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport
and Housing. Among other things, the one-day visit included
a tour of the conference venue and meetings with representatives
of both La Rochelle Town Hall and the local tourist office.
The visit offered an excellent opportunity to scrutinize
the professional facilities offered by La Rochelle Conference
Centre, discuss specific logistic requirements related
to MOP5, and explore various accommodation, transport and
excursion possibilities.
In
addition to the good progress made in terms of logistical
preparations, the official meeting logo and slogan have
now been agreed by the MOP5 organizing committee. “Migratory
waterbirds and people sharing wetlands”
is the slogan that will promote the next Meeting of the
Parties. It will be accompanied by an emblematic logo depicting
a heron, which was developed by the Ministry’s communication
unit.
Furthermore, the Secretariat finalized the MOP5 provisional
agenda which was recently sent out to Contracting Parties.
A novelty of MOP5 will be an online reporting facility:
for the first time, Parties will be able to use this Internet-based
tool in order to submit their national reports. The new
format is expected to facilitate the collection, analysis
and distribution of the information contained in Parties’ national
reports.
The UNEP/AEWA Secretariat would like to take this opportunity
to remind Parties and other stakeholders of the following
MOP5-related deadlines:
| To be submitted: |
Deadline
|
| Nominations for the AEWA Waterbird Conservation Award |
extended to 31 August 2011
|
| Reports on the phasing out of lead shot for hunting
in wetlands |
31 August 2011
|
| Proposals for amendments to the Agreement and/or
its annexes |
15 December 2011
|
| National Reports |
14 January 2012
|
| New proposals (including draft resolutions) |
14 March 2012
|
More information on the preparations of MOP5 will be made
available throughout the year.
For information about previous Meetings of the Parties
please visit
http://www.unep-aewa.org/meetings/en/mop/mop_overview.htm
Last updated on 16 June 2014