15 years of Flyway Conservation in Action – Symposium celebrates 15th Anniversary of AEWA
The African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) celebrated its 15th Anniversary in The Hague, the Netherlands on 14-15 June 2010. The venue is of great importance to the Agreement in more than one respect: The Hague being the place where AEWA was concluded on 16 June 1995 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Netherlands being an important breeding, staging and wintering ground for millions of migratory waterbirds. [read on]
Preparations for MOP5 started
The Government of France offered to host the 5th Meeting of the Parties (MOP5) at MOP4 in Madagascar in 2008, which was accepted with great appreciation by the Parties. MOP5 is scheduled to take place from 14 - 18 May 2012 in La Rochelle, France and preparations for this important event are well underway. [read on]
Burkina Faso workshop
On the 23rd and 24th of September 2010, an information and awareness-raising workshop on the accession of Burkina Faso to the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) took place in Loumbila, Burkina Faso. The workshop was jointly organized by the Ministry of Environment and Livelihoods in Burkina Faso (MECV) and the AEWA Secretariat, and its implementation was made possible thanks to a voluntary financial contribution from the Swiss Government. [read on]
Busy autumn for Lesser White-fronted Goose
The implementation of the International Single Species Action Plan for the Conservation of the Lesser White-fronted Goose (LWfG) is picking up this autumn with three meetings and an extensive monitoring mission in Kazakhstan lined up before Christmas. [read on]
AEWA Small Grants Fund Programme (2010 project Cycle)
The AEWA Secretariat is pleased to announce that four projects have been selected for funding under the AEWA Small Grants Fund (SGF) programme for 2010. These include two projects on the conservation of the Madagascar Pond Heron in Kenya and Madagascar, one on assessing breeding populations of waterbirds in ten Red Sea Islands and the fourth on research and conservation activities for the White-winged Flufftail in Ethiopia. A further five projects have been assessed as eligible for funding, should additional financial support become available in 2010. The projects were chosen from a total of 31 project proposals submitted to the AEWA Secretariat. [read on]
Seabirds: Linking the Global Oceans
“Seabirds: Linking the Global Oceans” was the theme of the 1st World Seabird Conference which took place from 7-11 September in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Initiated by the Pacific Seabird Group, the Conference was organized in conjunction with 25 other professional seabird and research organizations from around the globe. The goal of this Conference was to put seabird management and conservation into a worldwide perspective and comprehensively address global issues and data needs for this group of birds. [read on]
Fundraising and the economic crisis
The United Nations proclaimed 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity. It is also the year where we take stock of what has been achieved with regard to the so-called 2010 target, set by the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002, to reduce the rate of loss of biodiversity. Unfortunately, it has become clear that this target has not been reached after eight years and that efforts have to be stepped up if the current loss of biodiversity is to be stopped. [read on]
AEWA Implementation Review Process – first mission report now available for download
The AEWA Implementation Review Process (IRP), which was established by the Meeting of the Parties in 2008 through Resolution 4.6, focuses on cases of adverse effects or potential adverse effects on migratory waterbirds and/or on their sites and habitats resulting from human activities. [read on]
AEWA History Book now available upon request
A book documenting the early history of the Agreement was published by the UNEP/AEWA Secretariat on the occasion of the 15th Anniversary of AEWA. The text for the publication was compiled by AEWA's Honorary Patron, Dr. Gerard C. Boere, who was also one of the driving personalities behind the development of the Agreement since the very beginning. The book is a result of many months of research and was prepared in close consultation with a large number of other key personalities and stakeholders who were also directly involved in the development of AEWA. [read on]
In Focus: AEWA Conservation Guideline No. 9 - Guidelines for a waterbird monitoring
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Waterbird monitoring is an important tool for obtaining objective, detailed and accurate information about the conservation status of individual waterbird populations. The information gathered through monitoring forms a crucial basis for nature conservation policy at local, national and international levels. Close monitoring of the numbers and distribution of waterbirds is essential to be able to decide which waterbird species are most in need of conservation action, as well as to be able to judge the effectiveness of such action. [read on]
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