AEWA currently has 85 Contracting Parties – 46 from Eurasia (including one regional economic integration organization, the EU) and 39 from Africa. Saudi Arabia is the most recent country to accede, joining the Agreement on 1 July 2023.

AEWA Range States per region (Contracting Parties and Non-Party Range States):

• Africa 54
• Asia 18
• Europe 48
• North America 1

Disclaimer: The map of countries in this page does not represent the geographical area covered by the Agreement and is only intended to display AEWA's Parties and Non-Party Range States, with a link to their respective webpages. To view the Area covered by the Agreement, please click on the expandable button below.

   Map of AEWA's Area

 

The Agreement area stretches from the northern reaches of Canada and the Russian Federation to the southernmost tip of Africa, covering 119 Range States from Europe, parts of Asia and Canada, the Middle East and Africa. Currently 80 countries and the European Union (EU) have become a Contracting Party to AEWA (as of 1 July 2020). The Agreement provides for coordinated and concerted action to be taken by the Range States throughout the migration system of waterbirds to which it applies.