Accession of Burkina Faso Raises Number of AEWA Contracting Parties to 72
The UNEP/AEWA Secretariat warmly welcomes Burkina Faso, which will officially become a Party to AEWA on 1 October 2013. Burkina Faso’s accession brings the number of African Contracting Parties to 32. Burkina Faso, which means “Land of upright people”, is a landlocked country in West Africa, surrounded by Mali, Niger, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo and Benin. [read on]
9th Meeting of the AEWA Standing Committee in Trondheim, Norway
The AEWA Standing Committee is coming together for its 9th Meeting on 18 – 19 September 2013 in Trondheim, Norway hosted by the Norwegian Environment Agency. In addition to Standing Committee Members, representatives from AEWA Range States as well as other stakeholders are expected to attend the meeting as observers. [read on]
AEWA Small Grants Fund Programme (2013 Project Cycle)
The UNEP/AEWA Secretariat is currently inviting project proposals from eligible African countries for the 2013 cycle of the AEWA Small Grants Fund (SGF). The deadline for submission of project proposals is 30 November 2013. Detailed information on the AEWA Small Grants Fund, including the Operational Guidelines and application forms are available on the AEWA website. [read on]
A Sub-regional Workshop for the African Initiative Was Held from 2 to 6 June in the El Kala Natural Park in Algeria
It followed the 2nd regional workshop of the support programme for the International Waterbird Census (IWC) in the Mediterranean. The AEWA Focal Points from North African countries (from Morocco to Sudan) were thus able to meet and discuss with the IWC national coordinators. This sub-regional workshop was organized by [read on]
Senegal and France Cooperate to Support the African Initiative
This agreement between the Direction of National Parks (DPN) represented by its Director Mr. Souleye Ndiaye, and the Direction of Water and Biodiversity (DEB) represented by its deputy director Mr. Alby Schmitt, allowed the establishment of a technical Coordinator for Africa within the Technical Support Unit (TSU) for the African Initiative of AEWA. [read on]
Progress in the Conservation of the Grey Crowned Crane
The Government of Rwanda is hosting a stakeholder workshop aimed at developing an International Single Species Action Plan (ISSAP) for the Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum) in Musanze, Rwanda from 10 to 13 September 2013, thereby laying the foundation for urgent conservation measures for this Endangered species. [read on]
Re-launch of the Wetlands International Waterbird Harvest Specialist Group
The Waterbird Harvest Specialist Group (WHSG) under Wetlands International was re-launched on the 28th of August at a special session on waterbird management at the 31st Congress of the International Union of Game Biologists which took place in Brussels, Belgium on the 27 – 29 August 2013. [read on]
Update on AEWA International Species Working Groups and on New International Single Species Action Plans in the Making
International Single Species Action and Management Plans are one of the main tools under AEWA to implement coordinated conservation or management activities for migratory waterbird species and populations covered by the Agreement. The 20 International Single Species Action and Management Plans adopted under AEWA [read on]
Website and Workspace for the AEWA Pink-footed Goose International Working Group!
The UNEP/AEWA Secretariat is proud to announce the launch of an AEWA International Species Working Group website for the Svalbard Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus). The website is managed by the Aarhus University which also provides the coordination for the AEWA Pink-footed Goose International Working Group. [read on]
Lesser White-fronted Goose Identification Workshop in Hungary
As part of the ongoing EU LIFE+ project “Safeguarding the Lesser White-fronted Goose along its European Flyway”, WWF Finland and the Hortobagy National Park Directorate are organizing a second workshop on the identification and monitoring of Lesser White-fronted Geese (Anser erythropus). The workshop is set to take place from 23 to 27 September 2013 at Hortobagy National Park in Hungary. [read on]
Highlights from the 2013 BirdLife International World Congress
The conference was the gathering of all BirdLife Partners, which represents one of the largest and fastest growing global Partnerships of national conservation organizations, counting over 13 million members and supporters worldwide. For the UNEP/AEWA Secretariat this was an important event on the annual calendar. [read on]
New Address for the CMS Family in Bonn
The second phase of the extension of the UN Campus in Bonn is nearing completion. The existing building accommodating the Secretariats of CMS, AEWA, ASCOBANS and EUROBATS and the one that will house part of UNFCCC have a new common address, namely Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1 instead of Hermann-Ehlers-Str 10. [read on]
In Focus: AEWA Conservation Guideline No. 9 - Guidelines for a Waterbird Monitoring Protocol
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. [read on]
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