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Experts Gather to Chart New Course to Conserve Taiga Bean Goose

Taiga Bean Geese © Magnus Elander

Inside a small conference room at the UNEP/AEWA Secretariat, a group of dedicated experts, government representatives and observer organizations settled into their seats, joining other meeting participants that were connected remotely. Their task: to revise the International Single Species Action Plan (ISSAP) for the Taiga Bean Goose (Anser fabalis fabalis) adopted in 2015. 

27 June 2025

30 Years of AEWA – Statement by Mr. Filipe Moniz, AEWA National Focal Point, Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests, Portugal

Mr. Filipe Moniz, AEWA National Focal Point, Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests, Portugal

As we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA), Portugal proudly reaffirms its commitment to

17 June 2025

30 Years of AEWA – Statement by Ms. Inger Andersen, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme

Ms. Inger Andersen, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme

For three decades, the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) has worked hard to safeguard these amazing birds that journey from the Arctic to southern A

16 June 2025

30 Years of AEWA – Statement by Dr. Ruth Cromie, CMS COP-Appointed Councillor for Wildlife Health

Dr. Ruth Cromie, CMS COP-Appointed Councillor for Wildlife Health

Three decades of an effective means to conserve vital wetlands and waterbirds is indeed something to celebrate.

14 June 2025

30 Years of AEWA – Statement by Mr. Stathis Stathopoulos, Secretary General for Forests, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Greece

Mr. Stathis Stathopoulos, Secretary General for Forests, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Greece

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) and on behalf of the Hellenic Republic, we

12 June 2025

30 Years of AEWA – Statement by Mr. Jacques Trouvilliez, Executive Secretary of the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (2014-2025)

Mr. Jacques Trouvilliez, Executive Secretary of the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement

Following Bert Lenten's departure, the post of Executive Secretary was filled by Marco Barbieri, who at the time was also Scientific Adviser to the Convention on Migrat

12 June 2025

30 Years of AEWA – Statement by Mr. Cyrille Barnerias, Director of European and International Relations, French Biodiversity Agency (OFB)

Mr. Cyrille Barnerias, Director of European and International Relations, French Biodiversity Agency (OFB)

At AEWA's 6th Meeting of the Parties on the morning of 14 November 2015 in Bonn, its Executive Secretary, Dr.

10 June 2025

30 Years of AEWA – Statement by Mr. Alexandre Czajkowski, Director of the 'Oiseaux Migrateurs du Paléarctique Occidental'(OMPO)

Mr. Alexandre Czajkowski, Director of the 'Oiseaux Migrateurs du Paléarctique Occidental'(OMPO)

30 Years of AEWA 

30 years, the age of reason, clarity and pragmatism, the age at which the future emerges from the work.

10 June 2025

30 Years of AEWA – Statement by Dr. Berit Gewert, AEWA National Focal Point – Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany

Dr. Berit Gewert, AEWA National Focal Point – Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany

Germany, as the depositary of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) and host to its Secretariat, has a special connection to this convention.

10 June 2025