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Creation of the Working Group
The Ninth Meeting of the Conference of
the Parties to CMS (COP9) passed two resolutions calling
for a review to develop appropriate conservation frameworks/agreements
for migratory species to be undertaken during the inter-sessional
period to COP10. Resolution
9.2 states that the COP “decides to establish
an open-ended working group on global bird flyways within
the framework of the Scientific Council to act as a think
tank on flyways and frameworks, and tasked with reviewing
scientific and technical issues for conservation of migratory
birds and their habitats (e.g. UNEP/CMS/Conf.9.27
Future Flyways Policy), and relevant international
instruments, initiatives and processes, as the basis for
future CMS policy on flyways and contributing to the work
on the future shape of CMS”.
Scope
The reviews should focus on flyways of
the following species groups: waterbirds, seabirds and land
birds (including passerines, raptors, grassland and forest
birds).
Mandate
- Review scientific/technical knowledge of migratory bird
flyways and conservation priorities, and identify major
gaps;
- Review existing administrative/management instruments
for migratory bird flyways globally; and
- Propose policy options for flyway conservation/management
to feed into the Intersessional Process Regarding the
Future Shape of CMS.
Period of Operation
The Flyways Working Group was set up in late 2009 with
actvities to be undertaken in the intersessional period
between COP9 and COP10 (2009-11).
Membership
Membership should aim to cover major flyway
regions of the world and ensure participation of persons
knowledgeable in major flyway issues and conservation frameworks
and represent the interest of the key stakeholders (government
and non-government). At the same time, the number of members
should be optimized to be able to work effectively.
As a Working Group of the Scientific Council,
the members of the Scientific Council will be invited to
provide representation. In addition to Scientific Council
members, key organizations and invited experts who can add
value to the efforts of the Working Group are identified.
The Open-Group is chaired by Taej Mundkur
(the Appointed Councillor for Asiatic fauna) with John O'Sullivan
(the Appointed Councillor for birds) as Vice-Chair. The
membership of the Working Group is as follows:
| MEMBERS |
|
| Dr. Taej
Mundkur (Chair) |
Appointed Councillor
(Asiatic Fauna) and Wetlands International |
| John O'Sullivan
(Vice-Chair) |
Appointed Councillor
(Birds) |
| Dr. Roberto P. Schlatter
|
Appointed Councillor
(Neotropical Fauna) |
| Dr. Samuel M. Kasiki
|
Kenya |
| Abdellah El Mastour
|
Morocco |
| Kabemba Donatien Muembo |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Nopasika Malta Quathekana |
South Africa |
| Dr. José Joaquín
Calvo Domingo |
Costa Rica |
| Maria Cristina Morales
Palarea |
Paraguay |
| Carlo C. Custodio |
Philippines |
| Prakriti Srivastava |
India |
| Dr Fernando Spina |
Italy |
| Dr. Olivier Biber |
Switzerland |
| Prof. Colin A. Galbraith |
United Kingdom (and Vice-Chair of the Scientific Council) |
| Dr. Jelena Kralj |
Croatia |
| Lesley Gidding |
Australia |
| Global, regional and
independent representatives |
| Sergey Dereliev |
AEWA Secretariat |
| Dr. Joost Brouwer |
Brouwer Envir. & Agric. Consultancy |
| Nicola J Crockford |
BirdLIfe International |
| Roger Jaensch |
East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP)
|
| Angus Middleton |
Federation of Associations for Hunting & Conservation
of the EU |
| Paul Schmidt |
North American Flyway Initiatives
|
| Dr Nick Davidson |
Ramsar Secretariat |
| David A. Stroud |
Ramsar STRP |
| Rosa Montañez
|
Americas Waterbird Conservation Council |
| Herb Raffaele |
Western Hemisphere Migratory Species Initiative (WHMSI)
|
| Dr Szabolcs Nagy |
Wetlands International |
| Dr. Gerard C. Boere |
Chair, Wings over Wetlands Steering Committee |
| Dr. Borja Heredia |
CMS Secretariat |
EDINBURGH - FEBRUARY 2011
Documents relating to the Meeting of the Working Group
(Edinburgh, 20-21 February 2011) can be found in the table
below.
| EDINBURGH |
English |
français |
español |
| Provisional Agenda |
|
-x- |
-x- |
| Logistical Information |
|
-x- |
-x- |
| Post-Meeting Press Notice |
|
-x- |
-x- |
| Meeting Report |
|
-x- |
-x- |
| BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS |
English |
français |
español |
| Report
of the 16th Meeting of the CMS Scientific Council
(UNEP/CMS/ScC16/REPORT) |
|
|
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| Progress Report by
the CMS Scientific Council Flyway Working Group (Inf
Doc 6, CMS Standing Committee, November 2010) |
|
-x- |
-x- |
| A Review of CMS and non-CMS existing administrative/management
instruments for migratory birds globally - Review 1
(Final Version) |
|
-x- |
-x- |
| Review of Current Knowledge of Bird Flyways,
Principal Knowledge Gaps and Conservation Priorities
- Review 2 (Final Version) |
|
-x- |
-x- |
| Proposals for Policy Options for Migratory
Bird Flyways Conservation/ Management - Review 3 (version
of 8 February) |
|
-x- |
-x- |
| Proposals for Policy Options for Migratory
Bird Flyways Conservation/ Management - Review 3 (final
version - March 2011) |
|
x- |
-x- |
| Presentations |
| Report on FWG Report 3 to the Inter-Sessional
Working Group regarding the Future Shape of CMS, Bonn
(4 February 2011) |
|
-x- |
-x- |
| CMS Reviews 1 and 2 Report to the Scientific
Council June 2010 |
|
-x- |
-x- |
| Documentation presented
at the 16th Meeting of the Scientific Council |
| Reviews within the Context of the CMS
Working Group on Flyways (Introductory note prepared
by the CMS Secretariat)- UNEP/CMS/ScC16/Doc.10/Rev.1 |
|
|
|
| Review 1 - Existing
CMS and non-CMS instruments. Summary Briefing Note -
UNEP/CMS/ScC16/Doc.10 Annex 1a |
|
|
|
| Review 1 - A review of CMS and non-CMS
existing administrative/management instruments for migratory
birds globally - UNEP/CMS/ScC16/Doc.10 Annex 1b |
|
-x- |
-x- |
| Review 2 - Review of Current Knowledge
of Bird Flyways, Principal Knowledge Gaps and Conservation
Priorities Executive Summary - UNEP/CMS/ScC16/Doc.10
Annex 2a |
|
|
|
| Review 2 - Review of Current Knowledge
of Bird Flyways, Principal Knowledge Gaps and Conservation
Priorities - UNEP/CMS/ScC16/Doc.10 Annex 2b |
|
-x- |
-x- |
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