Agreement on the conservation of the migrating water birds of Africa-Eurasia

The Accord on the conservation of the migrating water birds of Africa-Eurasia ( AEWA ) is an international treaty independent developed under the auspices of the Programme of the United Nations for the environment and the concluded Convention of Bonn on June 16th, 1995 with $the Hague. It came into effect on November 1st 1999 after the minimum required of seven African countries S and of seven Eurasian countries S, ratified it.

Objectives and means

See also: Protection of the birds

The agreement concerns since 2002, protection 235 species of migratory birds ecologically dependant on wetlands along their routes of migration for at least part of their annual cycle. The agreement envisages a coordinated and concerted action states along the migratory roads of the water birds. This agreement protects from many plunger species, the Grèbe S, the Pélican S, the Cormoran S, the Héron S, the Cigogne S, the Rallidae , the Ibis, the spatulas,] the S, the Canard S, the Cygne S, the Oie S, the Grue S, the Limicole S, the Laridae , the Sterne S and even the Manchot of the Cape. All these birds do not require an active protection inevitably and all the migrating water birds are not indexed in this list. The agreement is applicable on 119 countries which are located in Europe, part of the Asia, Canada, the Middle East and Africa. The means used for their protection are the conservations of the habitats and for this reason the AEWA is an agreement complementary to the Convention of Ramsar, the control of the human activities, seeks it and counting, the education and the information of the population.

History of the agreement

The first modification of the agreement (called MOP1), the Meeting of the Parts, goes back to 1999, the number of the migrating species concerned with the Agreement was then of 170. Second modification of 2002 (MOP2) with 235. In 2005,51 countries are signatories on 117 countries concerned with these migrations. As from 2005 following the third Meeting of parts (MPO3), the project of FEM should allow the countries less developed to receive an technical assistance making it possible to better fulfill the requirements of the agreement. November 1st, 2007, 59 are signatories out of 119.

Statutes

Opinions are given on the statute to grant to the species migrating water birds. The principal criterion is the importance of the populations. The various categories of statutes are the following ones:

  • Colonne has

    • A1: very threatened populations (less than 10.000 individuals).
    • A2: threatened populations (between 10.000 and 25.000 individuals).
    • A3: threatened populations (between 25.000 and 100.000 individuals but surface of restricted distribution and/or decline of the population).

  • Column B

    • B1: very vulnerable populations (between 25.000 and 100.000 individuals).
    • B2: vulnerable populations (more than 100.000 individuals but surface of restricted distribution and/or decline of the population).

  • Column C

More than 100.000 individuals.

See too

External bonds

  • (source)
  • , list of the birds and countries concerned with MOP2.

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