NC National Coordinator NFP (AEWA) National Focal Point NGO Non-Governmental Organisation OMPO Migratory Birds of the Western Palearctic - European institute for the management of wild birds and their habitats ONCFS Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage (France) PoAA (AEWA) Plan of Action for Africa Ramsar The Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention) RESSOURCE “Strengthening expertise in Sub -Saharan Africa on birds and their rational use for communities and their environment” Project REC Regional Economic Community RFMO Regional Fisheries Management Organisation SABAP2 The Second Southern African Bird Atlas Project SADC Southern African Development Community SAP Species Action Plan SDG Sustainable Development Goal SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment SGF (AEWA) Small Grants Fund SP (AEWA) Strategic Plan SPMS (CMS) Strategic Plan for Migratory Species SrFPC Sub-regional Focal Point Coordinator StC Standing Committee SWM Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme (EU) TC Technical Committee TFP (AEWA) Technical Point ToT Training of Trainers TSU Technical Support Unit UNCCD United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UN Environment United Nations Environment Programme UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change WG Working Group WHC World Heritage Convention WHS Heritage Site WI Wetlands International WIOMSA Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association WLI Wetland Link International WMBD World Migratory Bird Day WSFI Wadden Sea Flyway Initiative WWT Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust UNWTO Tourism Organisation Introduction AEWA The Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) is an intergovernmental treaty dedicated to the conservation of migratory waterbirds and habitats in the African-Eurasian region. Developed under the framework of the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and administered by the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment), AEWA brings together countries and the wider international conservation community in an effort to establish coordinated and concerted actions at flyway level for the conservation of migratory waterbirds and their habitats.
are in place for each Action or Management Plan NFPs facilitate the designation of national representatives to the coordination mechanism for the pilot adaptive harvest management plan 6 m after MOP9 * Z AEWA NFPs &, designated national representatives, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders and institutions, coordinate and promote the identification of measures to promote national implementation of the African pilot adaptive harvest management plan on rolling basis ** €€ - €€€ NFPs monitor implementation of the pilot plan at the national level and provide feedback in National Reports to MOP and through other means as identified under the plan on rolling basis ** Z SP TARGET 2.5: Waterbird-related ecotourism is promoted in at least half of the Contracting Parties following the model/example of at least three ecotourism pilots focusing on migratory waterbirds that exemplify benefits to local communities as well as for the conservation status of AEWA populations and their habitats. Concise SP Activity (SP Target 2.5) PoAA Action Parties / NFPs (blue) Secretariat (green) Timeframe Priority Budget 2.5.a) Collate ecotourism case studies and identify ecotourism partners Build up a portfolio of ecotourism case studies from Africa by 2020 ** € Identify at least one strategic ecotourism partner for development of joint work programmes in Africa by MOP8 ** Z 2.5.b) Conceive and launch at least 3 pilot ecotourism initiatives in different areas at the Agreement level Launch at one pilot CBNRM ecotourism project in Africa with identified strategic partner under activity 2.5.a and other organisations, e.g. Ramsar, WTO, CMS and prioritizing key sites (e.g. CSN, transboundary, Ramsar, WHSs) by 2023 ** €€€€
3.1.d) Review / update sites lists and communicate any changes to AEWA Parties review and update inventories of sites of national & international importance based on gap-filling results (activity 3.1.c) and include in National Reports to MOP10 by *** € - €€ Parties establish frameworks for regular inventory updates by MOP10 ** Z SP TARGET 3.2: The status of, the threats to, and the effectiveness of conservation measures implemented at flyway network sites are being assessed at flyway scale, using data provided by at least three-quarters of Contracting Parties. Concise SP Activity (SP Target 3.2) PoAA Action Parties / NFPs (blue) Secretariat (green Timeframe Priority Budget 3.2.a) Develop a monitoring framework for the AEWA flyway site network Collaborate with other initiatives, especially the Ramsar State of the World's Wetlands and their Services to People and BirdLife IBA monitoring scheme, to coordinate data collection on the status of sites by MOP8 * Z 3.2.b) Assess and report on the status of flyway network TFPs liaise with partners to develop workplans to assess and monitor the site network at the national by 2022 ** Z Parties collect status information for identified under activity 3.1.a with relevant stakeholders, and actively engage organisations in the process by 2022 *** € - €€€ Parties assess the status of sites in their flyway network and submit information through their National Reports to MOP9 and subsequent MOPs by MOP9 / to next MOPs *** Z 3.2.c) Assess the conservation status of flyway network sites Parties ensure that updated site status & inventory information for flyway network is available to Secretariat by MOP10 ** Z Disseminate recommendations on site conservation resulting from the AEWA flyway-level site network assessment to African Parties and relevant Partners by MOP10 ** Z SP TARGET 3.3: At two-thirds of all flyway network sites are actively protected and actively managed, focusing in particular on internationally important sites and those in transboundary areas.