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The Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds, or African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) is an independent international treaty developed under the auspices of the
United Nations Environment Programme The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system. It was established by Maurice Strong, its first director, after the United Nations Conference on ...
's
Convention on Migratory Species The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, also known as the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) or the Bonn Convention, is an international agreement that aims to conserve migratory species throughout their r ...
. It was founded to coordinate efforts to conserve bird species migrating between European and African nations, and its current scope stretches from the Arctic to South Africa, encompassing the Canadian archipelago and the Middle East as well as Europe and Africa. The agreement focuses on bird species that depend on
wetland A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently (for years or decades) or seasonally (for weeks or months). Flooding results in oxygen-free (Anoxic waters, anoxic) processes prevailing, especially in t ...
s for at least part of their lifecycle and cross international borders in their migration patterns. It currently covers 254 species.


Parties


Meetings

The Parties meet every few years. So far there have been seven meetings: * 7–9 November 1999 in Cape Town, South Africa * 25–27 September 2002 in Bonn, Germany * 23–27 October 2005 in Dakar, Senegal * 15–19 September 2008 in Antananarivo, Madagascar * 14–18 May 2012 in La Rochelle, France * 9–14 November 2015 in Bonn, Germany * 4–8 December 2018 in Durban, South Africa


Treaties


Ban on lead shot

The use of lead shot over wetlands has been banned by the signatories to the convention on account of the
poisoning A poison can be any substance that is harmful to the body. It can be swallowed, inhaled, injected or absorbed through the skin. Poisoning is the harmful effect that occurs when too much of that substance has been taken. Poisoning is not to ...
it causes.


See also

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Ramsar Convention The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of Ramsar sites (wetlands). It is also known as the Convention on Wetlands. It ...


References


External links


AEWAWings Over Wetlands (WOW) ProjectWorld Migratory Bird Day (WMBD)CMS
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