impacts of multiple wetland losses along species’ flyways, and the possible ways to develop this in the next triennium, implications for EIA, SEA and other assessment processes hopefully in association with other interested parties. (Resolution 5.14) b. Ramsar STRP has collated a spreadsheet with links to b. working with the Ramsar STRP to finalise the Guide to 169 published guidances on aspects of the extractive Guidance on Extractive Industries and to disseminate this to industries, but lack of TC capacity has meant that it has not Contracting Parties (Resolution 5.14, Resolution 5.3 & IIT No. 11) been possible to develop with further as a product (as a Guide to Guidance) for MOP6. TC capacity permitting, c. continue to collaborate with the Ramsar STRP on issues, in this will be developed further for possible submission to particular jointly working with other interested organisations to MOP7. further develop geospatial analytical tools for identifying those areas where potential conflicts may arise regarding impacts of c. Continued liaison occurs with Ramsar STRP on this and extractive industry processes on wetlands of importance for other related issues. migratory waterbirds (Resolution 5.14) 10.2. Power lines Monitor the implementation of Resolution 5.11 in consultation with a. The monitoring of implementation of Resolution 5.11 is AEWA/MOP6 DR12 the CMS ScC is in charge of monitoring the CMS Resolution now part of the national reporting process and summary of 10.11 and to provide further guidance when relevant new feedback received from the Parties is provided in the developments on reducing the impact of power lines on birds synthesis of National Reports to MOP6. become available, such as improved mitigation techniques b. No new guidance on power-lines is proposed. The (Resolution 5.11) priority is seen as implementation of the existing guidance both as adopted by AEWA and CMS. In this regard, the call from CMS COP11 to convene a multi-stakeholder Task Force on Reconciling Selected Energy Sector Developments with Migratory Species Conservation (the Energy Task Force) is significant as hopefully this will encourage best practice through the energy-distribution industry. As of April 2015, the Task Force has yet to be convened. The anticipated wide-scale development of electricity distribution grids through Africa (including through the Power Africa initiative provides an important and urgent need to ensure best practice (bird-friendly power
impacts of multiple wetland losses along species’ flyways, and the implications for EIA, SEA and other assessment processes (Resolution 5.14) b. working with the Ramsar STRP to finalise the Guide to Guidance on Extractive Industries and to disseminate this to Contracting Parties (Resolution 5.14, Resolution 5.3 & IIT No. 11) c. continue to collaborate with the Ramsar STRP on issues, in particular jointly working with other interested organisations to further develop geospatial analytical tools for identifying those areas where potential conflicts may arise regarding impacts of extractive industry processes on wetlands of importance for migratory waterbirds (Resolution 5.14) possible ways to develop this in the next triennium, hopefully in association with other interested parties. b. Ramsar STRP has collated a spreadsheet with links to 169 published guidances on aspects of the extractive industries, but lack of TC capacity has meant that it has not been possible to develop with further as a product (as a Guide to Guidance) for MOP6. TC capacity permitting, this will be developed further for possible submission to MOP7. c. Continued liaison occurs with Ramsar STRP on this and other related issues. 10.2. Power lines Monitor the implementation of Resolution 5.11 in consultation with the CMS ScC is in charge of monitoring the CMS Resolution 10.11 and to provide further guidance when relevant new developments on reducing the impact of power lines on birds become available, such as improved mitigation techniques (Resolution 5.11) a. The monitoring of implementation of Resolution 5.11 is now part of the national reporting process and summary of feedback received from the Parties is provided in the synthesis of National Reports to MOP6. b. No new guidance on power-lines is proposed. The priority is seen as implementation of the existing guidance both as adopted by AEWA and CMS. In this regard, the call from CMS COP11 to convene a multi-stakeholder Task Force on Reconciling Selected Energy Sector Developments with Migratory Species Conservation (the Energy Task Force) is significant as hopefully this will encourage best practice through the energy-distribution industry. As of April 2015, the Task Force has yet to be convened. The anticipated wide-scale development of electricity distribution grids through Africa (including through the Power Africa initiative provides an important and urgent need to ensure best practice (bird-friendly power AEWA/MOP6 DR12