7.1 More complete Action 7.1.1 Medium Short CONSERVATION NGOs, Ringing and tagging knowledge of turtle-dove Undertake further tracking studies and ringing return ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, studies; EURING; common movements throughout analyses to determine migration routes and key national hunting federations, bird monitoring. the yearly cycle by stop-over/bottle-neck areas in Western Europe. national wildlife agencies. [2020]. Applicable to: all western Europe and African States. Action 7.1.2 High Short CONSERVATION NGOs, Ringing and tagging Undertake further tracking studies to determine studies; EURING; common ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, migration routes and key stop-over/bottle-neck national hunting federations, bird monitoring. areas in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. national wildlife agencies. Applicable to: eastern Europe, Central Asia and Middle East Range States. Action 7.1.3 High CONSERVATION NGOs, Ringing and tagging Undertake further tracking studies to determine ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, studies; EURING; national movements and habitat use of within their national hunting federations, databases (e.g. WABDaB wintering grounds in Africa. national wildlife agencies. for West Africa). Applicable to: West Africa, East Africa Action 7.1.4 Medium Medium CONSERVATION NGOs, Ringing and tagging Undertake tracking studies to determine movements ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, studies; EURING; national of birds breeding in North Africa. national hunting federations, databases (e.g. WABDaB national wildlife agencies. for West Africa). Applicable to: North, West and East Africa. 7.2 More complete Action 7.2.1 Low Long CONSERVATION NGOs, National databases; knowledge of national Collate existing information on eastern populations ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, common bird monitoring; population sizes and of turtle-dove that are not within the scope of this national hunting federations, turtle-dove specific trends by [2020]. Action Plan to determine activities for future national wildlife agencies. surveys. versions. Applicable to: some States in Central Asia, the Middle East , and Asia (as far east as China). Action 7.2.2 High Short CONSERVATION NGOs, National databases; Ensure that national monitoring schemes include ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, common bird monitoring; turtle-dove specific surveys in order to enable more national hunting federations, Turtle Dove specific robust estimates of national, regional and national wildlife agencies. surveys; Article 12 international population sizes and trends, and reporting under Birds modelling of recent and potential changes is Directive. possible.
7.1 More complete knowledge of turtle-dove movements throughout the yearly cycle by [2020]. Action 7.1.1 Undertake further tracking studies and ringing return analyses to determine migration routes and key stop-over/bottle-neck areas in Western Europe. Applicable to: all western Europe and African States. Medium Short CONSERVATION NGOs, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, national hunting federations, national wildlife agencies. Ringing and tagging studies; EURING; common bird monitoring. Action 7.1.2 Undertake further tracking studies to determine migration routes and key stop-over/bottle-neck areas in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Applicable to: eastern Europe, Central Asia and Middle East Range States. High Short CONSERVATION NGOs, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, national hunting federations, national wildlife agencies. Ringing and tagging studies; EURING; common bird monitoring. Action 7.1.3 Undertake further tracking studies to determine movements and habitat use of within their wintering grounds in Africa. Applicable to: West Africa, East Africa High CONSERVATION NGOs, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, national hunting federations, national wildlife agencies. Ringing and tagging studies; EURING; national databases (e.g. WABDaB for West Africa). Action 7.1.4 Undertake tracking studies to determine movements of birds breeding in North Africa. Applicable to: North, West and East Africa. Medium Medium CONSERVATION NGOs, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, national hunting federations, national wildlife agencies. Ringing and tagging studies; EURING; national databases (e.g. WABDaB for West Africa). 7.2 More complete knowledge of national population sizes and trends by [2020]. Action 7.2.1 Collate existing information on eastern populations of turtle-dove that are not within the scope of this Action Plan to determine activities for future versions. Applicable to: some States in Central Asia, the Middle East , and Asia (as far east as China). Low Long CONSERVATION NGOs, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, national hunting federations, national wildlife agencies. National databases; common bird monitoring; turtle-dove specific surveys. Action 7.2.2 Ensure that national monitoring schemes include turtle-dove specific surveys in order to enable more robust estimates of national, regional and international population sizes and trends, and modelling of recent and potential changes is possible. High Short CONSERVATION NGOs, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, national hunting federations, national wildlife agencies. National databases; common bird monitoring; Turtle Dove specific surveys; Article 12 reporting under Birds Directive.
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