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 expertise in Sub -Saharan Africa on birds and their rational use for “Strengthening 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.
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.
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