DRAFT GUIDANCE ON AEWA’S PROVISIONS ON NON-NATIVE SPECIES Introduction AEWA’s Agreement text and Action Plan contain provisions addressing not only the introduction of non- native species, but also the control and eradication of non-native species that have already been introduced. As such, the 6th Session of the Meeting of the Parties to AEWA requested the Technical Committee (through ) to contribute to the development of internationally-agreed standards and guidance for risk assessment with As an extension respect to non-native waterbirds, in order to facilitate the implementation of the Agreement. of this task, the Technical Committee decided at its 13th Meeting in March 2016 to draft a guidance on how to deal with the naturalisation of non-native species. In the course of the development of this guidance, its scope was extended so that its primary purpose is to provide overall guidance on the implications of the obligations under AEWA for Contracting Parties’ domestic legislation in particular, the classification of non-native species as It additionally – “protected”. proposes definitions for the terminology used in AEWA’s provisions on non-native species. The document was considered by the Technical Committee and the resulting guidance was presented to and approved by the 14th Meeting of the AEWA Technical Committee in April 2018, subject to the incorporation of final comments. The TC reviewed the revised version following its 14th Meeting and approved it by correspondence for submission to StC13 and MOP7. The Standing Committee reviewed the draft guidance at its 13th Meeting in July 2018 and approved it for submission to MOP7 following a minor amendment. Action Requested from the Meeting of the Parties The Meeting of the Parties is requested to review the guidance on AEWA’s provisions on non-native species and to approve it for further use.
DRAFT GUIDANCE ON AEWA’S PROVISIONS ON NON-NATIVE SPECIES Introduction AEWA’s Agreement text and Action Plan contain provisions addressing not only the introduction of species, but also the control and eradication of non-native species that have already been introduced. As such, the 6th Session of the Meeting of the Parties to AEWA requested the Technical Committee (through ) to contribute to the development of internationally-agreed standards and guidance for risk assessment with respect to non-native waterbirds, in order to facilitate the implementation of the Agreement. As an extension of this task, the Technical Committee decided at its 13th Meeting in March 2016 to draft a guidance on how to deal with the naturalisation of non-native species. In the course of the development of this guidance, its scope was extended so that its primary purpose is to provide overall guidance on the implications of the obligations under AEWA for Contracting Parties’ domestic legislation – in particular, the classification of non-native species as “protected”. It additionally proposes definitions for the terminology used in AEWA’s provisions on non-native species. The document was considered by the Technical Committee and the resulting guidance was presented to and approved by the 14th Meeting of the AEWA Technical Committee in April 2018, subject to the incorporation of final comments. The TC reviewed the revised version following its 14th Meeting and approved it by correspondence for submission to StC13 and MOP7. The Standing Committee reviewed the draft guidance at its 13th Meeting in July 2018 and approved it for submission to MOP7 following a minor amendment. Action Requested from the Meeting of the Parties The Meeting of the Parties is requested to review the guidance on AEWA’s provisions on non-native species and to approve it for further use. non- native
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