Review on Hunting and Trade Legislation in Countries Relating to the Species Listed in Annex 2 to the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement
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TECHNICAL SERIES No. 29 Review on Hunting and Trade Legislation in Countries Relating to the Species Listed in Annex 2 to the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) Review on Hunting and Trade Legislation in Countries Relating to the Species Listed in Annex 2 to the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement AEWA Technical Series No. 29 September 2008 Prepared by the UNEP/AEWA Secretariat Compiled by: Catherine Lehmann, UNEP/AEWA Secretariat, [email protected] Milestones in the production of the review: First draft: March 2008, presented to the AEWA Technical Committee Second draft: June 2008, presented to the AEWA Standing Committee Final version: Adopted by the 4th Session of the Meeting of the Parties to AEWA in September 2008, Antananarivo, Madagascar Credits: Bert Lenten (Executive Secretary), Sergey Dereliev (Technical Officer) and the members of the Technical Committee to AEWA for reviewing this paper, to Johannes Müller (Intern/Consultant) for helping ensure the quality and completeness of the data by keeping up communication with focal points, for compiling and analyzing received information and for taking part in this project, to Ricardas Patiejunas (Consultant) for developing the statistical datasheet, and to Jolanta Kremer (Team Assistant) for proofreading the text. This review would not have been possible without the cooperation of our contacts throughout the AEWA area who provided information on the hunting and trade legislation in their country. Thanks to all of the following people who helped by completing questionnaires, by providing other relevant information or by sharing their expertise: Elvana Ramaj and Dr. Zamir Dedej, Albania Hikmat Alizada, Azerbaijan Wouter Faveyts, Belgium Pacal Gbethoho, Benin Valeri Georgiev, Bulgaria Yemboado Namoando, Burkina Faso Damien Nindorera, Burundi Kathryn Dickson, Canada Mahamat Hassane Idriss, Chad Ikonga Jerome Mokoko, Congo (Republic) Tano Sombo and Kouassi Remy Kouadio, Côte d’Ivoire Ivana Jelenić and Ana Kobašlić, Croatia Nicolaos Kassinis, Cyprus Jiri Pykal, Czech Republic Houssein Abdillahi Rayaleh, Djibouti Andres Kuresoo, Estonia Belete Geda, Ethiopia Matti Osara, Finland François Lamarque, Annie Charlez, Jean-Yves Mondain-Monval, Patrice Blanchet and Dr. Patrick Triplet, France Alagie Manjang, Gambia Irine Lomashvili, Georgia Doris Henn, Germany Charles C. Amankwah, Ghana Namory Keita, Guinea Zoltan Czirak, Hungary Ohad Hatzofe, Israel Alessandro Adreotti, Italy Alfred Owino Ochieng, Kenya Vilnis Bernards, Latvia Lara Samaha and Rasha Kanj, Lebanon Khaled S. Etayeb and Abdulmula A. Hamza, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Laura Janulaitienė, Lithuania Michael Fasel, Liechtenstein Sandra Cellina, Luxembourg Branko Micevski and Aleksandar Nastov, Macedonia Zarasoa, Madagascar Alfousseini Semega, Mali Dr. Rajendraprasad Sookhareea, Mauritius Stela Drucioc and Andrei Munteanu, Republic of Moldova Patrick Van Klaveren and R. Bermond, Monaco Hayat Mesbah and Mohamed, Morocco Jan van Spaandonk, Netherlands John Hyelakuma Mshelbwala, Nigeria Øystein Størkersen, Norway Claudia Faanco, Portugal Anna Belousova, Russian Federation Peter Pilinský, Slovakia Andrej Bibič, Slovenia Dr. Abdullahi M. Issa, Somalia Dr. R. van der Westhuizen, South Africa Barbara Soto-Largo, Spain Khamis Adieing Ding, Sudan Peter Örn, Sweden Rolf Anderegg, Switzerland Dr. Akram Eissa Darwish, Syrian Arab Republic Koukou Trevé Tengue, Togo Trabelssi Lassaad and Gwayel Jamel, Tunisia Serhan Çagirandkaya, Turkey Prof. Eldar A. Rustamov, Turkmenistan Christine Rumble, United Kingdom Peter J. Mundy, Zimbabwe Dr. John Harradine, British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) Niels Kanstrup, President of the Migratory Birds Commission, International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC) Rachelle Adam, Environmental Law Expert Jelena Kralj, Vice-Chair of the AEWA Technical Committee Dr. Yves Lecocq, Angus Middleton and Cy Griffin, Federation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation of the E.U. (FACE) Guy-Noël Olivier, Oiseaux Migrateurs du Paléarctique (OMPO) Recommended citation: UNEP/AEWA Secretariat. 2008. Review on Hunting and Trade Legislation in Countries Relating to the Species Listed in Annex 2 to the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement. AEWA Technical Series No. 29. Bonn, Germany. Picture on the cover: ©iStockphoto.com/Rubberball Disclaimer: The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this document do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNEP/AEWA concerning the legal status of any State, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of their frontiers and boundaries. AEWA Technical Series No. 29 CONTENTS Foreword ................................................................................................................................................ 7 Preface .................................................................................................................................................... 9 A. Executive Summary (including Recommendations) ....................................................................... 10 B. Report .............................................................................................................................................. 22 I. Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 22 1. AEWA and hunting & trade ......................................................................................................... 22 a) Legally binding documents ..................................................................................................... 22 b) The Conservation Guidelines .................................................................................................. 23 c) AEWA Resolutions ................................................................................................................. 23 d) AEWA projects ....................................................................................................................... 24 2. Aim .............................................................................................................................................. 24 3. Objectives .................................................................................................................................... 24 4. Methodology ................................................................................................................................ 24 5. Regional division of countries ..................................................................................................... 26 6. Structure of this review ................................................................................................................ 28 II. Other international treaties / supranational organisations addressing the issues of hunting and/ or trade ...................................................................................................................................................... 28 1. The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) ................ 31 2. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) ......................................................................................................................................................... 32 a) Introduction to CITES ............................................................................................................. 32 b) AEWA and CITES .................................................................................................................. 33 aa) Which countries are Parties to CITES? ............................................................................. 34 bb) Is CITES given force of law by countries? ....................................................................... 34 cc) Status of “AEWA waterbird populations” under CITES .................................................. 34 dd) Trade in waterbirds in the AEWA region ......................................................................... 35 ee) Illegal trade ........................................................................................................................ 38 ff) Measures against illegal trade ............................................................................................ 38 gg) Efficiency of measures against illegal trade ...................................................................... 39 hh) Monitoring of trade (import/ export and domestic trade) ................................................. 40 aaa) Established systems of monitoring domestic and international trade in the AEWA area ............................................................................................................................................ 41 bbb) The share of hunting for trade purposes compared to all hunting activities on waterbirds ............................................................................................................................ 45 3. The Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention) ...................................................................................................................................... 47 a) Introduction to the Bern Convention ......................................................................................