AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027

A Guide to the Implementation of the AEWA Strategic Plan 2019-2027 Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA)

AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027

Adopted at the 7th Session of the Meeting of the Parties (4-8 December 2018, Durban, South Africa)

Published by the UNEP/AEWA Secretariat This document is also available in French. 2 | AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027

Table of Contents

Photo Credits...... 2

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations...... 3

1. Introduction...... 5

2. AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027...... 6

3. Implementation of the AEWA Plan of Action for Africa...... 10

4. Actions for Implementing the AEWA Strategic Plan 2019-2027 in Africa...... 12

Species Conservation...... 13

Sustainable Use...... 22

Flyway Network of Sites...... 30

Habitat in the Wider Environment...... 37

Secure Resources...... 43

5. Implementation and Collaboration along the Flyways...... 50

Photo Credits

Cover: Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) © Andrew Martin Waterbird Identification Exercise during an AEWA Training of Trainers © Tim Dodman Black Crowned-crane (Balearica pavonina) © Jean van der Meulen Cleaning of a Water Body in the Framework of an AEWA Small Grants Fund Project © Direction des Parcs Nationaux, Senegal Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) © aleenheer / pixabay.com p. 5: Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) © Jacques Trouvilliez p. 8: Waterbird Monitoring in the Framework of an AEWA Small Grants Fund Project © Direction des Parcs Nationaux, Senegal p. 9: Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) © Sylvain Cordier p. 10: Awareness-raising Activity during an AEWA Training of Trainers © Tim Dodman p. 11: Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis) © Mathieu Hagnery / pixabay.com Monitoring Exercise during an AEWA Training of Trainers © Tim Dodman p. 12: Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) © aleenheer / pixabay.com p. 13: Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) © Mathias Putze p. 22: Grey Crowned-crane (Balearica regulorum) © Kerstin Riemer / pixabay.com p. 30: Lesser Flamingos (Phoeniconaias minor) © Adam Riley p. 37: Sighting of Wattled Cranes (Bugeranus carunculatus) in the Framework of an AEWA Small Grants Fund Project © Birdlife Zimbabwe p. 43: Waterbird Identification in the Framework of an AEWA Small Grants Fund Project © Kouassi Firmin Kouame AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 | 3

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations

AEMLAP (CMS) African-Eurasian Migratory Landbirds Action Plan AEWA Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds / African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement AEWMP African-Eurasian Waterbird Monitoring Partnership AI (AEWA) African Initiative AFRING African Bird Ringing Scheme AMBI Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative AMCEN African Ministerial Conference on the Environment ARC-WH Arabic Regional Centre for World Heritage AU African Union BBI Bio-Bridge Initiative (CBD) BirdLife BirdLife International BirdLife EAFI BirdLife East Atlantic Flyway Initiative BIMP BirdLife International Marine Programme CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CBLT Lake Chad Basin Commission / Commission du Bassin du Lac Tchad CBNRM Community-based natural resource management CEMAC Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa CEPA Communication, Education and Public Awareness CEPA FP (AEWA) CEPA Focal Point CIRAD Agricultural Research Centre for International Development / Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (France) CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species CMS Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals COP Conference of the Parties CP Contracting Party CPW Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management CSN Critical Sites Network CSO Civil Society Organisation CSR (AEWA) Conservation Status Report ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States EIA Environmental Impact Assessment ESA European Space Agency EU European Union FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation FFEM French Facility for Global Environment / Fonds Français pour l’Environnement Mondial FP Focal Point FTK Flyway Training Kit GIS Geographic Information System GITES Initiative on Integrated Management of Dryland Territories / Initiative Gestion Intégrée des Territoires en Zones Sèches IBA Important Bird and Biodiversity Area IKI International Climate Initiative (Germany) IMSAP (AEWA) International Multi-Species Action Plan IPBES Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services IRP (AEWA) Implementation Review Process ISEG (AEWA) International Species Expert Group ISWG (AEWA) International Species Working Group ISSAP (AEWA) International Single Species Action Plan IUCN International Union for the Conservation of Nature IWC International Waterbird Census m months MAB (UNESCO) Man and the Biosphere Programme MBP Migratory Birds for People Programme MEA Multilateral Environmental Agreement MIKT (CMS) Intergovernmental Task Force on Illegal Killing, Taking and Trade of Migratory Birds in the Mediterranean MOP Meeting of the Parties NBA Niger Basin Authority 4 | AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027

NBSAP National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan NC National Coordinator NFP (AEWA) National Focal Point NGO Non-Governmental Organisation OFB French Agency for Biodiversity (previously ONCFS – National Hunting and Wildlife Agency) / Office Français de la Biodiversité (anciennement l’ONCFS – Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage) OMPO Migratory Birds of the Western Palearctic - European Institute for the Management of Wild Birds and their Habitats / Oiseaux Migrateurs du Paléarctique Occidental - Institut européen pour la gestion des oiseaux sauvages et de leurs habitats OMVS Organisation for the Development of the Senegal River / Organisation pour la mise en valeur du fleuve Sénégal 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 / Projet « Renforcement d'Expertise au Sud du Sahara sur les Oiseaux et leur Utilisation Rationnelle en faveur des Communautés et de leur Environnement » 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 (AEWA) Sub-regional Focal Point Coordinator StC (AEWA) Standing Committee SWM Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme (EU) TC (AEWA) Technical Committee TFP (AEWA) Technical Focal Point To T Training of Trainers TSU Technical Support Unit (to support the implementation of the AEWA Plan of Action for Africa) UNCCD United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNEP-WCMC UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNWTO World Tourism Organisation WG Working Group WHC World Heritage Convention WHS World Heritage Site WIOMSA Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association WLI Wetland Link International WOW Wings Over Wetlands project WMBD World Migratory Bird Day WSFI Wadden Sea Flyway Initiative WWT Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 | 5

1. Introduction The Agreement has three main bodies: • Meeting of the Parties (MOP), the governing body of AEWA; African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement • Standing Committee (StC), responsible for steering (AEWA) the operations between sessions of the MOP; The Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian • Technical Committee (TC), responsible for providing Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) is an intergovernmental scientific and technical advice. treaty dedicated to the conservation of migratory waterbirds and their habitats in the African-Eurasian The Agreement’s Secretariat (UNEP/AEWA Secretariat) region. Developed under the framework of the based in Bonn, Germany, supports the Parties and Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) services the bodies of the Agreement. and administered by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), AEWA brings together countries The AEWA Action Plan and the wider international conservation community in an The AEWA Action Plan, which constitutes an integral effort to establish coordinated and concerted actions at part of the Agreement (Annex 3), is legally binding for flyway level for the conservation of migratory waterbirds all Contracting Parties. It specifies different measures and their habitats. to be undertaken by Parties to warrant the conservation of migratory waterbirds within their national boundaries. AEWA covers 255 species of migratory waterbirds that These include measures for species and habitat are ecologically dependent on wetlands for at least part conservation and the management of human activities of their annual cycle, which cross international boundaries through various means including legal provisions, promoting during their migration and require good quality habitat sustainable use or addressing emergency measures. The for breeding, as well as a network of suitable sites to Action Plan also identifies measures to promote research support their annual journeys. International cooperation and monitoring, education and improved information and across their entire migratory range, as provided by AEWA, awareness on migratory waterbirds and their habitats in is therefore essential for their effective conservation and the Agreement area. Priority is given to those waterbird management. populations of particular conservation concern, listed in Column A of Table 1 of the AEWA Action Plan in Annex The Agreement area stretches from the northern 3 to the Agreement which indicates the status of the reaches of Canada and the Russian Federation to populations of migratory waterbirds covered under AEWA. the southernmost tip of Africa, covering 119 Range States from Africa, Europe, the Middle East and parts The AEWA Strategic Plan 2019-2027 of Asia and Canada. As at 1 June 2020, AEWA has 80 The AEWA Strategic Plan (SP) 2019-2027 provides the Contracting Parties (CPs), with 42 from Eurasia (including framework for implementation of the Agreement by the the European Union) and 38 from Africa. AEWA provides Contracting Parties, Standing Committee, Technical for coordinated and concerted action to be taken by Committee, UNEP/AEWA Secretariat and Partners. The the Range States throughout the migration systems of goal of the AEWA Strategic Plan is to “maintain migratory waterbirds to which it applies. waterbird species and their populations in a favourable conservation status or to restore them to such a status throughout their flyways”. Implementation of the AEWA 6 | AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027

Strategic Plan will contribute to the implementation implementation of the Agreement in Africa, the AEWA of provisions under key global frameworks for Parties in 2008 unanimously supported the establishment environmental conservation, including the Sustainable of the African Initiative for the Conservation of Migratory Development Goals (SDGs), Aichi Biodiversity Targets, Waterbirds and their Habitats in Africa by adopting Strategic Plan for Migratory Species (SPMS) and the 4th resolution 4.9 of MOP4. The African Initiative aims to Ramsar Strategic Plan 2016-2024, as clearly indicated in promote the implementation of AEWA in Africa and the AEWA SP. AEWA’s first Strategic Plan covered the thus help conserve migratory waterbird populations period 2009–2017, and was later extended to 2018, in that use the region. Resolution 4.9 also suggested the line with the schedule for the 7th Meeting of the Parties development of a Plan of Action for Africa as one of the (MOP7) to AEWA. The current Strategic Plan is for the key activities under the initiative. years 2019 – 2027 (three AEWA triennia). The AEWA Plan of Action for Africa (PoAA) is the The AEWA Strategic Plan 2019-2027 describes five operational guideline for implementation of the AEWA objectives, including four substantive conservation Strategic Plan in Africa. The first PoAA, adopted objectives (1-4) and one enabling objective (5), as through Resolution 5.9 of the AEWA MOP5 (France, indicated in Table 1 below: 2012) for the period 2012-2017, was later extended to 2018, alongside the AEWA Strategic Plan. Like the new AEWA Strategic Plan, the new AEWA PoAA covers the Table 1: Objectives of the AEWA Strategic Plan 2019-2027 period of 2019-2027.

To strengthen species conservation Objective 1 and recovery and reduce causes of unnecessary mortality 2. AEWA Plan of Action for Africa To ensure that any use and management 2019-2027 of AEWA-listed migratory waterbird Objective 2 populations is sustainable across their flyways This plan aims to provide practical guidance to Parties, the bodies of the Agreement, the UNEP/AEWA Secretariat, To establish and sustain a coherent and partners to assist the enhanced implementation of and comprehensive flyway network of the AEWA Strategic Plan in Africa. protected areas and other sites, managed Objective 3 to maintain – and where necessary The AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 follows restore – their national and international the structure and operational period of the current importance for migratory waterbird AEWA Strategic Plan 2019-2027. It provides a series of populations prioritised actions to be conducted for the prescribed To ensure there is sufficient quantity and activities under each SP Objective and Target. The SP quality of habitat in the wider environment indicators are therefore also applicable for assessing Objective 4 for achieving and maintaining favourable implementation of the AEWA PoAA. The PoAA also conservation status for migratory suggests project ideas, which should be considered for waterbird populations the development of flyway-level project concepts and To secure and strengthen the knowledge, proposals that address issues specific to four principal capacity, recognition, awareness and flyway systems in Africa. Objective 5 resources required for the Agreement to achieve its conservation objectives Geographical Region The PoAA covers the entire African region (Figure 1), comprising the following African Range States as outlined For each objective, between four to six Targets to be in Table 2 (Contracting Parties as at 1 September 2019 achieved by 2027 have been identified, each accompanied are shown in upper case, non-Party Range States in lower by specific indicators with means of verification and case): corresponding activities.

The AEWA African Initiative and Plan of Action for Africa (PoAA) The African region constitutes a significant part of the AEWA range and supports populations of migratory waterbirds in unfavourable conservation status, including for globally threatened species, as well as populations of quarry species. The region also has a wide range of key habitats essential for the survival of these species. Recognising that additional efforts were needed for the AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 | 7

Table 2: AEWA geographic sub-regions in Africa

Northern Africa ALGERIA, EGYPT, LIBYA, MOROCCO and TUNISIA

BURUNDI DJIBOUTI, ETHIOPIA KENYA, RWANDA SUDAN Eastern Africa , Eritrea, , , Somalia, South Sudan, , UGANDA and TANZANIA

BOTSWANA ESWATINI MADAGASCAR MALAWI MAURITIUS Southern Africa Angola, , Comoros, , Lesotho, , , , Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, SOUTH AFRICA, Zambia and ZIMBABWE

BENIN, BURKINA FASO, Cabo Verde, CÔTE D'IVOIRE, THE GAMBIA, GHANA, GUINEA, Western Africa GUINEA-BISSAU, Liberia, MALI, MAURITANIA, NIGER, NIGERIA, SENEGAL, Sierra Leone and TOGO

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CHAD CONGO Central Africa Cameroon, , , , Democratic Republic of the Congo, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, GABON and São Tomé and Príncipe

Figure 1: AEWA Range Map showing the African sub-regions (as at 1 September 2019) 8 | AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027

Challenges and issues to implementing the and resource mobilisation skills are needed for effective AEWA Strategic Plan in Africa implementation of the PoAA, including for: Effective implementation of the PoAA requires commitment, good planning, proper coordination, • Ornithology / bird study; resources and time. This invariably presents a wide range • Bird monitoring, census and surveys; of challenges, in common with almost all conservation • Data management, analysis and geographic plans. Some of the challenges identified during the information system (GIS); Workshop of the Working Group for the Development of • Reporting on implementation of AEWA; the AEWA PoAA are listed below; these have been largely • Policy development and application, law enforcement addressed through the actions identified in the plan. and good governance; • Communication, facilitation and negotiation; Limited awareness • Site and habitat management; Despite past and ongoing efforts, there remains a • Scientific research (e.g. biologists, veterinarians, generally low level of awareness of migratory waterbirds limnologists); and their conservation needs, and a poor understanding • Fundraising and donor liaison; of the value of waterbirds and wetlands, including among • Advocacy and campaigning (e.g. through ‘AEWA policy and decision makers and natural resource users. champions’). This restricts wider interest in waterbirds and enthusiasm for their conservation. This limitation emphasises the need In some countries, the number of people with such skills, for AEWA to develop momentum in actions that increase including ornithologists or other experts, is very low and awareness, through establishing an effective network of naturally presents a barrier to implementation progress. On CEPA Focal Points (FPs) and using mechanisms such a regional level, strong networks are also important. Weak as the World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD - https://www. flyway-scale partnerships are likely to be ineffective, and worldmigratorybirdday.org). With all stakeholders, AEWA AEWA needs to develop its own capacity for sub-regional also needs to demonstrate its relevance to global issues integration. These issues underpin the need for AEWA such as climate change. The Agreement should also to continue to address capacity building through Training highlight its role in contributing to the broader sustainable of Trainers (ToT) events, promoting the use of relevant development agenda as well as the fact that many AEWA existing toolkits and other means, including traditional obligations are shared, cross-cutting with those under and local knowledge. It is also crucial to strengthen the other MEAs. Range states thereby also satisfy their network of National Focal Points (NFPs), Technical Focal commitments under these conservation treaties through Points (TFPs) and Communication, Education and Public implementing AEWA. Awareness Focal Points (CEPA FPs), all of whom need to be dedicated and proactive, and work in collaboration Limited capacity in order to constitute a solid pillar for guiding, promoting Knowledge and capacity required for effective conservation and advancing national implementation of AEWA. and management of migratory waterbirds and their habitats is limited. Constant effort is required in order Low perceived value of waterbirds to build a greater understanding for good management The value of waterbirds is often not fully appreciated, of natural resources, as well as institutional capacity. despite their contribution to various social, cultural and A wide range of technical, administrative, institutional economic activities, such as ecotourism and sustaining AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 | 9

livelihoods. On a wider level, trade-offs are inevitable partners. The main body responsible for guiding the between the impacts of issues such as population development of the Plan is the Working Group for the growth and conservation of the wider environment. In all development of the AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019- scenarios, putting a realistic value to natural resources, 2027. A workshop of this Working Group took place in including migratory waterbirds and their habitats, is of Dakar, Senegal from 10-12 October 2017, initiating the benefit, noting the importance of cultural value, which are process for developing the draft plan. Three facilitators hard to measure. as well as representatives of the UNEP/AEWA Secretariat supported the workshop and assumed the task of drafting Weak governance, legislation and coordination the plan based on the workshop outputs as well as inputs Effective conservation requires good governance and from further consultation with the Working Group, Parties decision-making as well as good coordination, especially and partners. The workshop identified a number of issues between government departments and focal points of the related to each SP objective, as summarised below, different MEAs. Some actions, e.g. related to illegal trade which were then used to develop prioritised actions to be and hunting or formal conservation and management of addressed in the region. The draft PoAA 2019-2027 was protected areas, require dynamic legislative systems that circulated to the PoAA Working Group and subsequently permit timely legislative modifications and/or enforcement all African CPs and AEWA Partners for comments and of laws. However, in many countries there are numerous input. These were taken into consideration to produce branches of legislation with responsibilities of different the final draft document submitted to the AEWA MOP7 Ministries, resulting in cumbersome and time-consuming for consideration. procedures for amendment and presenting political hurdles to revision and enforcement of laws.

Limited financial resources The availability of funds for conservation action is an issue that cuts across all sectors and in almost all parts of the world. There are many competing biodiversity conservation priorities and limited resources to address them, requiring prioritisation. In some countries, waterbird conservation may be a rather low priority compared, for instance, to conserving megafauna or to other national issues such as security and poverty alleviation. Furthermore, waterbirds may not be a focus for some major funding agencies. AEWA has some valued traditional supporting partners, including a number of Parties, but further partnerships need to be secured with other Parties, other funding agencies, the private sector and sub-regional organisations. Financing habitat protection along flyways is essential for long-term survival of migratory waterbirds and will require innovative means of financing, including proposing incentives measures, promoting natural resource-based alternative livelihoods options and promoting / developing synergies with partners and stakeholders to maximise the limited resources available for biodiversity conservation.

Limited human resources High staff turnover is an issue in many countries and can present difficulties, especially when key personnel, such as FPs or International Waterbird Census (IWC) National Coordinators (NCs), are moved on from a role in AEWA or waterbird conservation. Quite often, there are more generalists and a limited number of specialists, and incentives for young people to develop an advanced interest in nature conservation may be limited. In general, the number of personnel allocated for waterbird and wetlands conservation is limited, compared to the attributed workload.

Development of the PoAA 2019-2027 This Plan of Action for Africa has been developed through a consultative process with CPs and AEWA 10 | AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027

3. Implementation of the AEWA • CMS Task Forces and Working Groups particularly Plan of Action for Africa the Intergovernmental Task Force on Illegal Killing, Taking and Trade of Migratory Birds in the Mediterranean (MIKT), Energy Task Force, Working Partnership and collaboration Group on Preventing Poisoning of Migratory Birds, For the effective implementation of the PoAA, a wide Working Group on Migratory Landbirds in the African- range of actors should be involved at all stages. In general, Eurasian Region and Working Group on Flyways; one set of actions should be addressed at the flyway or • Ramsar Regional Initiatives relevant for Africa, Agreement level and should be led by the UNEP/AEWA including the Mediterranean Wetlands Initiative Secretariat with input from the Technical Committee and/ (MedWet), Niger River Basin Network (NIGERWET), or the Standing Committee and key partners. A second Ramsar Centre For Eastern Africa (RAMCEA), set of actions should be addressed at the national level SenegalWet, West African Coastal Zone Wetlands and should be led by the AEWA African Parties. All Network (WACOWet); actions should be carried out in full collaboration with • CBD Bio-Bridge Initiative (BBI); relevant partners or stakeholders, both governmental and • International Waterbird Census Programme; non-governmental. Depending on the action, partners • Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife should include the following, among others: Management (CPW); • Wadden Sea Flyway Initiative (WSFI); • AEWA African Contracting Parties; • Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI); • National governmental departments, e.g. energy, • African-Eurasian Waterbird Monitoring Partnership agriculture and fisheries sectors; (AEWMP); • Academic / research institutions, educational / • East Atlantic Flyway Initiative of BirdLife International training institutes at different levels; (BirdLife EAFI); • National NGOs / Civil Society Organisations (CSOs); • BirdLife International Marine Programme; • Focal Points and coordinators of relevant schemes, • Migratory Birds for People (MBP) Programme and e.g. International Waterbird Census National Wetland Link International (WLI), led by the Wildfowl Coordinators (IWC NCs); and Wetlands Trust (WWT), UK; • Local communities, especially those living in or • Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme, utilising key sites; of the EU; • Experts / consultants; • Project “Strengthening expertise in sub-Saharan • Non-African AEWA Contracting Parties (as Africa on birds and their rational use for communities appropriate); and their environment” (RESSOURCE); • AEWA African Non-Party Range States; • Project on Climate Resilient Site Network in the • Other Multilateral Environmental Agreements African-Eurasian Flyway, led by Wetlands International (MEAs), especially CMS and Ramsar, as well as and sponsored by the International Climate Change relevant regional agreements; Initiative (IKI); • International NGOs; • Tunis Action Plan (TAP) 2013-2020 of the Bern • International and regional initiatives, especially flyway Convention; initiatives; • African Strategy on Combating Illegal Exploitation • Regional authorities, including fisheries and river and Illegal Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora in Africa basin authorities; 2016-2025, of Agenda 2063 of the African Union; • The donor community; • EU Initiative, ‘Larger than Elephants’: Inputs for an • The private sector, including international, national EU Strategic Approach to Wildlife Conservation in and local businesses; Africa. • Interested individuals.

The PoAA does not generally specify named partners, projects, programmes or initiatives, because circumstances and modes of implementation will vary significantly between countries. However, attention should be given to promoting collaboration with partners and stakeholders at the national, transboundary and flyway levels, by seeking opportunities for joint implementation and sharing of experiences and expertise. Such international collaboration is imperative for the effective conservation of migratory waterbirds as a shared natural resource. Depending on the specific action and the concerned flyways, collaboration should be strengthened or initiated with ongoing projects, programmes or initiatives, including, among others the: AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 | 11

AEWA Resolution 5.9 also approved the establishment size and scale of issues to be addressed in each Party (e.g. of the Technical Support Unit (TSU), while the number of priority populations and key sites for migratory 9th Meeting of the AEWA Standing Committee (Trondheim, birds in a given Party). It is highly recommended that Norway, 2013) approved the Terms of Reference for the Parties draw up their own specific budget requirements functioning of the TSU. The TSU constitutes a team of as part of their national AEWA PoAA implementation experts in various domains, offered by the Governments plans. of France and Senegal, to support the implementation of the AEWA Plan of Action for Africa on the ground. The Monitoring Implementation of the AEWA Plan of TSU works in collaboration with the African Parties, the Action for Africa 2019-2027 UNEP/AEWA Secretariat and other partners, to ensure Considering that the AEWA PoAA 2019-2027 is aligned coordination of activities conducted in Africa towards the to the AEWA Strategic Plan 2019-2027, a module for implementation of the PoAA. reporting on the implementation of the AEWA PoAA will be developed under the National Reporting Format for the Timeframe AEWA MOPs. The AEWA PoAA implementation reporting Many actions require implementation on a rolling basis module should be available on time for reporting to the and integration into regular national level operations, AEWA MOP8 and subsequent MOPs. The timeframe for procedures and policies. Other actions are linked closely the PoAA implementation reporting process should be to the AEWA MOP cycles or to a specific AEWA MOP aligned to that for the MOP. The UNEP/AEWA Secretariat session and thereof to the AEWA National Reporting (at the international level) and AEWA Parties (at the cycle, given that the MOP is the governing body of AEWA national level) should actively collaborate with other and presents the best opportunity for Parties to jointly MEAs and frameworks for implementing relevant ongoing review achievements, results and issues with input from and new initiatives and projects that promote synergies in key partners and direct the way forward for future action. harmonizing national reporting under MEAs. A few actions have more specific timeframes, usually when a specific outcome needs to be realised.

Prioritisation Three levels of priority (essential, high and medium) have been indicated for each action in the plan, to serve as guidance, especially when resources (human, financial) are limited. However, some priorities will no doubt vary between Parties, especially at the site level.

Budget Given that budget requirements vary widely per country and over time, no precise budget has been set for implementation of the plan; instead, budget thresholds have been suggested. Budget thresholds for actions addressed at the national level are indicated as estimates per country. These will vary significantly depending on the 12 | AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027

KEY 4. Actions for Implementing the AEWA Strategic Plan 2019-2027 in Africa

Key to PoAA Action Tables

Main Actor This column indicates whether an action is to be implemented at the national level (Parties) or at Agreement level (Secretariat). Parties: National AEWA implementing agencies in African Contracting Parties; on some occasions, specific reference in the action column is made to National Focal Points (NFPs) or other actors acting on behalf of Parties.

Parties should work with appropriate partners for all actions.

Secretariat: UNEP/AEWA Secretariat with input from the TC, StC and partners as appropriate

Priority

Symbol Description * Medium ** High *** Essential

Budget 1

Symbol Description € < €1,000 €€ €1,000 - €10,000 €€€ €10,000 - €50,000 €€€€ €50,000 - €100,000 €€€€€ > €100,000 Regular internal cost, e.g. staff time (may be covered by existing mechanisms, Z but will vary, e.g. between countries)

1 Cost estimates for African Parties are 'per Party' Species Conservation

To strengthen species conservation and recovery and reduce causes of unnecessary OBJECTIVE 1: mortality

Key to PoAA Action Tables

Aichi Targets to which this objective contributes: SDGs to which this objective contributes: 14 | AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 Z Z Z Z Z Z Z €€ Z - €€ €€-€€€ Budget ** ** ** ** ** ** *** *** *** *** Priority by 2021 by Timeframe by end 2020 by on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling 6 m after MOP 6 m after MOP 9 m after and next MOPs and next 12 m after MOP 12 m after MOP 18 m after 18 m after MOP, MOP, 18 m after 12 m before MOP8 12 m before then on rolling basis then on rolling Main Main Actor Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Secretariat Secretariat [link to actions under target 2.2] target actions under [link to The legal measures required by the AEWA Action Plan (for species conservation) are transposed into all Parties’ domestic legislation legislation domestic Parties’ all into transposed are conservation) species (for Plan Action AEWA the by required measures legal The effectively and enforced Partiesdevelop measures strengthen to review legislative the national of to the outcomes response compliance relevant with domestic legislation, in Partiesimplement established measures thereof compliance of review regular strengthen to undertake and legislation compliance with relevant domestic NFPs ensure wide awareness within relevant stakeholder groups of the latest AEWA-related MEAs other link to their and and arising obligations, legal updates where cases priority for WHC), Ramsar, CMS, (e.g. MEAs relevant with jointly IRP, AEWA the Apply affects legislation with negatively non-compliance or domestic AEWA-relevant has potential the sites and habitats their species and/or AEWA affect to negatively developing new legislation new developing NFPs coordinate submission of formal requests measures legislative new and adopt develop to or existing relevant national institutions to amend guidelines and regulations policy, and law domestic into requirements AEWA latest build Parties compliance and of report on enforcement and review to on how Parties guidelines for Develop conservation species for Plan Action AEWA the by required with the legal measures domesticrelevant of and with legislationcompliance and establish enforcement review Parties therewith compliance to ensure mechanisms national PoAA Action Action PoAA legislation domestic update and review to workflow collaborative a conduct and establish Parties amendments MOP and text AEWA latest the on based conservation species AEWA for relevant or existing updating for institutions national relevant to submissions formal prepare NFPs/TFPs : SP Target 1.1 Target SP 1.1.c) Review and Review 1.1.c) compliance strengthen with and enforcement legislation of 1.1.b) Align domestic Align domestic 1.1.b) AEWA with law requirements domestic legislation 1.1.a) Review existing existing Review 1.1.a) Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise 1.1) Target (SP AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 | 15 Z Z € Z €€ €€ - €€€€€ Budget Budget €€ - €€€€ * * ** ** ** ** ** Priority Priority Timeframe Timeframe before MOPs/ before on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling 6 m after MOP 6 m after MOP 9 m after MOP 6 m after Main Main Main Main Actor Actor Parties Parties Parties Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat PoAA Action Action PoAA Reports National their in enforcement and compliance of degree the on updates provide Parties to MOP Facilitate sharing of experience / best the under requirements legal practicethe with, compliance strengthen to between measures and of, Partiesenforcement concerning review the and conservation species for Plan Action AEWA All priority species/populations are covered by effectively implemented Species Action Plans at flyway level flyway at Plans Action Species implemented effectively by covered are species/populations All priority Establish a prioritized AEWA work plan for development, revision or retiring of ISSAPs/IMSAPs of retiring or revision development, for plan work AEWA prioritized a Establish Implement the work AEWA ISSAP/IMSAP plan for development, revision or retiringof ISSAPs/ with Africa, close for IMSAPs relevant engagement of Parties and technical partners in allRange States or hosting through drafting or revision ISSAP/IMSAP to contribute actively States Range African communication workshops and in participation PoAA Action Action PoAA Review and update the list of species / populationsrequiring 1 new,revisedTable orAEWA to amendments retiredbased on the MOP ISSAPs Based on the updated AEWA ISSAP/IMSAP list, NFPs maintain and update a list accordingly stakeholders national and inform of country, in their species/ requiring ISSAPs populations SP Target 1.2: Target SP practice 1.1.d) Share experience experience 1.1.d) Share best and exchange Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise 1.1) Target (SP work plan including for for plan including work ISSAPs new of drafting 1.2.b) Develop ISSAP ISSAP Develop 1.2.b) plans) 1.2.a) Review/update Review/update 1.2.a) required ISSAPs list of plans and (list new to existing changes Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise 1.2) Target (SP

14 16 | AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 Z Z Z Z Z Z €€ €€ €-€€ €€€ - € - €€ €€€€€ Budget € - €€€€ * ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Priority Timeframe on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling 6 m after MOP 6 m after 12 m after MOP 12 m after Main Main Actor Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat ISWG ISWG Coordinators develop project portfoliosfor'African' specific ISSAPs and IMSAPs with partners other and Parties Secretariat, the UNEP/AEWA input of AEWA international partners coordinate developmentthe Atlantic Flyway, Western of Indian projects flyway Ocean Flyway, Intra-African Flyways section 5) (see Flyways trans-Saharan and the East for Mediterranean / Strengthen partnerships with flyway initiatives, such WSFI,as AMBI,BirdLife EAFI andMBP and fundraising development project for Programme, secured are resources which for projects flyway Implement Principal Range States as defined in the respective ISSAPs/IMSAPs develop and adopt national national and adopt develop ISSAPs/IMSAPs respective in the as defined States Range Principal implementation their for resources and secure based on ISSAPs/IMSAPs SAPs of implementation coordinate WGs to establishStates national Range principal are that Parties countries in their ISSAPs/IMSAPs AEWA NFPs provide regular feedback on implementationof ISSAPs/IMSAPs to the AEWA ISWG as Reports National through MOP as to the well International and National WGs of the plans of the implementation assessment level flyway for for information ‘African’each ISSAP/IMSAP contribute necessary the PoAA Action Action PoAA Convene AEWA ISWGs ISSAP of each adoption after 6 months within organisations for 'African' ISSAPs/IMSAPs and identify leadthe ISWGs experts to and representatives national designate NFPs coordinating Secretariat the UNEP/AEWA from with back-up implementation coordinate ISWGs AEWA NFPs elevate prioritisation of AEWA ISSAPs/IMSAPs Secretariat national at the UNEP/AEWA from with guidance NBSAPs, levelincorporateand into 1.2.f) Develop flyway- 1.2.f) Develop for scale projects selected SAPs of implementation of of implementation of ISSAPs 1.2.e) Review status status Review 1.2.e) 1.2.d) Implement 1.2.d) Implement level national at ISSAPs and report ISSAPs 1.2.c) Convene AEWA AEWA Convene 1.2.c) to ISWGs/ISEGs coordinate of implementation Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise 1.2) Target (SP AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 | 17 Z Z Z Z Z Z €€ €€ Budget Budget €€ - €€€€ ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Priority Priority by MOP8 by Timeframe Timeframe on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling 6 m after MOP 6 m after 12 m after MOP 12 m after MOP 18 m after Main Main Main Main Actor Actor Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Parties implement conservation actions aimed at improving the status of identified populations of identified status the at improving aimed actions conservation implement Parties Prepare Prepare guidance for these waterbird States Range to concerned disseminate and elsewhere populations with input experts of Africafrom and country their in populations of list a produce NFPs/TFPs 1.3.a, activity of outcome the on Based population of their support >1% which they for action conservation in need of Parties use guidance to establish /procedures national work plans to implement conservation populations identified for actions Parties include actions for priority waterbird populations budgets in national funding priorities and PoAA Action PoAA Identify waterbird populationsranges and their guidance, and management conservation Africa in unfavourable in conservation requiring status PoAA Action Action PoAA Develop budgets and fundraising 5.6.a) (see activity plan mobilisation resource AEWA international portfolios for 'African' ISSAPs and IMSAPs within the Parties allocate resources to raiseand strategies fundraising national through funds level national implementation for of ISSAPs IMSAPs at and Parties along flywaysidentify flagshipfundraising species and twinning opportunities a basis for as For For all other populations in unfavourble conservation status, stakeholders other and Parties and is applied by science-based its Partners and/or conservation AEWA by available managementand guidance is made : SP Target 1.3 Target SP 1.3.c) Implement Implement 1.3.c) actions in conservation supporting countries a population >1% of / disseminate guidance / disseminate conservation and conservation guidance management prepare / Update 1.3.b) (SP Target 1.3) Target (SP Identify 1.3.a) requiring populations Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise resource mobilisation mobilisation resource SAPs plan for 1.2.g) Develop 1.2.g) Develop Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise 1.2) Target (SP

16 18 | AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 Z Z Z Z €€ € - €€ Z - €€€ Budget €€ - €€€€ * ** *** *** *** *** *** *** Priority by 2021 by by MOP8 by Timeframe on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling 12 m after MOP 12 m after 12 m after MOP/ MOP/ 12 m after 12 m after MOP7 12 m after Main Main Actor Parties Parties Parties Parties Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat The The quality of waterbird population status assessments, including information on driversof populationtrends, populations being are assessedwaterbird on the the basisof most complete and up-to-date AEWA all that at least of two-thirds is improved so available information monitoring monitoring schemes Parties work together improveto coordinated sub-regional, transboundarymonitoring, and and (e.g. with initiatives WSFI),collaborate programmesrelevant and (e.g. projects level flyway and SABAP2) BIMP Parties define time-bound plans resourceto and implement schemes, then allocate financial, material and human resources (including effectivenational waterbird monitoring coordinators and data managers) for active coordination of waterbird to partners monitoring data of availability and site monitoring, and facilitate National Reports to MOP National and analysis collection in data needs training for Assess priorities priority in analysis and collection data for capacity national enhance to courses training Organise based on outcomes countries Partiesdefine updateand national waterbird priorities and international and national management monitoring schemes and align scope to site Parties activate existing national committeesto coordinate or waterbird facilitate monitoring establishment the activities government agencies, research institutes and NGOs) and facilitate implemented implementationof national of new ones different by stakeholders (e.g. PoAA Action Action PoAA International Wetlands with consultation in level, flyway and national the at partners with Work and management collection data to improve Partnership Monitoring and the Waterbird Establish a schedule for Parties to include population status and supporting in their data : SP Target 1.4 Target SP collection, quality quality collection, of and availability monitoring data 1.4.a) Improve Improve 1.4.a) Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise 1.4) Target (SP AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 | 19

Z Z Z €€ €€ €€€ €€€ Budget Budget ** ** ** ** ** ** *** Priority Priority by 2021 by Timeframe Timeframe on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling on rolling basis on rolling immediately after after immediately MOP / on rolling basis / on rolling MOP Main Main Main Main Actor Actor Parties Parties Parties Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Decision-making Decision-making for national and flyway-level conservation and management waterbirdof populations is based monitoring data available on the best- of the Ramsar National Reports) National the Ramsar of to analyses to contribute tools as key capability Tool CSR and CSN Enhance Parties incorporate monitoringdrivers monitoring programmes biodiversity waterbird of population trends into their national PoAA Action Action PoAA and collaboration promote waterbirds African Support partners to for trends analyse drivers of and universities institutes/agencies with research existing with collaboration in data, comparable relevant collect to mechanisms establish Parties monitoring) and IBA IWC schemes (e.g. Produce a plan on monitoring drivers of partners Wetlandsincluding International,BirdLife International UNEP, and population Ramsar (linking to trends building synergies on Africa project and the on key GlobWetland Ramsar ESA-Ramsar Sites data with analysis from Section 5 PoAA Action Action PoAA Develop flyway-levelrecommendations through the CSRprocess based ondata updates in (e.g. consideration for Parties African to these communicate and listing) population 1 Table AEWA decision-making national Parties contribute data existingto platforms EAFI BirdLife e.g. WSFI, initiatives, flyway regional and relevant in participation active through and share data the at flyway especially level, : SP Target 1.5 Target SP information on drivers on drivers information trends population of 1.4.b) Collect / analyse / analyse Collect 1.4.b) Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise 1.4) Target (SP flyway level flyway 1.5.a) Use data to data Use 1.5.a) decision-making inform at and conservation (SP Target 1.5) Target (SP Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise

18 20 | AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 € Z Z Z Z €€ € - €€ Budget Budget €€ - €€€€ * * * * ** ** ** *** Priority Priority by MOP8 by rolling basis rolling Timeframe Timeframe on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling by end of each year year each end of by 6 m after MOP / on MOP 6 m after Main Main Main Main Actor Actor Parties Parties Parties Parties Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat

AEWA priorities relating to four causes of unnecessary additional mortality and other key threats to migratory waterbirds and their their and waterbirds to migratory threats key other and mortality additional unnecessary of causes four to relating priorities AEWA processes multilateral in key integrated are habitats The The UNEP/AEWA Secretariat opportunities to and advance forums international relevant Agreement’s in the participation indirect or direct including through waterbirds, agenda partners on mortality useand threatsidentified migratory to international priorities related to mortality of and threats to waterbirds in Africa e.g. under UN Environment, Environment, UN Africa e.g. under in waterbirds to and threats of torelated mortality priorities CBD, Ramsar and CMS and its instruments; regularly disseminate an updated list of these action for to and stakeholders Parties relevant Secure input of African Parties and partners to identify opportunities influenceto in Africa processes events meetings and 1.6.a, e.g. in activity identified agenda AEWA's opportunities to advance use these / NFPs Parties Partiescollaborate among themselves and withother MEAs or partners to implementexisting e.g.PlansAction the that mortality, contribute bird existingreducing to CMS migratory new or Africa Southern in Birds Migratory of Poisoning Prevent Plan to Implementation Sub-Regional annual report with conclusions, and promote recommendations for action for recommendations and promote with conclusions, annual report Action PoAA AEWA progressing to contribute can that processes regional and international relevant Identify PoAA Action Action PoAA Produce guidelines for African AEWA implementing Parties about the different uses of monitoringdata for NFPs/TFPs retrieve nationaldata analyses from national waterbird monitoringafter coordinators each CSR and developrecommendations based onIWC and other monitoring improving data for national AEWA implementation for disseminationpartners to decision-makersand other of an dissemination and preparation the and data waterbird national of analysis coordinate TFPs : SP Target 1.6 Target SP representation opportunities to processes influence AEWA and ensure 1.6.b) Identify strategic strategic Identify 1.6.b) mortality and threats mortality 1.6.a) Identify Identify 1.6.a) processes multilateral AEWA to progress to related priorities Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise 1.6) Target (SP to inform AEWA AEWA to inform at implementation level national 1.5.b) Use data data Use 1.5.b) Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise 1.5) Target (SP AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 | 21 Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Budget * ** ** ** ** ** ** Priority Timeframe on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling Main Main Actor Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Secretariat and in National Reports to MOPs and in National Secretariat forums (link to actions under targets 5.4 and 5.5) targets under (link to actions forums AEWA SrFPCs and StC representatives coordinate and alignforums MEA relevant at priorities CP input promotingin AEWA NFPs AEWA meet with other MEA focal points and collaborate with them, especially towards / MOPs COPs relevant for preparation AEWA NFPs actively participate coordinating in national positions MEAs other of MOPs to prior COPs/ relevant Parties providecomprehensive feedback after each relevant COP/MOP to the UNEP/AEWA PoAA Action Action PoAA a in mortality, waterbird migratory preventing priorities on AEWA communicate / NFPs Parties forums regional and international identified at manner coordinated NFPs input AEWA priorities on development of national negotiation mandates preventing and positions preparation in relevant for MEA mortality migratory of forums and meetings waterbirds during the Parties priorities align relating AEWA waterbirdto mortality andthreats with other MEAs and policies, e.g. fisheries, agriculture,water, energy, transport and infrastructure via inter-agency 1.6.d) AEWA Parties Parties AEWA 1.6.d) align positions under MEAs and in a timely manner and in a timely 1.6.c) Communicate Communicate 1.6.c) for and advocate priorities clearly AEWA Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise 1.6) Target (SP

20 22 SDGs to which this objective contributes: contributes: which this objective to SDGs

To To ensure that any use and flyways their across sustainable management of migratory waterbird populationsis

Aichi Targets to which this objective contributes: which this objective to Targets Aichi

OBJECTIVE 2: OBJECTIVE Sustainable Use Sustainable AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 | 23 € Z Z Z €€ €€ € - €€ € - €€ € - €€€ € - €€€ Budget * * ** ** ** ** ** ** ** *** Priority by 2020 by by 2019 by 2019 by 2021 by by 2022, by by MOP8 by by MOP9/ by MOP9/ by MOP9/ by Timeframe for next MOPs next for MOPs next for MOPs next for on rolling basis on rolling then on rolling basis then on rolling Main Main Actor Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Range States, develop harvest estimates at the flyway level for key populations key for level at the flyway estimates harvest develop States, Range Parties enhance national capacity (organisational and technical) waterbirdin harvest sampling methodology harvestwaterbird at Partiesconduct productionof and markets, inventories supply chains and agencies hunting recreational harvest include routinely then MOP9, to Reports National in data harvest waterbird provide Parties Reports National in subsequent data Work with African non-Party Range States and Parties partners relevant to produce harvest estimates with support of Based on harvest estimates fromParties (including throughNational Reports) and non-Party the national level and make available to Parties to available and make level the national Develop sampling protocols for waterbird harvest levels in selected major wetlands in Africa, in collaboration withexisting or new networks, programmes or projects, e.g. the RESSOURCE project Parties establish national mechanisms formotivations taking / hunting (e.g. subsistence,livelihood, commercial, cultural, recreational estimate to harvestand management) from different modes of and NFPs develop practicalproceduresmechanisms to estimate harvest using the established national PoAA Action Action PoAA Develop specific criteriafor prioritising quarry purposes and subsistence livelihood for harvest species including from data, harvest management for Africa requiring in simple guidelines Develop to and direct harmonize estimating and data collecting of harvest at Harvest Harvest levels are monitored and readily available at flyway level to support sustainableharvest of all prioritised quarry species : SP Target 2.1 Target SP harvest in non-Party in non-Party harvest States Range 2.1.d) Establish 2.1.d) Establish of estimates informed 2.1.c) Provide Provide 2.1.c) data harvest waterbird Reports in National waterbird harvesting at harvesting waterbird level national 2.1.b) Establish Establish 2.1.b) to estimate systems 2.1.a) Propose list Propose 2.1.a) species quarry of data harvest requiring Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise 2.1) Target (SP

22 24 | AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z €€ € - €€ Budget ** ** ** ** ** ** ** *** *** *** *** Priority by 2019 by 2020 by ] Timeframe on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling 6 m after MOP 6 m after 6 m after MOP 6 m after MOP 9 m after 12 m after MOP 12 m after MOP 24 m after Main Main Actor Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Secretariat link to actions under 1.1 actions under link to The provisions of the AEWA Action Plan that relate to the use and management of migratory waterbirds, including harvesting, are harvesting, including waterbirds, migratory of management and use the to relate that Plan Action AEWA the of provisions The [ effectively enforced and legislation domestic all Parties’ into transposed Parties identified in this review develop work plans and timetables to phase out the use of timetables to phase out the use work plans and develop review in this identified Parties Secretariat the UNEP/AEWA from with guidance lead shot, Partiescoordinate the applicationof compliance mechanismswaterbird for use, harvest limits species waterbird and quarry Parties develop and implement measures to strengthencompliance with and enforcement of limits use and harvest waterbird to relating domestic legislation Parties build on opportunities such as the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM)Programme project and RESSOURCE recommendations and develop wetlands is used in lead shot where countries African Identify to phase out its use that government legislative actions can be lengthy) legislative government that relevant to requests formal of submission coordinate NFPs 2.2.a), (activity reviews the on Based especially measures, new legislative adopt and develop or existing to amend institutions national species waterbird the quarry limits and the list of harvest for law and policy into domestic use waterbird to relating requirements AEWA build latest Parties harvest to relating especially obligations, and updates legal the of awareness wide ensure NFPs species waterbird the quarry limits and the list of to relating legislation domestic relevant with compliance and of enforcement the review Parties species waterbird quarry limits and the list of use, harvest waterbird PoAA Action Action PoAA domestic waterbird relatingto legislation relevant of NFPs facilitate the and review coordinate amendments Plan and MOP Action AEWA the latest to according use and management, NFPs submit legislativereviews to theirgovernments and promote subsequent action (noting : 2.2.d) Phase out the 2.2.d) Phase in lead shot use of wetlands limits and the list of limits and the list of waterbirds quarry species with and enforcement with and enforcement especially legislation, of harvest waterbird for 2.2.c) Review and Review 2.2.c) compliance strengthen law with AEWA AEWA with law requirements, to in relation especially harvest waterbird 2.2.b) Align domestic Align domestic 2.2.b) management of of management target (see waterbirds 1.1) 2.2.a) Review existing existing Review 2.2.a) domestic legislation and to use relating Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise 2.2) Target (SP SP Target 2.2 Target SP AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 | 25 Z Z Z €€ €€ €€ €€ Z-€ €€-€€€ Budget €€ - €€€€ * * * ** ** ** ** *** *** *** Priority agreed agreed

by 2022 by by MOP9 by MOP9 by timetables Timeframe by end 2022 by on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling by MOP8 / MOP8 by Main Main Actor Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat NFPs contributeNFPs actively best practicenews and information e-Community Family to the CMS forums and other to the UNEP/AEWA information submit necessary promptly and stakeholders Parties intervention IRP AEWA from benefit could use that waterbird cases of on priority Secretariat attention require that Africa cases in harvest waterbird in IRP AEWA the Apply processes it controlling of benefits and taking illegal about awareness increase to actions coordinate NFPs Partiesdevelop and launch specific projects and illegal taking actionsimpacted by for key areas and species that are management and use waterbird on practice best share to communications and events Organise Africa in that practices best on experience of exchange for e-Community Family CMS the of use Promote waterbirds of to limiting illegal use contribute PoAA Action Action PoAA wetlands in lead shot of to phase out the work plans use their implement Parties Concerned Promote considerationfor migratorywaterbird issues in the frameworkof the Collaborative (CPW) Management Wildlife on Sustainable Partnership Parties work with stakeholders recommend identify to measures to issues reduce relating it (alongside considerationof Activities to migratorywaterbirds in 1.1.c illegal the national implementation 2.1.c),and otherof of waterbirds, relevant taking MEA promoteand the 2.2.g) Apply AEWA AEWA Apply 2.2.g) Review Implementation Process practice on waterbird waterbird on practice use and management 2.2.f) Share experience experience 2.2.f) Share best and exchange 2.2.e) Reduce / Reduce 2.2.e) illegal taking eliminate use of lead shot in in lead shot use of wetlands Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise 2.2) Target (SP out the 2.2.d) Phase

24 26 | AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 Z Z Z Z Z €€ €€ €€ €€- €€€ Budget * ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Priority basis by 2020 by by MOP8 by by MOP8 by MOP8 by Timeframe on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling by MOP8 / on rolling MOP8 / on rolling by Main Main Actor Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat

Best Best practicecodes and standardsfor waterbird huntingare in placeand applied tosupport ofenforcement hunting laws and regulations, including customary law where appropriate andconsistent with AEWA objectives,Parties in Contracting of least three-quarters in at waterbirds ensuring migratory sustainable useof Parties incorporate best practice into codes and regulations and codes into best practice incorporate Parties share and practices hunting sustainable promotes that practice best relevant of inventory Make organizations to hunting dissemination for Parties between targeting communication of means suitable other and e-Community Family CMS the use Parties hunting waterbird for codes best practice of case studies on the application to share hunters, Parties identify and buildmechanisms on best traditional practice hunting self-regulatory and codes Partiesdevelop best practice hunting following codes especially on Code Conservation AEWA of Conduct in No.5, Guidelines Harvesting and LimitsTakingof No. 2 guidelines and AEWA as outlined in situations emergency withpotential considerations for management sustainable harvest for needs training Identify Parties identify training with partners together training and deliver communities, needs create to competence and responsibilitywithin hunting PoAA Action Action PoAA codes hunting best practice in developing to Parties guidance Provide Parties establish mechanisms and partnerships promote to codes and apply best hunting practice : practice on sustainable practice practices hunting 2.3.b) Share experience experience Share 2.3.b) best and exchange codes, including for including for codes, / situations emergency measures 2.3.a) Develop Develop 2.3.a) best and apply hunting practice Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise 2.3) Target (SP SP Target 2.3 Target SP AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 | 27 Z Z Z Z per plan per Budget €€ - €€€ €€ - €€€ * ** ** ** ** ** Priority by 2023 by by MOP9/ by Timeframe on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling on rolling basis on rolling 6 m after MOP9 6 m after 6 m after MOP9 6 m after Main Main Actor Parties Parties Parties Parties Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Adaptive harvest management regimes are in place and being effectively implemented at flyway level in the framework of Species framework the in level flyway at implemented effectively being and place in are regimes management harvest Adaptive species ‘conflict’ and populations declining all prioritised quarry for Plans Management or Action implementation of the African pilot adaptive harvest management plan management harvest adaptive African pilot the of implementation NFPs monitor implementationof the pilot planat the nationallevel andprovide the plan under means as identified other feedback through and Reports to MOP National in In In consultation with Range States and partners develop management plan at for an leastidentified one prioritywaterbird pilot population harvest adaptive Africain requiring applicable) (if level flyway at management adaptive harvest flyway- monitor and guide to organisation lead a secure and mechanism coordination a Establish Africa plan in management harvest adaptive pilot the adopted of implementation level NFPs facilitate the designationof national representatives to the coordination mechanism for plan management harvest adaptive the pilot stakeholders relevant with collaboration in representatives, national designated and NFPs AEWA and institutions, coordinate andpromote theon ati identific of measures to promote national PoAA Action Action PoAA Based on the harvest sustainability Agreement level, assessment establish for a quarry prioritised populations list management harvest adaptive for consider of conducted possible at migratory waterbird the populations to : implementation are in are implementation each action or for place plan management 2.4.c) Ensure Ensure 2.4.c) a coordination mechanism and routine plans for an initial set an initial set plans for species / priority of populations harvest management harvest adaptive Develop 2.4.b) management harvest 2.4.a) Assess harvest 2.4.a) declining of sustainability populations quarry and prioritise species / adaptive for populations Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise 2.4) Target (SP SP Target 2.4 Target SP

26 28 | AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 € Z Z Z Z Z Z Z €€€€ Z - €€ Budget ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Priority by 2025 by 2026 by by 2020 by 2023 by by MOP8 by by MOP10 by MOP10 by MOP10 by Timeframe on rolling basis on rolling on rolling basis / on rolling report to MOP10 report Main Main Actor Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat NFPs NFPs coordinate the development of official proposals issues into national tourism strategies development and actionfor plans, local accounting fully integrateto wetland waterbird and security especially situations, integration and monitor promote and actively with tourism sector close links maintain NFPs Share Africa ecotourism experience, particularly as needed) forum ecotourism via a dedicated (or throughe-Community AEWA website and Family CMS Partiescontribute experience throughrelevant media includingFamily E-community and CMS Reports to MOP National Launch at least one pilot CBNRM with Africa ecotourism identifiedproject in strategic partner(s) under activity 2.5.a andother organisations,use) e.g. unsustainable for Ramsar, hotspots UNWTO,(e.g. issues CMS, key whileand WHSs) prioritizingRamsar, key transboundary, CSN, (e.g. sites Partiesinvolved support developmentthe implementation project facilitate a of project(s) pilot establish and procedures to NFPs in pilot project countries Reports to MOP National through feedback support and monitor project implementation and provide NFPs develop recommendations tobenefits sites and species, and highlight including priority promote wetland- and waterbird-related ecotourism, PoAA Action Action PoAA Africa studies from case ecotourism of up a portfolio Build Identifyat leastone strategic ecotourism partnerfor developmentof jointwork programmes Africa in Waterbird-related ecotourism is promoted in at least half of the Contracting Parties following the model/example of at least three three least at of model/example the following Parties Contracting the of half least at in promoted is ecotourism Waterbird-related ecotourism pilots focusing on waterbirds that migratory benefitsexemplify to localcommunities as well as for the conservation habitats their and populations AEWA of status : experience, know- experience, and best practice how, lessons learned 2.5.d) Share ecotourism ecotourism Share 2.5.d) ecotourism into into ecotourism strategies national 2.5.c) Integrate Integrate 2.5.c) and wetland- waterbird-related ecotourism initiatives initiatives ecotourism at the areas in different level Agreement 2.5.b) Conceive and Conceive 2.5.b) least 3 pilot launch at ecotourism partners ecotourism 2.5.a) Collate Collate 2.5.a) case ecotourism studies and identify Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise 2.5) Target (SP SP Target 2.5 Target SP AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 | 29

Z Z Z €€ €€€ €€ - €€€€€ Budget ** ** ** ** ** ** Priority by 2022 by by MOP9 by MOP9 by by MOP8 by MOP8 by by MOP10 by Timeframe Main Main Actor Parties Parties Parties Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Consideration of the ecosystem servicesParties AEWA of at least two-thirds in habitats waterbird derived affect that processes migratory from waterbirds integrated is intopolicy decision-making and Ensure Africa that andEnsure guidelines into take consideration existing for are practical andrelevant Wetlands) Valuing No. 3 on publication technical Ramsar (e.g. guidance include guidance on cultural and services ecosystem andwaterbirds in to torelation migratory models ecotourism suitable reflect At least one Party in each African sub region develops a nationalwaterbird- wetland- and/or related pilot project that actively accountsforvalues,waterbird andconduct projects in close partners other Authorities and Administrative Ramsar with national collaboration in services, waterbird value that projects pilot national implement and launch Parties Concerned RESSOURCE and programme SWM the under including stakeholders, relevant with partnership project decision- in values waterbird of inclusion on experience and information share Parties all of NFPs Reports to MOP National including in projects, level making and national PoAA Action Action PoAA PartiesAfrican and input Secure partnersfrom to guidance develop on cultural and ecosystem services Update AEWA ConservationGuidelines No. 7 on developmentof ecotourismat wetlands, to - : municate AEWA guidelines AEWA municate ecosystem of valuation on migratory from services habitats and their waterbirds 2.6.c) Produce and com Produce 2.6.c) values of waterbirds waterbirds of values and wetlands and related showcase decision-making national pilot projects projects pilot national into take that the consideration 2.6.b) Implement Implement 2.6.b) ecosystem services in services ecosystem migratory to relation waterbirds 2.6.a) Provide guidance guidance Provide 2.6.a) and on cultural Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise 2.6) Target (SP SP Target 2.6 Target SP

28 30 SDGs to which this objective contributes: contributes: which this objective to SDGs

To establish To and sustain a coherent and comprehensive flyway networkof protected areas and other sites, managed to maintain populations waterbird – migratory for importance and international national and where necessary restore – their

Aichi Targets to which this objective contributes: which this objective to Targets Aichi

OBJECTIVE 3: OBJECTIVE Flyway Network of Sites of Network Flyway AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 | 31 Z Z Z Z Z €€ €€ € - €€ € - €€ € - €€€ Budget €€ - €€€€ * ** ** ** ** ** *** *** *** *** *** Priority by 2022 by 2024 by 2025 by by 2019 by 2020 by by MOP9 by by MOP8 by MOP8 by by MOP10 by MOP10 by MOP10 by Timeframe Main Main Actor Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Known sites of national or international importance for populations listed in Table 1 of the AEWA Action Plan have been reviewed reviewed been have Plan Action AEWA the of 1 Table in listed populations for importance international or national of sites Known filled are gaps site priority the of three-quarters least at and Plan) Action the of 3.1.2 Paragraph with conformity (in confirmed and Parties Contracting of in the case Parties establish frameworks for regular inventory updates inventory regular for establish frameworks Parties Parties conduct national gap-filling institutions academic with surveys,collaboration in and partners and projects relevant from information including of accessible less site gaps studies to address relevant conducting sites, building on Enhance organisational and technical capacity inventory for surveys and International,Ramsar, Wetlands BirdLifeInternational andpromote useof andtraining with partners, on the e.g. Toolbox Project GlobWetland ESA/Ramsar on based importance international and national of sites of inventories update and review Parties Reports to MOP10 National and include in 3.1.c) (activity results gap-filling Monitor Monitor and collate information from sitereview processes by partners in liaisonAfrican with Parties Parties revise andconfirm the list initiatives ongoing other with of collaboration in information key sites for countries their and identifygaps in site Secretariat UNEP/AEWA sites to the key of list their provide Parties Tool the CSN within information Africa / improve Update NFPs/TFPs coordinate with stakeholders, nationalwork plansfor site gap-fillingand include site gaps to be assessed potential lists of PoAA Action Action PoAA to Parties and guidance framework site reviewing a simple Disseminate have they ensure and inventories, existing on building review site national a conduct Parties All process review the coordinate in a position to who are in place TFPs active : communicate any any communicate AEWA to changes 3.1.d) Review / 3.1.d) Review sites lists and update 3.1.c) Conduct national national Conduct 3.1.c) and gap-filling surveys into results incorporate Tool CSN site information from from site information Parties 3.1.b) Update the the Update 3.1.b) with revised Tool CSN important sites important 3.1.a) Review and Review 3.1.a) an inventory confirm nationally known of and internationally Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise 3.1) Target (SP SP Target 3.1 Target SP

30 32 | AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 Z Z Z Z Z € - €€€ Budget ** ** ** ** *** *** Priority by 2022 by 2022 by by MOP8 by by MOP9/ by by MOP10 by MOP10 by Timeframe to next MOPs to next Main Main Actor Parties Parties Parties Parties Secretariat Secretariat The The status of, the threats to and the effectivenessof conservation Parties Contracting of measures three-quarters at least by provided data scale, using implemented flyway at assessed flyway at network sites are being network assessment to African Parties and relevant partners relevant and Parties African to assessment network TFPs TFPs liaise with partners to work develop plans to assess and monitor network flyway sitesat level the national collectParties for sites status information identified stakeholders under 3.1.a activity and with process in the organisations community engage actively Parties assess the statusof sites in theirnetwork flyway and submitthroughinformation their MOPs Reports to MOP9 and subsequent National Parties ensure that updated site status and inventory information for flyway network sites is Secretariat to UNEP/AEWA available Disseminate site conservation recommendations resulting from theflyway-level AEWA site PoAA Action Action PoAA their and Wetlands World's the of State Ramsar the especially initiatives, other with Collaborate Services to People and the BirdLife International IBA monitoring scheme, tocoordinate data sites of on the status collection : SP Target 3.2 Target SP conservation status of of status conservation sites network flyway 3.2.c) Assess the 3.2.c) 3.2.b) Assess and 3.2.b) of on the status report sites network flyway 3.2.a) Develop a Develop 3.2.a) monitoring framework flyway AEWA the for site network Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise 3.2) Target (SP AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 | 33 Z Z € - €€ Z - €€ € - €€€ Z - €€€ Budget €€ - €€€ €€ - €€€ €€ - €€€ €€ - €€€€ ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** *** *** Priority by 2020 by by MOP8 by MOP8 by by MOP8 by by MOP9, by MOP8, by MOP8, by by MOP8, by Timeframe on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling then on rolling basis then on rolling basis then on rolling basis then on rolling then on rolling basis then on rolling Main Main Actor Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat At least two-thirds of all flyway network sites are actively protected and actively managed, focusing in particular on internationally internationally on in particular focusing managed, actively and protected actively are sites network flyway all of two-thirds least At areas in transboundary sites and those important Work with partners to prepare and promote recommended new WHSs and serial designations WHSs new recommended and promote with partners to prepare Work partners to develop and implement at least one joint flyway-level project with actions linking or linking actions with project flyway-level joint one least at implement and develop to partners site networks Ramsar and AEWA within the sites connecting liaise and Sites, Ramsar as qualify sites that flyway key partners identify and TFPs/NFPs AEWA site designations Ramsar for consideration their to promote NFPs with Ramsar AEWA NFPs liaise with Ramsar NFPs and partners to conduct or sites network flyway update to include key Inventories National Wetlands Establish formal collaboration with WHC toconsider andrecommend the designationof key flyway network sites as WHSs and serial designations (e.g. along the Atlantic East Flyway and Valley) Rift management planning management Partiesdevelop management plans for flyway key network approaches cross-sectoral through sites participatory and plans site management implement Parties Secretariat The collaborates with UNEP/AEWA the Ramsar Secretariat to establish an official Sites Ramsar new of designation or update the promote to level international the at framework the in Sites Ramsar qualifying of inclusion the as well as sites, network flyway qualifying among Tool CSN The UNEP/AEWA Secretariat liaises with the Ramsar Secretariat and international NGO PoAA Action Action PoAA manage and protect to plans action and strategies national update and review or develop Parties 3.1.a) in activity sites (identified network flyway Parties implement their national strategies and action plans ensure and progress in site : SP Target 3.3 Target SP for flyway network network flyway for the World with sites Convention Heritage 3.3.c) Consider a joint a joint Consider 3.3.c) initiative strategic flyway network sites network flyway 3.3.b) Promote Ramsar Ramsar Promote 3.3.b) relevant of designation and/or build into build into and/or mechanisms existing implement national national implement to strategies/plans and manage protect sites network flyway 3.3.a) Develop and Develop 3.3.a) Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise 3.3) Target (SP

32 34 | AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 Z Z Z Z €€ Z - €€ Z - €€€ Budget Budget €€ - €€€€ * * ** ** ** ** ** *** Priority Priority by 2023/ by by MOP9 by MOP9 by by MOP8 by MOP8 by by MOP9/ by Timeframe Timeframe on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling Main Main Main Actor Actor Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Secretariat (WWN) for exchange of information information of exchange (WWN) for The need to maintain the importance and integrity of AEWA flyway network sites is taken into account in planning and decision- and planning in account into taken is sites network flyway AEWA of integrity and importance the maintain to need The Parties in all Contracting making processes network sites network Partiesdevelop and launchclimate change adaptation projects IKI by sponsored project Flyway Resilient Climate International-led and the Wetlands guided by initiatives along flyways Partiescollaborate withRange States on climate change adaptation at flyway and catchment site networks coherent to maintain level Build on existing platforms, e.g. theFamily CMS e-Community andWetland World Network - http://www.worldwetnet.org/ and along flyways via these platforms experience share Parties PoAA Action Action PoAA Partiesintegrate multisectoral existing flyway through networkincluding planning), land-use infrastructure, site priorities (agriculture, processes into their ensure and other committees), inter-ministerial strategies sectoral other or MEA (e.g. frameworks or and planning groups working effectiveness Partiesdevelop and implement projectsfor cross-sectoral planning at selected key flyway PoAA Action Action PoAA and reserves and MAB WHSs existing managing for level the national at synergies Promote sites new designating Atlantic East e.g. along the along flyways, and partners to link WHSs Parties with other Liaise Valley and the Rift Flyway : making 3.4.b) Share experience experience Share 3.4.b) flyway in integrating sites into network planning and decision making 3.4.a) Integrate flyway flyway Integrate 3.4.a) sites into network and land-use water- planning and decision- (SP Target 3.4) Target (SP Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise Heritage Convention Heritage 3.3.c) Consider a joint a joint Consider 3.3.c) initiative strategic network flyway for with the World sites (SP Target 3.3) Target (SP Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise SP Target 3.4 Target SP AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 | 35 Z Z Z Z €€ € - €€ € - €€€ Budget Budget €€ - €€€ ** ** ** ** ** ** *** *** Priority Priority by 2023 by by MOP8 by rolling basis rolling basis rolling basis rolling Timeframe Timeframe on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling by MOP8, then on by MOP8, then on by MOP8, then on by Main Main Main Main Actor Actor Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Secretariat Secretariat Legal Legal or administrative measures are in placeat sites on change, national climate of impacts the including pressures, level other and activities development of impacts adverse for compensate – and being implementedeffectively – avoid,to mitigate and Parties Contracting in all waterbirds migratory for importance and international national of Parties establish national frameworks measures EIAs and mitigation coordinate to monitor and record impacts at key sites and to NFPs and partners inform Secretariat in the good UNEP/AEWA time about potential adverse MOPs to Reports National their in them include measures, mitigation and impacts development forums in appropriate practices good of examples and share are they that ensure to sites network flyway around and in developments relevant monitor NFPs standards international meet SEAs that EIAs or subject to independent and assessed are processes in EIA/SEA involvement effective for needs capacity ensure Parties activities 5.3.a and 5.3.e under met CEPA CEPA FPs coordinate and promote implementation of national CEPA action plans, through capacity including building, effective communication,showcasing success cases (e.g. reflooding WMBD activities conducting or in Senegal) Ndiaël of Action PoAA PoAA Action Action PoAA Action of Planpromote the to importance and conservation thematicCEPA AEWA an Develop sites of network flyway AEWA the capacity their and enhance Points Focal CEPA AEWA update or designate Parties Partiesdevelop national CEPA implementation their for resources partners and allocate other and Authorities action plans,jointly with national Administrative Ramsar : Corporation Standards Corporation application of EIA/ of application and procedures SEA Finance International / compensation / compensation undertaken measures Ensure 3.5.b) of developments developments of on / pressures network flyway sites and mitigation (SP Target 3.5) Target (SP Record 3.5.a) impacts adverse Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise network sites network activities to showcase activities to showcase examples successful to flyway relating 3.4.c) Conduct CEPA CEPA Conduct 3.4.c) Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise 3.4) Target (SP SP Target 3.5 Target SP

34 36 | AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 Z Z Z €€ € - €€ Budget ** ** ** ** *** Priority Timeframe on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling Main Main Actor Parties Parties Parties Parties Secretariat Parties and stakeholders promptly provide necessary information on priority cases that could intervention IRP AEWA from benefit cases relevant for WHC), or Ramsar CMS, (e.g. MEAs relevant with jointly IRP, AEWA the Apply in Africa where development issues have the waterbirds potentialmigratory to impact flyway network sites for PoAA Action Action PoAA impact potential have that cases development in guidelines MEA other and AEWA apply Parties waterbirds on migratory planning with dealing departments to guidelines MEA other and AEWA relevant distribute NFPs applications Parties organise nationaltraining in application of guidelines with collaboration in other MEAs and partners 3.5.d) AEWA AEWA 3.5.d) Review Implementation is applied Process other MEA guidelines MEA other 3.5.c) Apply AEWA and AEWA Apply 3.5.c) Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise 3.5) Target (SP SDGs to which this objective contributes: contributes: which this objective to SDGs

To ensure there is sufficient quantity and quality of habitat in the wider environment environment wider in the of habitat quality and quantity sufficient is there ensure To waterbird migratory for status conservation favourable maintaining and achieving for populations

Aichi Targets to which this objective contributes: which this objective to Targets Aichi

OBJECTIVE 4: OBJECTIVE Habitat in the Wider Environment Environment Wider the in Habitat

36 38 | AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 Z Z €€€ €€€ €€€ €€€€ Budget €€ - €€€€ ** ** *** *** *** *** *** Priority by 2020 by 2020 by 2020 by by MOP8 by by MOP9, by by MOP8, by Timeframe on rolling basis on rolling then on rolling basis then on rolling basis then on rolling Main Main Actor Parties Parties Parties Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Priorities for habitat conservation and management in the wider environment (as defined at the Objective level) (as identified level) defined at are at the Objective andenvironment conservation habitat for in management wider Priorities the Parties Contracting of half at least in being implemented are actions and corresponding level Agreement in-country implementation in-country Parties work with partners and initiatives, with to implement focus a priority transboundary on national habitat conservation conservation habitat activities for and capacity knowledge and improving actions through joint projects NFPs/TFPs coordinate contributions of habitat information to the assessment information habitat of contributions coordinate NFPs/TFPs Develop a UNCCD) and Ramsar Habitats as (such partners Conservationkey Action with collaboration Plan,for and Africa including in habitats of priority groups actions for key or habitats levels and international the national at level at the flyway plan the habitat of implementation funds for Raise Establish a coordination mechanism to guide implementationof the action plan,for especially mangroves floodplains or e.g. transboundary habitats, shared mutually Plan (see Action Conservation Habitat AEWA the within actions national priority identify Parties Activity 4.1.b) and establish national Habitat Implementation Plans to ensure and coordinate PoAA Action Action PoAA Habitats in Africa study: Confirm habitat requirements of waterbird waterbirds of habitats in Africa, including in assess and mangroves and agricultural areas (particularly status the rice such as UNEP-WCMC others, with collaboration in fields), : the prioritised Habitat Habitat the prioritised Action Conservation Plan 4.1.c) Commence Commence 4.1.c) of implementation action plan accounting action plan accounting habitat different for / types and threats drivers 4.1.b) Develop an Develop 4.1.b) habitats in the wider wider in the habitats environment 4.1.a) Assess the status Assess the status 4.1.a) waterbird principal of Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise 4.1) Target (SP SP Target 4.1 Target SP AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 | 39 Z Z Z €€ €€ €€ Budget ** ** ** ** *** *** Priority by 2022 by by MOP9 by by MOP9 by MOP9 by by MOP10 by Timeframe on rolling basis on rolling Main Main Actor Parties Parties Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat At least half of the key international policy mechanisms identified have made tangible progress towards integrating the waterbird waterbird the integrating towards progress tangible made have identified mechanisms policy international key the of half least At environment wider to the relate as they AEWA of and prescriptions priorities habitat Influence international and regional policyAU, mechanisms AMCEN) (e.g. to prioritise policies habitats natural degrade do not that Establish regional work plans to guide engagement of Parties and the UNEP/AEWA Secretariat Secretariat and the UNEP/AEWA Parties plans work of to guide engagement regional Establish mechanisms in identified NFPs actively engage in mechanismsat nationallevel to influence positively policies favour in waterbirds for habitats key of African StC andrepresentatives SrFPCs guide the engagementof NFPsat forums relevantfor priorities habitat AEWA measures conservation habitat input to how on Parties African interested with information Share activity under review enforcement and compliance AEWA the of outcomes to linked policy, into 1.1.c PoAA Action Action PoAA Identifyinternational policy mechanismsregional levels), e.g. AU Agenda 2063, UNFCCC, UNCCD, CBD, Ramsar, river for Africa or lake basin (includingauthorities, RFMOs, AMCEN,at regional African Regional Economic inform Parties and sub- Communities (RECs), etc. and : waterbirds advice on maximising advice and incentives for measures habitat 4.2.c) Provide policy policy Provide 4.2.c) engagement with those engagement mechanisms 4.2.b) Establish and/ Establish 4.2.b) AEWA strengthen or Conservation Action Plan Action Conservation 4.2.a)Identify policy international mechanisms to maximise delivery the of Habitat Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise 4.2) Target (SP SP Target 4.2 Target SP

38 40 | AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 Z Z Z Z Z - €€ Z - €€€ Budget €€ - €€€€ ** ** ** ** *** *** *** Priority by 2023, by by MOP9 by by MOP10/ by MOP10/ by MOP10/ by Timeframe on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling on rolling basis on rolling then on rolling basis then on rolling Main Main Actor Parties Parties Parties Parties Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat ] link to actions under target 3.4 target actions under link to National habitat conservation and management priorities have been identified and integrated into relevant sectoral policies of at policies sectoral relevant into integrated and identified been have priorities management and conservation habitat National Parties [ Contracting of least two-thirds Parties work with corporate sector to mitigate impacts of developments (e.g. 'land grabbing' (e.g. 'land developments of impacts to mitigate sector corporate with work Parties policy loss habitat a no net and implement habitats, waterbird and oil) on key success and share sector/foundations with private engage steps to actively take Parties e-Community the CMS Family including forums in relevant examples WHC), to CMS, relevant MEAs address Ramsar, (e.g. with relevant jointly IRP, AEWA the Apply cases in Africa where development issues, projects or policies negatively impact environment or wider in the conservation waterbird have impact migratory the to negatively potential Use Use identified international opportunitiesadvance to waterbirdAEWA conservation habitat priorities, including throughrepresentation of the Agreement at relevant meetings forums or communication and through AEWA NFPs collaborate closely with other MEA FPs and partners, to advance consideration for national habitat conservation priorities (identified under Activityregional processes and inter-sectoral national in corresponding 4.1.c) committees) MEA partners (including through government other with work actively NFPs planning related policies and forestry fisheries and agriculture, priorities into AEWA to build processes PoAA Action Action PoAA relevantIdentify multilateralprocesses atinternational and regionallevels that can contribute in activity identified as conservation habitat waterbird to related priorities AEWA progressing to information disseminate and Assessment) Africa IPBES the or UNCCD Ramsar, under (e.g. 4.1.a action for and stakeholders to Parties : SP Target 4.3 Target SP priorities are fed priorities are policy sectoral into development 4.3.b) Ensure that that Ensure 4.3.b) habitat’ ‘wider AEWA habitats in the wider wider in the habitats environment 4.3.a) Identify national national Identify 4.3.a) for measures priority waterbird improved Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise 4.3) Target (SP AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 | 41 € Z Z Z €€ €€€ €€€€ €€€ - € - €€ Budget €€ - €€€ €€ - €€€ ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Priority by 2023 by 2024 by by MOP8 by MOP8 by by MOP8 by MOP9 by Timeframe on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling Main Main Actor Parties Parties Parties Parties Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat ), East AtlanticFlyway) or using the bio rights approach to habitat conservation Limosa limosa At least three of the innovative, international multi-stakeholder partnerships result in the improved management, creation and/or and/or creation management, improved in the result partnerships multi-stakeholder international innovative, the of three least At environment wider in the habitats waterbird of restoration project in Africa in project Identify strategic projectsIdentify and partnersworking with flagship (e.g. species cranes and land-use in the ICF/EWT projects across Africa), working on the flyway scale(e.g. Black-tailed Godwit ( in Africa and share this informationlevel and national international with Parties and partners promote to joint at action for management actions prioritizing fundraising, for briefs project of portfolio a compile Parties of transboundary conservation areas(e.g. Djoudj /Diawling), incollaboration with identified partners and projects a Convene workshop project Partiesdevelopment for toat develop least two strategic habitat outlines proposal project to develop and Africa in concepts project Secure resources (financial and human) to launch and implementat least one habitat related Enhance capacity of Parties in land and marine stewardship techniques through regional training training regional through techniques stewardship marine and land in Parties of capacity Enhance events Parties of theLake Victoria Basin and monitoring management coordinated forge acollaboration close for habitat conservation and River basin Partiescollaborate to analyse the impactof agriculture andwater management in Chad, Nile) Niger, basins (Senegal, river Sahelian the major Parties make strategic useof offsets for conservation, EIAs and the tourism sector develop to and approaches partnerships new PoAA Action Action PoAA Compile best practiceof stakeholdersworking together, e.g.Ducks Unlimited on stakeholder conservation in habitat investment and harvesting waterbird in both collaboration the AEMLAP such as initiatives, other with projects habitat joint for opportunities Identify SP Target 4.4: Target SP projects are being are projects in the implemented environment wider 4.4.c) At least three least three At 4.4.c) habitat waterbird new and technical support 4.4.b) Identify project project Identify 4.4.b) opportunities, funding projects 4.4.a) Encourage Encourage 4.4.a) 'wider partnerships for conservation habitat' Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise 4.4) Target (SP

40 42 | AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 Z €€ €€ €€ - €€€€€ Budget €€ - €€€ * ** ** ** ** Priority by MOP9 by by MOP9, by Timeframe on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling then on rolling basis then on rolling Main Main Actor Parties Parties Parties Parties Secretariat Develop (alongside activity 3.4.c) a thematic AEWA CEPA Action Plan to promote the importance importance the promote to Plan Action CEPA AEWA thematic a 3.4.c) activity (alongside Develop of migratory waterbird habitats including compiling best level international / at flyway activities CEPA practice guidelines and organising forums, e.g. existing through experience share in projects habitat and partnersParties involved e-Community and CMS Family website AEWA PoAA Action Action PoAA Africa in project at least one selected habitat for raise funds Partners to with work Parties Parties launch funded project(s) with relevant partners/ stakeholders, ensuring involvement strong local and establish project management activities project of implementation and coordination mechanisms to monitor Parties and partners highlight events through WMBD level, including national at site and activities practice best from habitat projects through CEPA targeted best practice guidelines practice best habitat waterbird on conservation 4.4.d) Launch CEPA 4.4.d) Launch CEPA activities to highlight and model projects wider environment wider 4.4.c) At least three three least At 4.4.c) habitat waterbird new being are projects in the implemented (SP Target 4.4) Target (SP Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise SDGs to which this objective contributes: contributes: which this objective to SDGs

To To ensure and strengthen the objectives conservation its to achieve Agreement the for required resources knowledge, capacity, recognition,awareness and

Aichi Targets to which this objective contributes: which this objective to Targets Aichi

OBJECTIVE 5: OBJECTIVE Secure Resources Resources Secure

42 44 | AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 Z Z Z €€ €€ €€€ - €€€€€ Z - €€€ Budget Budget * * ** ** ** ** ** Priority Priority by 2020 by by 2019/ by by MOP9 by by MOP8 by Timeframe Timeframe on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling basis on rolling on rolling basis on rolling Main Main Main Main Actor Actor Parties Parties Parties Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Key Key gaps in scientific and technicalprogress in are or completed been have gaps all priority to fill and initiatives and assessed been identified information, have Agreement including population monitoring data,required implementation for of the The number of Contracting Parties has increased to at least 90 to Parties has increased Contracting of number The NFPs/TFPs/CEPA NFPs/TFPs/CEPA FPs, with guidance of regional accession to promote States Range African StC with non-party engage representatives and SrFPCs, actively PoAA Action Action PoAA necessary conduct and Africa in Parties new as recruitment for countries African priority Identify fundraising including Parties, new six least at of accession the facilitate and encourage to actions workshops promotion AEWA for Strengthen Strengthen skills International and BirdLife competence toolkit, for waterbird a OFB network FTK, of WOW experts (e.g. in African tools Range existing States with including training through IBA tools, GlobWetlands toolbox, OMPO training modules) and institutions/universities training between by facilitating partnerships Encourage existingprogrammes, projects and partnersand knowledge in Africa gaps, with to special priority focus fill on information monitoring and communication research through ecology and bettermovements understanding of intra-African waterbird National in results relevant include and programmes research joint monitor and promote Parties to MOP Reports PoAA Action Action PoAA AEWA of implementation for required gaps in information Assess and prioritise Parties identify national priorities filling these gaps for measures and recommended assessment information fill to gaps based Agreement-level the on : : SP Target 5.1 Target SP SP Target 5.2 Target SP 5.2.a) Set out priorities Set 5.2.a) new to recruit Parties Contracting Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise 5.2) Target (SP knowledge gaps knowledge partnerships and joint partnerships and joint programmes research to fill priority 5.1.b) Establish Establish 5.1.b) recommend priorities recommend 5.1.a) Establish Establish 5.1.a) in filling role AEWA's gaps and information Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise 5.1) Target (SP AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 | 45 Z Z Z Z Z €€ €€ €€€ €€€ €€€€ €€€ - 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44 46 | AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 Z Z €€ €€ Z - €€ Budget Budget €€ - €€€ €€ - €€€ €€ - €€€€ * * * * ** ** ** ** Priority Priority by MOP8 by by MOP9 by MOP9 by by MOP10 by by MOP10 by MOP10 by MOP10 by Timeframe Timeframe on rolling basis on rolling Main Main Main Main Actor Actor Parties Parties Parties Parties Parties Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Conservationof migratorywaterbirds is integrated into national implementation policies and plansParties related Contracting Plan 2016-24 of in at least two-thirds Strategic and Species Ramsar Migratory Plan for the Strategic to theSDGs, Targets, Aichi and supported recognised is to these global frameworks AEWA of and the contribution collaborate with other relevant NFPs and institutions for their implementation their for and institutions NFPs relevant with other collaborate PoAA Action Action PoAA to 5.3.b) activity (see mechanisms coordination via MEAs other with collaborate NFPs / Parties ensure wide involvement in the national processesrelating toTargets, post-2020 SDGs, Aichi therein concerns waterbird migratory of and SPMS and promotion framework biodiversity Parties identify priority actions PoAAAEWA national in implementation plans contribute that to delivery of other international conservation processes (SDGs, Aichi Targets, SPMS) and integrate recommendations into national AEWA implementation plans implementation AEWA national into recommendations integrate IWC (e.g. positions key for resources secure to partners NGO and government encourage NFPs of these positions turnover staff reduce to efforts and to make FPs) NCs, CEPA Partiesdevelop national action plans implementation commence to fill capacity gaps, secure resources for them and ToTs level sub-regional/flyway following training in-country funds for Secure PoAA Action Action PoAA with Work partners to promote wide awareness of waterbirds migratory through WMBD, the production of materials and other tools and centres wetlands with through working the WWT-led schemes WLI MBP by and Secure input from SrFPCs for Africa to reflectAfrican priorities and needs when establishing capacity criteria to assess implementation NFPs evaluate and prioritise national capacity gaps inMEA with collaboration NFPs other and : SP Target 5.4 Target SP framework, SPMS and framework, SDG targets relevant national planning planning national Aichi to related the post- Targets, 2020 biodiversity (SP Target 5.4) Target (SP in Participate 5.4.a) Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise assessments 5.3.e) Fill significant Fill significant 5.3.e) gaps guided capacity capacity national by 5.3.d) Establish 5.3.d) Establish criteria to assess capacity implementation level the sub-regional at capacity building capacity to address activities gaps priority (SP Target 5.3) Target (SP regional Establish 5.3.c) Concise SP Activity Activity SP Concise AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 | 47 Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z - 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5. Implementation and • Flyways along the East Atlantic;

Collaboration along the Flyways • Flyways along the Western Indian Ocean;

The geographical conservation unit for a migratory bird • Intra-African Flyways; is its whole flyway, i.e. the entire range through which it moves on an annual basis. The flyways of most migratory • Mediterranean and trans-Saharan Flyways. bird populations are unique. However, many follow similar routes or patterns, and fit broadly into a number of multi- These flyway groupings are geographical units within species flyways. Africa that relate closely to recognised flyways, but also overlap with others. The first two are coastal, and the Although there are several recognised flyways in Africa second two are continental. The boxes below provide an and between Africa and other continents, there are also overview of and broad actions for each of the four flyway less well-known migrations and much overlap between groupings. them. Thus, for the purposes of this plan, four flyway groupings have been used to present in a practical way the value of conservation activities at the flyway level: BOX 1:

The East Atlantic Flyway extends from the Arctic (Canada to Russia) through Western Europe (mainly Atlantic and Flyways along North Sea areas) to the entire western coastline of Africa. Some consider it to extend inland in Africa as far as Chad. the East Atlantic The unit used for the purposes of this plan is the Atlantic coastal belt of Africa, taking in coastal wetlands and river estuaries, from Morocco to South Africa.

A number of flyway activities are already underway in the region, given the importance of major coastal wetlands in Africa for migratory waders that have a high interest in Europe, many of which are also of conservation concern. Ongoing or new initiatives include the Wadden Sea Flyway Initiative (WSFI), which supports monitoring, management and training, in collaboration with Wetlands International and BirdLife International. There is also the new BirdLife East Atlantic Flyway Initiative (BirdLife EAFI) and a range of projects supported by the MAVA Foundation, whilst a few AEWA Small Grants Fund projects have also taken place.

Key priorities for flyway-scale projects on waterbird conservation within these flyways:

• Strengthen partnership between key actors, especially for coordinated flyway-level activities such as waterbird and site monitoring, and share information on waterbird conservation efforts along the flyway; • Enhance coverage and regularity of the IWC, and • Develop a multispecies action plan for coastal waders improve data availability and use, including data and/or for tidal flats of the East Atlantic Flyway; analysis at the flyway scale and regular updating and • Promote a strong network of technical experts along use of the CSN Tool; the flyway by enhancing capacity of site managers, • Promote joint initiatives and shared agreements at AEWA TFPs and field teams; the many transboundary wetlands along the flyway; • Enhance the profile, significance and funding base of • Promote the conservation of critical sites for the East Atlantic Flyway through wider partnerships migratory waterbirds along the East Atlantic Flyway; with development agencies and the private sector. • Conduct flyway level socio-economic studies on goods and services related to waterbirds; AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 | 51

BOX 2:

The Western Indian Ocean coastline of Africa supports many migratory waterbirds, some with flyways extending Flyways along to/from the Arctic (mainly Russia) through a broad area from Central Europe to Western Asia and the Middle the Western East. The West Asian / East African flyway (as described for waders) includes the whole Indian Ocean coastline of Indian Ocean Africa, but also extends far inland to the Rift Valley. Birds that have coastal flyways include several terns and the Crab Plover (Dromas ardeola).

The unit used for the purposes of this plan is the African coastal zone of the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, including Madagascar and the Indian Ocean islands.

Key priorities for flyway-scale projects on waterbird conservation within these flyways:

• Improve knowledge and understanding of the conservation status of migratory waterbirds of the Indian Ocean coastline through the IWC and IBA monitoring and subsequent analysis; • Develop a regional flyway initiative along the Western Indian Ocean, to include research, monitoring and site management, whilst enhancing technical and managerial capacity for waterbird conservation and pro-moting widespread awareness about migratory waterbirds and their values; • Promote collaboration to enhance conservation efforts along the Red Sea and Indian Ocean coastline through encouraging the establishment of joint • Develop / implement ISSAPs for migratory waterbirds projects between West Asian and African countries of the flyway such as the Madagascar Pratincole with appropriate organisations, such as the Arabic (Glareola ocularis), and IMSAPs for groups of birds, Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC-WH), the such as for coastal migratory waders and for seabirds; Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association • Further enhance conservation efforts through (WIOMSA) and the Nairobi Convention for the encouraging the coordination of climate change Protection, Management and Development of the adaptation projects within the flyway and the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Western development of flyway scale pilot projects on other Indian Ocean; relevant thematic issues including ecotourism. • Minimise the gap in conservation effort through promoting AEWA membership of non-Party African Range States (e.g. Mozambique, Eritrea and Somalia), as well as Asian Range States; 52 | AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027

BOX 3:

There are many different flyway systems within Africa, including nomadic movements, mostly related to rain Intra-African cycles and the changing conditions between the rainy and dry seasons. There is limited knowledge and information Flyways on bird movements within Africa, compared to intra- continental movements.

For the purposes of this plan, the intra-African flyways unit includes all movements of African birds between separate breeding and non-breeding areas within the African continent and related islands.

Key priorities for flyway-scale projects on waterbird conservation within these flyways:

• Identify knowledge gaps of migratory birds and establish a prioritized list of studies / activities for addressing them; • Exploit options for technical and scientific collaboration in the framework of the CBD Bio-Bridge Initiative, to address identified knowledge gaps; • Encourage close collaboration and coordination for waterbird monitoring and management between countries falling within the Lake Victoria Basin; • Investigate options for twinning between sites along flyways for population and habitat conservation and community engagement to enhance capacity and the exchange of knowledge and experience, building on twinning experience in relation to the White-winged Flufftail (Sarothrura ayresi); • Develop regional or site projects that focus on: • Promote the implementation of existing ISSAPs, such »» Emerging waterbird conservation issues, including as for the Maccoa Duck (Oxyura maccoa), Shoebill poisoning, extractive industries (mining and (Balaeniceps rex), Slaty Egret (Egretta vinaceigula), exploration), including activities at key wetlands; Grey Crowned-crane (Balearica regulorum), White- »» Land use issues, e.g. agriculture, water management; winged Flufftail and Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias »» Improving livelihoods through sustainable minor), whilst also addressing conservation of the management of wetlands; Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus); • Develop waterbird-focused ecotourism projects that • Support the development of new ISSAPs, such as for benefit local communities, linking to the UNWTO the Black Crowned-crane (Balearica pavonina) and Destination Flyways project; Wattled Crane (Bugeranus carunculatus); • All projects should include elements of capacity building and awareness raising, both to strengthen expertise for migratory waterbird conservation and to garner interest in and support for the activities. AEWA Plan of Action for Africa 2019-2027 | 53

BOX 4:

Trans-Saharan Flyways cover the movements of birds between the Palearctic and sub-Saharan Africa that do Mediterranean not follow a coastal route, principally trans-Saharan and Rift Valley migrations and including birds breeding in and Trans-Saharan Mediterranean Africa (e.g. in coastal wetlands), which move south after breeding. Within parts of the region, Flyways especially in the Sahel, migratory waterbird conservation faces major challenges including widespread insecurity, the large size of sites and their remoteness, increased irrigated agriculture, climate change impacts and limited attention from the donor community.

Some initiatives underway within this region include support to the Mediterranean network of sites from France and in the Sahel region through the RESSOURCE project (supported by FAO, FFEM and the EU). The latter includes monitoring and socio-economic studies at some key sites. There is the Climate Resilient Flyway Network project, with pilot activities in Mali’s Inner Niger Delta and Ethiopia’s Central Rift Valley Lakes. There are also initiatives for the restoration and management of key wetlands for migratory birds, including at Trois Marigots and Ndiaël in the Senegal Delta.

Key priorities for flyway-scale projects on waterbird conservation within these flyways:

• Conduct gap-filling surveys, while promoting the use of tools/methods such as aerial surveys, remote sensing and bird ringing, and enhancing capacity • Establish flyway scale conservation projects for for the use of these methods within the flyway (e.g. target species such as Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa training on the GlobWetland Africa toolbox and use of limosa) and Ruff (Calidris pugnax), and/or for target WOW Flyways and OFB training kits); groups of species, such as migratory ducks, which are • Conduct socio-economic studies at key wetlands for valued widely for harvest and tourism (e.g. Garganey migratory birds, including an analysis of the impact of (Spatula querquedula), Northern Pintail (Anas acuta), agriculture over time on the four large river basins of Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) and whistling- the Sahel (Senegal, Niger, Chad, Nile); ducks); • Promote the application of Environmental Impact • At the appropriate regional scale, strengthen Assessments (EIAs) for major development plans, the integration of waterbird conservation within noting their potential impact on waterbirds across the agendas of river basin authorities such as the this region; Niger Basin Authority (NBA), Organisation for the • Carry out targeted advocacy campaigns in key regions Development of the Senegal River (OMVS) and Lake to highlight the values of migratory waterbirds, e.g. Chad Basin Commission (CBLT); in Sahelian wetlands, where birds form an important • Promote collaboration with and between existing protein source for local people and play an important projects and initiatives such as the RESSOURCE role in pest control; project, the Mediterranean sites network and the • Promote serial designation of the Rift Valley as a CIRAD initiative on integrated management of World Heritage Site; dryland territories (GITES). • Explore opportunities with other relevant instruments, such as the African-Eurasian Migratory Landbirds Action Plan (AEMLAP); UNEP/AEWA Secretariat UN Campus Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1 53113 Bonn Germany Tel.: +49 (0) 228 815 2413 Fax: +49 (0) 228 815 2450 [email protected] www.unep-aewa.org