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Action Plan for the European Roller CMS Distribution: General CONVENTION ON MIGRATORY UNEP/CMS/COP12/Doc.24.1.9 26 May 2017 SPECIES Original: English 12th MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES Manila, Philippines, 23 - 28 October 2017 Agenda Item 24.1.9 ACTION PLAN FOR THE EUROPEAN ROLLER (Prepared by the Secretariat) Summary: Resolution 11.17 on the Action Plan for Migratory Landbirds in the African-Eurasian Region requested the development of a Species Action Plan for the European Roller (Coracias garrulus). The species is listed on Appendix I and II of CMS. Individual populations have shown severe declines and an unfavourable status in many countries over several decades. The draft Action Plan was prepared by BirdLife Hungary. Adoption of this Action Plan will contribute to the implementation of targets 8, 9 and 10 of the Strategic Plan for Migratory Species 2015- 2023. UNEP/CMS/COP12/Doc.24.1.9 ACTION PLAN FOR THE EUROPEAN ROLLER Background 1. Resolution 11.17 on the Action Plan for Migratory Landbirds in the African-Eurasian Region (AEMLAP) requests the Landbirds Working Group and the Scientific Council, in liaison with the Migrant Landbirds Study Group and the Friends of the Landbirds Action Plan, with the support of the Secretariat, to develop as an emerging issue Action Plans for a first set of species including the European Roller (Coracias garrulus), in line with CMS priorities for Concerted Action. The species is listed in Appendices I and II of CMS, and included in Category A of the AEMLAP Species List, showing a decreasing global population trend. 2. The breeding area of the European Roller (including its two subspecies Coracias garrulus garrulus and Coracias garrulus semenowi) stretches from north-west Africa and the Iberian Peninsula eastwards through the Mediterranean to the western Himalayas. The estimated global population is between 200,000-600,000 individuals, with 40 per cent of them breeding in Europe, with approximately 14,500-25,000 breeding pairs in the EU. The species winters in the Afro-tropical region, mainly in eastern and south-east Africa. Populations have declined since the 1970s, and severely by up to 25 per cent across Europe during 1990-2000. Overall, the European declines exceeded 30 per cent in three generations (15 years), with local extinctions recorded in the northern part of its range and recent national extinctions in some European countries. Loss of suitable habitat due to change in agricultural practices, loss of nesting sites, use of pesticides and ongoing persecution along the migration routes have been considered as main causes for the decline. This Action Plan covers all Range States in Africa, Asia and Europe that include the migration routes, stopover sites and wintering grounds of the European Roller’s two subspecies. 3. An International Workshop on the European Roller took place in Kecskemét, Hungary, 19- 20 January 2017 to develop the Action Plan. The meeting was organized by BirdLife Hungary in the frame of the Project EU LIFE13/NAT/HU/000081. 4. The draft Action Plan is appended as Annex 1. Consistently with CMS policy concerning language versions of Species Action Plans, the document is produced only in English for the time being. Versions in French and Spanish language will follow based on the availability of resources. Recommended actions 5. The Conference of the Parties is recommended to: a) adopt the Action Plan included in Annex 1 through the draft Resolution on species action plans for birds, contained in document UNEP/CMS/COP12/Doc.24.1.11. 2 UNEP/CMS/COP12/Doc.24.1.9/Annex 1 ANNEX 1 The Flyway Action Plan for the European Roller (Coracias garrulus) Draft 2.0 version of 24 May 2017 Prepared by: BirdLife Hungary (MME) 3 UNEP/CMS/COP12/Doc.24.1.9/Annex 1 Compiled by: Béla Tokody, MME/BirdLife Hungary; [email protected] Simon Butler, University of East Anglia; [email protected] Tom Finch, University of East Anglia; [email protected] Anna Folch, University of Barcelona; [email protected] Tilman C. Schneider, UN Environment/CMS; [email protected] Timothée Schwartz, A Rocha France; [email protected] Francisco Valera, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC); [email protected]; Orsolya Kiss, University of Szeged, Hungary; [email protected] List of contributors Albania Erald Xeka [email protected] AOS-Albanian Ornithological Society University Of Tirana Austria Bernard Wieser [email protected] Lebende Erde im Vulkanland Michael Tiffenbach [email protected] Nature conservation Office- Styria Carina Nebel [email protected] Museum of Natural-History Vienna Belarus Maxim Tarantovich [email protected] APB BirdLife Belarus Ivan Russkikh [email protected] APB BirdLife Belarus Bulgaria Petar Iankov [email protected] BirdLife Bulgaria (BSPB) Burundi Eric Niyongabo [email protected] Association Burundaise pour la protection de la Nature Croatia Sanja Barisic [email protected] Institute of Ornithology CASA Vesna Tutiš [email protected] Institute of Ornithology CASA Cyprus Christina Leronymidou [email protected] BirdLife Cyprus Czech Republic Petr Pavelcik [email protected] Lukas Viktora [email protected] Czech Society for Ornithology (CSO) Hungary Gabriella Göcző [email protected] MME/BirdLife Hungary Gerhárd Golen [email protected] University Of Eszterhazy Károly Tünde Ludnai [email protected] Kiskunsag National Park Directorate Zoltán Vajda [email protected] Kiskunsag National Park Directorate Tamás Kiss [email protected] MME/BirdLife Hungary Gábor Balogh [email protected] Kőrös-Maros National Park Directorate Antal Széll [email protected] Kőrös-Maros National Park Directorate Balázs Csibrány [email protected] MME/BirdLife Hungary Flóra Hák [email protected] MME/BirdLife Hungary Péter Palatitz [email protected] MME/BirdLife Hungary Zsófia Sümegi [email protected] MME/BirdLife Hungary Anna Hunor-Kálmánczi [email protected] MME/BirdLife Hungary Zsolt Végvári [email protected] Hortobágy National Park Directorate Katinka Bakos [email protected] Kiskunsag National Park Directorate Dávid Sarlós [email protected] MME/BirdLife Hungary Gergő Halmos [email protected] MME/BirdLife Hungary Csaba Lendvai [email protected] MME/BirdLife Hungary Júlia Lovranits [email protected] MME/BirdLife Hungary Zoltán Czirák [email protected] Ministry of Rural Development András Schmidt [email protected] Ministry of Rural Development 4 UNEP/CMS/COP12/Doc.24.1.9/Annex 1 Ministry of Rural Development Gergő Gábor Nagy [email protected] Ministry of Rural Development Zsolt Ampovics [email protected] Zoltán Gál [email protected] Kőrös-Maros National Park Directorate Iraq Mudhafar A. Salim [email protected] Iraqi Nature Conservation Society(IOCN) Israel Eli Haviv [email protected] Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI) Italy Angelo Meschini [email protected] CORACIAS (Gruppo italiano Ghiandaia marina) Fernando Spina [email protected] Institute for Environmental Protection and Research Kenya Alex Ngari [email protected] BirdLife Africa Latvia Edmunds Racinskis [email protected] Latvian Ornithological Society Ieva Mardega [email protected] State Centre for Defence Military Objects and Procurement Lithuania Laimonas Sniauksta [email protected] Vilnius Milda Sniaukstiene [email protected] Vilnius Montenegro Jelena Popovic [email protected] Oman Maïa Sarrouf Willson [email protected] Environment Society of Oman Poland Jaroslaw Krogulec [email protected] Polish Society for the Protection of Birds (OTOP) Andrzej Górski [email protected] University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (UWM) Portugal Inês Catry inescatryatgmail.com University of Lisbon Romania Attila Nagy [email protected] Milvus Group Lőrinc Bárbos [email protected] Milvus Group Róbert Zeitz [email protected] Milvus Group Szilárd Daróczi [email protected] Milvus Group Serbia József Gergely [email protected] Riparia Association of Environmentalists Attila Ágoston [email protected] Riparia Association of Environmentalists Ottó Szekeres [email protected] Riparia Association of Environmentalists Dimitij Radisic [email protected] University Of Novi Sad Slovakia Radovan Vaclav [email protected] Jan Gugh [email protected] SOS/BirdLife Slovakia Slovenia Gregor Domanjko [email protected] Goričko Natural Park South Africa Linda van der Heever [email protected] BirdLife South Africa Helene Loon [email protected] South-Africa Rael Loon [email protected] South-Africa Spain Juan Rodríguez-Ruiz [email protected] Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) Ferran Gonzàlez-Prat [email protected] University of Barcelona Switzerland Olivier Biber [email protected] African-Eurasian Migratory Landbirds Action Plan Ukraine Tatiana Kuzmenko [email protected] BirdLife Ukraine Hanna Kuzo [email protected] BirdLife Ukraine United Kingdom Ian Fisher [email protected] RSPB Phil Saunders [email protected] University of East Anglia 5 UNEP/CMS/COP12/Doc.24.1.9/Annex 1 Milestones in the production of the Plan International Species Action Plan (ISAP) Conference January 2017, Kecskemét, Hungary Draft 1.0 sent to all Contributors by 20 April, 2017. Draft 2.0 sent to CMS Scientific Council by 21 May, 2017. Reviews The Flyway Action Plan for the European Roller should be reviewed every ten years. (First review due in 2027). An emergency review will be undertaken if there is a sudden major change liable to affect one of the population or subspecies. Photo credit: © Bence Máté Recommended Citation Tokody, B., Butler, S.J., Finch, T., Folch, A., Schneider,T.C., Schwartz,T., Valera,F., Kiss,O. (2017): The Flyway Action Plan for the European Roller (Coracias garrulus) Geographical scope of the FAP The Flyway Action Plan for the European Roller (ERFAP) covers all Range States that include the migration routes, stopover sites and the wintering grounds of the European Roller’s two subspecies (Coracias garrulus garrulus and Coracias garrulus semenowi).
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