Secretariat provided by the Doc StC Inf. 7.9 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Agenda item 20 15 November 2011 th 7 MEETING OF THE AEWA STANDING COMMITTEE 26 – 27 November 2011, Bergen, Norway The Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) and The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) AEWA/CMS Technical Series No. XX Review of the Conflict between Migratory Birds and Electricity Power Grids in the African-Eurasian Region Funded by AEWA‟s cooperation-partner, RWE RR NSG, which has developed the method for fitting bird protection markings to overhead lines by helicopter. Produced by Bureau Waardenburg Boere Conservation Consultancy STRIX Ambiente e Inovação Endangered Wildlife Trust – Wildlife & Energy Program AEWA/CMS Technical Series No. XX Compiled by: Hein Prinsen1, Gerard Boere2, Nadine Píres3 & Jon Smallie4. 1. Bureau Waardenburg bv, Culemborg, the Netherlands,
[email protected], www.buwa.nl 2. Boere Conservation Consultancy, Gorssel, the Netherlands,
[email protected] 3. STRIX Ambiente e Inovação, Porto Salvo, Portugal,
[email protected], www.strix.pt 4. Endangered Wildlife Trust (Wildlife & Energy Program), Modderfontein, South Africa,
[email protected], www.ewt.org.za Milestones in the production of this review First draft: September 2011, presented to the CMS Scientific Council through correspondence and to the 10th meeting of the AEWA Technical Committee, 12-16 September 2011, Naivasha, Kenya. Second draft: November 2011, submitted to the 17th meeting of the CMS Scientific Council on 17-18 November 2011 in Bergen, Norway, the 10th Conference of the Parties to CMS on 20-25 November 2011 in Bergen, Norway and the 5th Meeting of the Parties to AEWA on 14-18 May 2012 in La Rochelle, France.