CMS Distribution: General CONVENTION ON UNEP/CMS/ScC18/Inf.10.8 MIGRATORY 16 June 2014 SPECIES Original: English 18th MEETING OF THE SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL Bonn, Germany, 1-3 July 2014 Agenda Item 10.8 SAKER FALCON Falco Cherrug GLOBAL ACTION PLAN (SakerGAP), INCLUDING A MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING SYSTEM, TO CONSERVE THE SPECIES Summary Under this cover the third draft of the Saker Falcon Global Action Plan is reproduced. Details of the process through which this draft has been produced are provided in document UNEP/CMS/ScC18/Doc.10.8. For reasons of economy, documents are printed in a limited number, and will not be distributed at the meeting. Delegates are kindly requested to bring their copy to the meeting and not to request additional copies. CMS Technical Series No. XX Saker Falcon Falco cherrug Global Action Plan (SakerGAP), including a management and monitoring system, to conserve the species 2 The Coordinating Unit for the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia (Raptors MoU) Saker Falcon Task Force Saker Falcon Falco cherrug Global Action Plan (SakerGAP), including a management and monitoring system, to conserve the species CMS Technical Series No. XX Prepared with financial contributions from the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi on behalf of the Government of the United Arab Emirates, the Saudi Wildlife Authority on behalf of the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the European Commission on behalf of the European Union, the CITES Secretariat and CMS Parties. Third Draft 31 May 2014 3 Saker Falcon Falco cherrug Global Action Plan (SakerGAP), including a management and monitoring system, to conserve the species. The SakerGAP was commissioned by the Saker Falcon Task Force, under the auspices of the CMS Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia (Raptors MoU). The preparation of the plan was financially supported by the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi on behalf of the Government of the United Arab Emirates, the Saudi Wildlife Authority on behalf of the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ENRTP Strategic Cooperation Agreement (SCA) between European Commission - DG Environment and UNEP, the CITES Secretariat and CMS Parties. Compiled by: András Kovács, Nick P. Williams and Colin A. Galbraith With contributions from: Boris Barov (BirdLife International), Rima Al Mubarak, Aurelie Boutrou, Dragana Stojkovic, Jenny Renell (CMS Raptors MoU), Éva Kelemen, Gábor Papp. Contributors to the SakerGAP Questionnaire (Lead Compilers in italic): Karen Aghababyan (Armenia); Anita Gamauf (Austria); Elchin Sultanov, Tahir Kerimov, Arzu Mammaedov, Abulfat Samadov (Azerbaijan); Allama Shibli Sadik, Tapan Kumar Dey, Sayam U. Chowdhury, Shibli Sadik (Bangladesh); Dimitar Gradinarov, Petar Iankov, Ruslan Serbezov, Stoycho Stoychev, Dimitar Ragyov (Bulgaria); Ana Kobašlić, Jelena Kralj, Tamara Čimbora Zovko, Zrinka Domazetović, Ivana Jelenić, Vlatka Dumbović Mazal (Croatia); Martin Hellicar, Nicolaos Kassinis (Cyprus); Václav Beran, David Horal, Vlasta Škorpíková, Gašpar Čamlík (Czech Republic); Esko Hyvärinen, Matti Osara (Finland); Jean-Philippe SIBLET (France); Branko Micevski (FYR Macedonia); Irina Lomashvili, Zurab Javakhishvili, Alexander Gavashelishvili (Georgia); Oliver Schall, Marion Gschweng (Germany); András Schmidt, János Bagyura, Mátyás Prommer, Levente Viszló, József Fidlóczky (Hungary); Suresh Kumar, Shiv Pal Singh, Dhananjai Mohan, Gobind Sagar Bhardwaj (India); Sadegh Sadeghi Zadegan, Hamid Amini, Zahra Elahi Rad (Iran); Omar F. Al-Sheikhly, Ali Al-Lami, Saeed Al-Zirgani, Hameed Al-Habash, Faris Al- Tamimi, Richard Porter, Mudhafar Salim, Thair Kareem (Iraq); Ohad Hatzofe (Israel); Renato Grimaldi, Alessandro Andreotti, Arianna Aradis, Massimo Brunelli, Andrea Corso, Marco Gustin (Italy); Sergey Sklyarenko, Bakhytbek Duisekeyev, Yevgeniy Bragin (Kazakhstan); Charles Musyoki, Ronald Mulwa, Titus Imboma, Paul Muoria, Darcy Ogada (Kenya); Sergei Viktorovich Kulagin, Valentina Toropova, Nadejda Trotchenko, Seitkazy Sagymbaev, Bektur Kumushaliev, Anatoly Levin, Igor Karyakin, Andrey Kovalenko (Kyrgystan); Alfousseini Semega, Boureïma Camara, Bourama Niagate (Mali); Sergei Golovkin, Gatt Stanley John, Haber Gilbert, Lia Richard, Barbara Nicholas, Cassar Louis Francis (Malta); Grimalschi Vitalie, Larisa Bogdea (Moldova); Onon Yondon, Batbayar Galtbalt (Mongolia); Darko Saveljic (Montenegro); Ali Laouel Abbagana, Yacouba Magagi (Niger); Umeed Khalid, Muhammad Samar Hussain Khan (Pakistan); Janusz Sielicki (Poland); Nela Miaută, Alexandru Doroşencu, Dan Hulea, Luca Dehelean (Romania); Elvira Nikolenko, Igor Karyakin (Russian Federation); Mohammed Shobrak, Mohammed Ebin Khathlan (Saudi Arabia); Marija Mladenovic, Daliborka Stankovic, Drazenko Rajkovic, Slobodan Puzovic (Serbia); Lucia Deutschová, Jozef Chavko, Michal Adamec, Ján Lipták, Jozef Mihók (Slovakia); Ahmed Osman (Somalia); Omer Abdalla Sulieman, Aisha Alfaki Mohamed, Ibrahim Mohamed Hashim, Mohamed Younis (Sudan); Roba Alserhan, Darem Tabbaa, Adeeb Asaad, Nabegh Ghazal Asswad (Syrian Arab Republic); Hela Guidara, Hichem Azafzaf (Tunisia); Maxim Gavrilyuk, 4 Volodymyr Domashlinets, Yurij Milobog, Vitaly Vetrov, Sergey Domashevsky, Mátyás Prommer (Ukraine); Ahmed Al-Hashmi, Gamal Medani, Salim Javed (United Arab Emirates); Khaled Saeed Al Shaibani, Omer A. Baeshen (Yemen). Stakeholder workshop participants: Range State delegates: Jalaludin Naseri (Afganistan), Sevak Baloyan (Armenia), Vanda Medic (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Dimitar Gradinarov (Bulgaria), Difei Chen (China), Jelena Kralj (Croatia), Václav Beran (Czech Republic), Fatma Aboushouk, Osama Saadawy (Egypt), Asgedom Kahsay Gebretensae (Ethiopia), Mátyás Prommer, Béla Velez (Hungary), Shiv Pal Singh, Suresh Ramani Kumar (India), Sadegh Sadeghi Zadegan (Iran), Ali Al-Lami, Ali Ne'amah Salman, Mohammed Fadhil Abed (Iraq), Andrey Kovalenko (Kazahstan), Charles Mutua Musyoki (Kenya), Askar Davletbakov (Kyrgyzstan), Georges Phrem (Lebanon), Maitsetseg Khadbaatar (Mongolia), Iman Al-Azri, Rahma AL-Kalbani (Oman), Umeed Khalid (Pakistan), Ghanim Alboloushi (Qatar), Nela Miauta (Romania), Mohammad Sulayem, Mohammed Shobrak, Monif AlRashidi, Mohammad Bin Khathlan, Faisal Al-Otaishan, Omar Al Tuwain, Badr Al Aradi (Saudi Arabia), Slobodan Puzovic (Serbia), Michal Adamec (Slovakia), Omer Sulieman (Sudan), Khaled Zahzah (Tunisia), Leone Candia (Uganda), Volodymyr Domashlinets (Ukraine), H.E. Mohammed Al Bowardi, H.E. Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, Shaikha Al Dhaheri, Salim Javed, Gamal Madani (United Arab Emirates), Murad Aripdjanov (Uzbekistan). Organisations: Margit Muller (Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital), Leon Bennun (Birdlife International), Thomas De Meulenaer (CITES Secretariat), Lyle Glowka, Nick P. Williams, Jenny Renell, Rima Al Mubarak, Dragana Stojkovic, Mariam Yacout, Colin Galbraith, Boris Barov, András Kovács (CMS Raptors MoU Office – Abu Dhabi), Robert Vagg (CMS Secreteriat), Fernando Spina (CMS Scientific Council), Janusz Sielicki (International Association for Falconry and Conservation of Bird of Prey, IAF), Akram Eissa Darwich (International Fund for Animal Welfare, IFAW), Mohammed Saleh Al Baidani, Delphine Delire, Chris Carrington, Ali Alshamsi (International Fund for Houbara Conservation), Nick Fox, Andrew Dixon (International Wildlife Consultants Ltd), Robert Kenward (IUCN – Sustainable use and Livelihoods Specialist Group), Nermin Wafa (League of Arab States), Frederic Launay (Mohamed Bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund), Elvira Nikolenko (Siberian Environmental Center), Maksym Gavrilyuk (Ukrainian Society for the protection of Birds), Kehkashan Basu (UNEP/Major Groups Facilitating Committee, MGFC). Chairman of the Workshop: Colin A. Galbraith (STF) Workshop Facilitators: Boris Barov (BirdLife International) – Lead Facilitator, Thomas De Meulenaer (CITES), Colin A. Galbraith (STF), Fernando Spina (CMS), Nick P. Williams (CMS Raptors MoU) Workshop Report Writer: Robert Vagg (CMS) The Report of the Workshop is available at: http://www.cms.int/raptors/sites/default/files/document/stf_ws_report.pdf 5 Comments on 1st Draft received from: Vaclav Beran, Nicholas Fox, Mohamed Habib, David Horal, Petar Iankov, Roman Kashkarov, Vlasta Skorpikova, Stoycho Stoychev, Jean-Marc Thiollay, Simon Thomsett, Nermin Wafa. Comments on 2nd Draft received from: Ahmed Al-Hashmi, Yahia Al-Shehabi, Nabegh Ghazal Asswad, Mohamed At Twaijri, Leon Bennun, Joost Brouwer, Zoltán Czirák, Lucia Deutschová, Tapan Kumar Dey, Andrew Dixon, Matthew J. G. Gage, Anita Gamauf, Márton Horváth, Igor Kayakin, Robert Kenward, Jelena Kralj, Anatoliy Levin, Mary Megalli, Branko Micevski, Elvira Nikolenko, András Schmidt, Janusz Sielicki, Shiv Pal Singl, Andy Symes, Mátyás Prommer, Mohammad Sulayem, Dave Wootton, Sadegh Sadeghi Zadegan, Tamara Cimbora Zovko. Milestones in the production of the SakerGAP 1st Draft 12 August 2013 Stakeholder workshop: 9-11 September 2013, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 2nd Draft 25 February 2014 3rd Draft 31 May 2014 4th Draft [dd] June 2014 Final Version Geographical scope The SakerGAP applies to the whole geographic range of the Saker Falcon, including the following countries (in alphabetical order): Breeding Range States (25) Afghanistan, Armenia, Austria, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan. Winter or passage Range States (55)