LIFE14 PRE/UK/000002 International Single Species Action Plan for the Conservation of the European Turtle-dove Streptopelia turtur (2018 to 2028) European Union (EU) International Single Species Action Plan for the Conservation of the European Turtle-dove Streptopelia turtur LIFE14 PRE/UK/000002 Project May 2018 Produced by Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Prepared in the framework of the EuroSAP (LIFE14 PRE/UK/000002) LIFE preparatory project, coordinated by BirdLife International and co-financed by the European Commission Directorate General for the Environment, the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA), and each of the project partners Disclaimer and date of adoption/approval: - Approved at the European Union Nature Directives Expert Group meeting on the 22-23 May 2018 by Member States of the European Union, with the following disclaimer: “Malta, Spain, Italy, Romania and and the Federation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation of the EU (FACE) do not support measure 3.1.1 "Implement a temporary hunting moratorium until an adaptive harvest management modelling framework (Action 3.2.1) is developed”; Bulgaria, Cyprus and Greece do not approve the Species Action Plan because of the inclusion of measure 3.1.1.; France considers that measure 3.1.1 is not relevant on its territory because it will implement an adaptive harvest management modelling framework from the beginning of 2019; Portugal will support Action 3.1.1 only if it is applied in all Member-states along the western flyway range, in order to be effective; Austria opposes the moratorium, since it considers it goes beyond the requirements of the Birds Directive.” - Adopted by the 48th meeting of the CMS Standing Committee on 23-24 October 2018. Adopting/Approval Frameworks: European Union (EU) Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) This International Single Species Action Plan for the Conservation of the European Turtle-dove was prepared in the framework of the LIFE EuroSAP project (LIFE14 PRE/UK/000002), co-financed by the European Commission Directorate General for the Environment, the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA), and by each of the project partners, and coordinated by BirdLife International. The preparation of this Action Plan was coordinated by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). Compilers: Ian Fisher1, Joscelyne Ashpole1, David Scallan2, Tara Proud1 and Carles Carboneras1. 1RSPB, The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 2DL, United Kingdom. 2European Federation for Hunting and Conservation (FACE), Rue Belliard 205, 1000 Brussels, Belgium. Contributors* Algeria: Ettayib Bensaci (ANAO); Armenia: Mamikon Ghasabyan (Armenian Society for the Protection of Birds); Austria: Michael Dvorak (BirdLife Österreich, BirdLife Austria), Peter Lebersorger (Zentralstelle Österreichischer Landesjagdverbände), Norbert Teufelbauer (BirdLife Österreich, BirdLife Austria); Azerbaijan: Sevinj Humbatova (Baku State University), Elchin Sultanov (AOS, BirdLife Azerbaijan); Belarus: Siamion Levy (APB, BirdLife Belarus), Maxim Nemtchinov (APB, BirdLife Belarus), Alexandre Vintchevski (APB, BirdLife Belarus); Belgium: Thomas Defoort (Flemish Government), Gerald Driessens (Natuurpunt, BirdLife Belgium, Flanders), Sandrine Liegeois (Department of Nature and Forests), Els Martens (Flemish Government), Jean-Yves Paquet (Ornithological Society Aves), Michiel Vandegehuchte (Nature Agency), Floris Verhaeghe (Flemish Government), Glenn Vermeersch (Flemish Nature and Forest Research Institute); Bulgaria: Kristin Bakardzhieva (Union of Hunters and Anglers in Bulgaria), Valeri Georgiev (National Nature Protection Service), Grigor Gogov (Executive Forest Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry), Iordan Hristov (BSPB, BirdLife Bulgaria), Petar Iankov (BSPB, BirdLife Bulgaria), Mihail Mihaylov (Ministry of Environment and Water), Svetoslav Spasov (BSPB, BirdLife Bulgaria), Vasil Vasilev (Union of Hunters and Anglers in Bulgaria), Krasimir Zhivkov (Ministry of Environment and Water); Croatia: Sanja Barišić (Institute of Ornithology CASA), Ivan Budinski (BIOM, BirdLife Croatia), Zrinka Domazetović (Ministry of Environment and Energy), Ivana Jelenić (Ministry of Environment and Energy), Sven Kapelj (BIOM, BirdLife Croatia), Jelena Kralj (Institute of Ornithology CASA), Vesna Tutiš (Institute of Ornithology CASA); Cyprus: Haris Hadjistyllis (Cyprus Game and Fauna Service), Christina Ieronymidou (BirdLife Cyprus), Nicos Kassinis (Cyprus Game and Fauna Service), Panicos Panayides (Cyprus Game and Fauna Service); Czech Republic: Jan Havlíček (Department of Zoology, University of South Bohemia; Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic), Pavlína Kuncová (Department of Species Protection and Implementation of International Commitments, Ministry of Environment), Jana Škorpilová (ČSO, BirdLife Czech Republic), Zdeněk Vermouzek (ČSO, BirdLife Czech Republic); Denmark: Iben Hove Sørensen (Danish Hunters Association), Timme Nyegaard (DOF, BirdLife Denmark), Lars Rudfeld (Nature Planning and Biodiversity, Ministry of Environment); Estonia: Jaanus Elts (EOS, BirdLife Estonia), Renno Nellis (Eestimaa Looduse Fond); Finland: Heikki Korpelainen (Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki), Teemu Lehtiniemi (BirdLife Finland); France: Jean- Pierre Arnauduc (La Fédération Nationale des Chasseurs), Jacques Comolet-Tirman (Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle), Alexandre Czajkowski (OMPO), Bernard Deceuninck (LPO, BirdLife France), Cyril Eraud (ONCFS), Yves Ferrand (ONCFS), Nidal Issa (LPO, BirdLife France), Frederic Jiguet (Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle), Hervé Lormée (ONCFS), Yves Muller (LPO, BirdLife France/SEOF); The Gambia: Clive R Barlow (Birds of The Gambia), Stephen Brown (GCT), Habitat Solomon Jallow (WABSA), Lamin Jobaate (WABSA), Mohamed Lamin Kassama (WABSA), Ebrima Njie (University of the Gambia), Modou Njie (WABSA), Lamin Sanyang (WABSA), Abdoulie Sawo (Department of Parks and Wildlife Management); Germany: Malte Busch (Dachverband Deutscher Avifaunisten), Lars Lachmann (NABU, BirdLife Germany), Benjamin Metzger (NABU, BirdLife Germany), Petra Quillfeldt (Justus Liebig Universität Gießen), Sven Trautmann (Dachverband Deutscher Avifaunisten); Greece: Dimitrios E Bakaloudis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), Christos Barboutis (HOS, BirdLife Greece), Danae Portolou (HOS, BirdLife Greece), Kyriakos Skordas (Hunting Federation of Macedonia and Thrace); Hungary: Attila Bankovics (Hungarian Natural History Museum), Zoltán Czirák (Ministry of Agriculture), Gergö Gábor Nagy (Department of Nature Conservation, Ministry of Agriculture), Gabriella Göcző (MME, BirdLife Hungary), Gergő Halmos (MME, BirdLife Hungary), Gábor Magyar (Kiskunsági Nemzeti Park), Károly Nagy (MME, BirdLife Hungary), András Schmidt (Ministry of Agriculture), Tibor Szép (University of Nyíregyháza), Béla Tokody (MME, BirdLife Hungary); Ireland: Ciaran O'Keeffe (Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs); Israel: Ohad Hatsofe (Israel Nature and Parks Authority), Eli Haviv (SPNI, BirdLife Israel), Yoav Perlman (SPNI, BirdLife Israel); Italy: Alessandro Andreotti (ISPRA), Elisabetta de Carli (MITO2000), Claudio Celada (LIPU, BirdLife Italy), Eugenio Duprè (ISPRA), Lorenzo Fornasari (MITO2000), Marco Gustin (LIPU, BirdLife Italy), Lorenzo Serra (ISPRA), Michele Sorrenti (Migratory Bird Office, Federazione Italiana della Caccia), Fernando Spina (ISPRA), Guido Tellini Florenzano (MITO2000), Marco Valentini (Ministerio dell'Ambiente); Latvia: Ainars Aunins (University of Latvia), Gita Strode (Nature Conservation Department); Lebanon: Shadi Indary (Institute of the Environment, University of Balamand), Ghassan Ramadan Jaradi (SPNL, BirdLife Lebanon); Lithuania: Džiugas Anuškevicius (Protected Area Strategy Division), Petras Kurlavicius (Lietuvos Edukologijos Universitetas), Liutauras Raudonikis (LOD, BirdLife Lithuania); Luxembourg: Mikis Bastian (natur&ëmwelt, BirdLife Luxembourg), Gilles Biver (Department of Environment, Ministry of Sustainable Development and Infrastructure); Mali: Abdoulaye Diallo (AMCFE), Moussa Sissoko (Direction Nationale des Eaux et Forêts); Malta: Nicholas Barbara (BirdLife Malta), Elaine Caruana (WBRU), Sergei Golovkin (WBRU), Richard Lia (WBRU), Anton Spiteri Shaw (Maltese Government), Josette Zerafa (Policy Department and Programme Implementation Directorate); Mauritania: Djibril Diallo (Nature Mauritanie, BirdLife Mauritania); Moldova: Vitalie Grimalschi (Society for Bird and Nature Protection); Montenegro: Darko Saveljic (Center for Protection and Research of Birds of Montenegro); Morocco: Ali El Ayoubi (Service de la Cynégétique et de la Pisciculture Continentale), Mohamed Dakki (GREPOM, BirdLife Morocco), Saâd Hanane (Forest Research Centre/High Commission For Water, Forests and Combating Desertification); Netherlands: Jules Bos (Vogelbescherming Nederland, BirdLife Netherlands), Ruud Foppen (SOVON, Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology), Wilmar J. Remmelts (Department of Nature and Biodiversity, Ministry of Economic Affairs), Chris van Turnhout (SOVON Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology); Nigeria: Joseph Onoja (Nigerian Conservation Foundation, BirdLife Nigeria); Palestinian Territory: Imad Atrash (Palestine Wildlife Society, BirdLife Palestine); Poland: Tomasz Chodkiewicz (OTOP, BirdLife Poland), Jakub Milczarek (Nature Conservation Department, General Directorate for Environmental Protection); Portugal: Júlia Almeida (Instituto da Conservação