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AEWA
The Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds
Official Logo
ContextConservation
Drafted16 June 1995 (1995-06-16)
LocationThe Hague
Effective1 November 1999 (1999-11-01)
Parties African – 37
  • Egypt
  • Niger
  • Congo
  • Gambia
  • Guinea
  • Senegal
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Togo
  • Benin
  • Mali
  • Uganda
  • Mauritius
  • Kenya
  • South Africa
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Djibouti
  • Nigeria
  • Libya
  • Tunisia
  • Ghana
  • Algeria
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Madagascar
  • Ethiopia
  • Chad
  • Zimbabwe
  • Gabon
  • Morocco
  • eSwatini
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Burkina Faso
  • Rwanda
  • Burundi
  • Mauritania
  • Botswana
  • Central African Republic
Eurasia – 42
  • Germany
  • Jordan
  • Monaco
  • Netherlands
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • Bulgaria
  • Macedonia
  • Croatia
  • Romania
  • Moldova
  • Slovakia
  • Georgia
  • Albania
  • Israel
  • Lebanon
  • Ukraine
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Syria
  • Slovenia
  • France
  • Luxembourg
  • Portugal
  • Uzbekistan
  • Lithuania
  • European Union
  • Latvia
  • Belgium
  • Czech Republic
  • Italy
  • Cyprus
  • Norway
  • Estonia
  • Montenegro
  • Iceland
  • Belarus
  • Armenia
DepositaryGovernment of The Netherlands

The Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds, or African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) is an independent international treaty developed under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme's Convention on Migratory Species.

Background

The Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds was drafted on 19 June 1995 in The Hague, Netherlands, in order to coordinate efforts to conserve bird species migrating between European and African nations.

Description

The AEWA is an independent treaty under the auspices of the Convention on Migratory Species, of the United Nations Environment Programme.

The agreement focuses on bird species that depend on wetlands for at least part of their lifecycle and cross international borders in their migration patterns. As of 2023 it covered 255 species.

As of July 2023, its scope covered territories in 119 Range States stretching from the Arctic to South Africa, encompassing the Canadian archipelago and the Middle East as well as Europe and Africa.

Parties

Parties to AEWA
Region Party Name Date in Force
Africa Egypt 1999-01-01
Africa Niger 1999-01-01
Africa Congo 1999-11-01
Africa Gambia 1999-11-01
Africa Guinea 1999-11-01
Africa Senegal 1999-11-01
Africa Sudan 1999-11-01
Africa Tanzania 1999-11-01
Africa Togo 1999-11-01
Eurasia Germany 1999-11-01
Eurasia Jordan 1999-11-01
Eurasia Monaco 1999-11-01
Eurasia Netherlands 1999-11-01
Eurasia Spain 1999-11-01
Eurasia Sweden 1999-11-01
Eurasia Switzerland 1999-11-01
Eurasia United Kingdom 1999-11-01
Africa Benin 2000-1-01
Africa Mali 2000-1-01
Eurasia Denmark 2000-1-01
Eurasia Finland 2000-1-01
Eurasia Bulgaria 2000-2-01
Eurasia Macedonia 2000-2-01
Eurasia Croatia 2000-9-01
Eurasia Romania 2000-10-01
Africa Uganda 2000-12-01
Africa Mauritius 2001-1-01
Eurasia Moldova 2001-4-01
Africa Kenya 2001-6-01
Eurasia Slovakia 2001-7-01
Eurasia Georgia 2001-8-01
Eurasia Albania 2001-9-01
Africa South Africa 2002-4-01
Eurasia Israel 2002-11-01
Eurasia Lebanon 2002-12-01
Africa Equatorial Guinea 2003-1-01
Eurasia Ukraine 2003-1-01
Eurasia Hungary 2003-3-01
Eurasia Ireland 2003-8-01
Eurasia Syria 2003-8-01
Eurasia Slovenia 2003-10-01
Eurasia France 2003-12-01
Eurasia Luxembourg 2003-12-01
Africa Djibouti 2004-3-01
Eurasia Portugal 2004-3-01
Eurasia Uzbekistan 2004-4-01
Africa Nigeria 2004-7-01
Eurasia Lithuania 2004-11-01
Africa Libya 2005-6-01
Africa Tunisia 2005-7-01
Africa Ghana 2005-10-01
Eurasia European Union 2005-10-01
Eurasia Latvia 2006-1-01
Eurasia Belgium 2006-6-01
Eurasia Czech Republic 2006-6-23
Eurasia Italy 2006-9-01
Africa Algeria 2006-10-01
Africa Guinea-Bissau 2006-11-01
Africa Madagascar 2007-1-01
Eurasia Cyprus 2008-9-01
Eurasia Norway 2008-9-01
Eurasia Estonia 2008-11-01
Africa Ethiopia 2010-2-01
Africa Chad 2011-11-01
Eurasia Montenegro 2011-11-01
Africa Zimbabwe 2012-06-01
Africa Gabon 2012-12-01
Africa Morocco 2012-12-01
Africa eSwatini 2013-01-01
Africa Côte d'Ivoire 2013-06-01
Eurasia Iceland 2013-06-01
Africa Burkina Faso 2013-10-01
Africa Rwanda 2014-09-01
Africa Burundi 2014-10-01
Africa Mauritania 2015-05-01
Eurasia Belarus 2016-04-01
Africa Botswana 2017-11-01
Africa Central African Republic 2019-01-01

Meetings

The parties meet every few years. As of the end of 2024, there have been eight Meetings of Parties (MoPs):

  • 7–9 November 1999 in Cape Town, South Africa
  • 25–27 September 2002 in Bonn, Germany
  • 23–27 October 2005 in Dakar, Senegal
  • 15–19 September 2008 in Antananarivo, Madagascar
  • 14–18 May 2012 in La Rochelle, France
  • 9–14 November 2015 in Bonn, Germany
  • 4–8 December 2018 in Durban, South Africa
  • 26-30 September 2022 in Budapest, Hungary

Treaties

Ban on lead shot

The use of lead shot over wetlands has been banned by the signatories to the convention on account of the poisoning it causes.

See also

References

  1. "Aewa | Aewa". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. "Aewa | Aewa".
  3. "Protecting Waterfowl From Lead in Wetlands: A Practical Guide to the Lead Shot Regulations in Northern Ireland" (PDF). Ireland: Countryside Alliance. 24 April 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  4. "Phasing Out The Use of Lead Shot For Hunting in Wetlands: Experiences Made and Lessons Learned By AEWA Range States" (PDF). AEWA. 5 November 2009. p. 3. Retrieved 25 March 2013.

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