14 December 2003
GLOBAL FLYWAYS CONFERENCE 2004 – WATERBIRDS AROUND THE WORLD
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The Global Flyways Conference was held from 3-8 April 2004 in Edinburgh, UK.

Attended by some 450 waterbird scientists and wetland and waterbird conservation practitioners from 90 countries worldwide, this event provided a major opportunity to review the status of waterbirds in the light of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development and the 2010 […]

The Global Flyways Conference was held from 3-8 April 2004 in Edinburgh, UK.

Attended by some 450 waterbird scientists and wetland and waterbird conservation practitioners from 90 countries worldwide, this event provided a major opportunity to review the status of waterbirds in the light of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development and the 2010 biodiversity target. One of the conference’s key outputs was the drafting of the Edinburgh Declaration, which highlights the perilous state of many of the world’s waterbirds, and sets an agenda for urgent and collaborative national and international action on wetlands and waterbirds, including through implementation of the Ramsar Wetlands Convention. Other recommendations include the need for: increased international cooperation between Pan-American countries sharing migratory birds; integrated waterbird conservation in Africa-Eurasian flyways; an international framework for the development of conservation initiatives for migratory waterbirds in Central Asia; addressing conservation requirements of non-migrant waterbirds; and adequately funded programmes of communication, education and public awareness in all waterbird conservation initiatives. The Edinburgh Declaration, as well as other recommendations from the conference can be found at: http://ramsar.org/mtg_flyways_edinburgh5.htm


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