5 May 2011: The Secretariat of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)/African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) has published its May E-Newsletter.

Feature articles focus on, inter alia: the AEWA Small Grants Fund; World Migratory Bird Day on 14-15 May 2011; various upcoming workshops; and a farewell from Bert Lenten who is stepping down as AEWA Executive Secretary to take up a new post as CMS Deputy Executive Secretary. Marco Barbieri took over the role of Acting Executive Secretary of the AEWA Secretariat as of 2 May 2011. [Publication: AEWA May E-Newsletter]