wow exchange programme workshop meeting of wow demonstration projects and regional centre teams from...
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WOW Exchange Programme Workshop
Meeting of WOW Demonstration Projects and Regional Centre Teams from Kenya, Tanzania,
South Africa and Nigeria
4-7 November, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Flyway-level Conservation of
Migratory Waterbirds in Africa and Eurasia
BIRDS MIGRATION
A MIRACLE OF NATURE
African Eurasian Flyways
Cover
Countries
118
over 3,000,000 migratory waterbirds
300 species
The African Eurasian
Waterbirds Agreement
UNEP-AEWA(1995)
unique ecological requirements
increasingly scarce habitats
congregatory behaviour
vulnerability
forming aNETWORK ofcritical sites
essential for migratory waterbirds
Sites holding >1% of the population of individual wader sp.
over 100,000 important wetlands (and other habitats)
RamsarConvention
(1975)
flyway conservationflyway conservation• shared resource = shared responsibility for their
conservation and sustainable useimproving cooperation among all countries along the flyways
• developing a stronger science baseimproving our understanding of waterbirds migrationproviding better support to decision-making for their conservation
• avoiding antagonistic interventions along the flyways
• harmonising policies and optimising actions on the ground
• sharing resources for the benefit of all partners along the african-eurasian flyways (and beyond):– enhancing professional capacity– mobilising financial resources– training, education and awareness tools
Budget Breakdown
$6,000,000
$1,114,405
$1,365,460
$3,715,364
Global EnvironmentFacility Trust Fund
German Government
UNEP/AEWASecretariat
Other
JOINT EFFORT WOW is the largest
waterbirds and wetlandsconservation initiative
ever to take place in the African-Eurasian Region
THE TEAMMore than 100 project staff involved in over 20 countries (plus a network of hundreds of other staff and volunteers)
Project Coordination Unit Based in:
Wageningen,
The Netherlands
what are we doing?what are we doing?• regional-level activities
1. science base for decision-making2. capacity building & training3. communication and networking
• activities in the field– demonstration projects in 12
countries– four regional centres
The critical sites network tool
(component 1)
Improving our understanding of the Critical Network of Sites required by Migratory Waterbirds
A multi-national technical team at work
integrating & linking several databases
Into one portal: THE CRITICAL SITE NETWORK TOOL
Capacity Development
(component 2)
developing training programmes & materials
to support flyway-level conservation
Capacity DevelopmentCapacity Development
Regional Training Boards
WOW Flyway Training WOW Flyway Training ModulesModules
Each module contains:• Illustrated Textbooks and Session
Plans• Powerpoint Presentations• Exercise manuals• Case studies
1. Understanding the flyway approach
2. Applying the flyway approach3. Communicating the flyway
approach
textbooks and manualstextbooks and manuals
powerpointspowerpoints
Demonstration Projects
(component 3)
Activities in the fieldProjects in 12 coutries along the flyway
Demonstrating Best Practice in Wetlands Management and Waterbirds Conservation
Demonstration Projects
Regional Hubs
Project Coordination Unit
Ecotourism
Wetland Restoration
Trans-boundary Management
Management Planning Community
Mobilization
Alternative Livelihoods
Education and Awareness
Control of invasive species
WOW
Regional Centres
www.wingsoverwetlands.org
Thank youThank you
www.www.wingswingsoveroverwetlandswetlands.or.orgg
Organising our thinking about migration:Waders as an example of waterbird flyways