Actions suggested for AEWA Parties. Collect all available data and information on the waterbird populations concerned and the different factors affecting waterbird populations and the habitats upon which they depend (see Par. 3.1, 4.1.3 and 5 Action Plan).
Actions suggested for AEWA Parties. Consider social, cultural and economic factors that might affect, or be affected by, conservation measures. Identify activities needed to address these social, cultural and economic factors, and consider whether new legislative provisions are needed to facilitate such activities.
Actions suggested for AEWA Parties. Identify and understand AEWA requirements and how these both support and build upon responsibilities under other international treaties. Analyse existing national legislation and identify gaps in legislation. Assess the adequacy of measures to enforce existing legislation.
Actions suggested for AEWA Parties. Ensure that provisions prohibiting taking and deliberate disturbance cover all Column A populations, and additional waterbird populations as appropriate, through reference to updated lists and/or descriptions. Ensure that prohibitions on taking cover hunting, capture, deliberate killing, and the destruction or removal of eggs, as well as attempts to engage in such activities. Ensure that species protection legislation contains a prohibition on deliberate disturbance in situations where such disturbance would be significant for the conservation of concerned populations. Ensure that penalties are sufficient to act as effective deterrents and that adequate enforcement processes and capacity are in place. Hunting licenses, seasons and quotas
Actions suggested for AEWA Parties. Ensure that national legislation requires licensing of all activities that can affect Table 1 populations. Ensure that national legislation provides sufficient guidance to ensure that licensing decisions will consider impacts on Table 1 populations. Ensure that national legislation directly prohibits intentional activities with significant impacts on habitats of Table 1 populations. Environmental impact assessments
Actions suggested for AEWA Parties. Ensure that processes for the collection of data provided for in national legislation include data on population status, habitat types, harvest, threats and other data required under the AEWA Action Plan. Ensure that national legislation designates or creates appropriate institutions for the collection, review and dissemination of data. Require license/permit holders to submit data to the relevant authority/institution.
Actions suggested for AEWA Parties. Ensure that national legislation establishes appropriate processes for developing species action, management and re-establishment plans for AEWA populations, and requires that such plans are based on scientific data and are aligned with existing international plans. Ensure that national legislation provides for the implementation of these plans, including by providing the necessary authority to the agencies/persons responsible for implementation. ANNEX I: GUIDE TO GUIDANCE AND OTHER USEFUL LINKS A list of guidelines which Parties might find useful when developing or amending their conservation legislation is provided below. Guidelines:
Actions suggested for AEWA Parties. ⮚ Ensure that national protected area legislation includes provisions restricting taking or deliberate disturbance that apply to waterbird populations listed in Column A or B. ⮚ Ensure that provisions on the creation of special sanctuaries or refuges in which taking and disturbance are prohibited apply to Column A or B populations. ⮚ As appropriate, include in national legislation provisions restricting possession of specified equipment or modes of taking within protected areas, sanctuaries or refuges in which Column A or B populations can be found. ⮚ Ensure that national legislation mandates that processes for declaring protected areas or sanctuaries or developing management plans or regulations for such areas consider relevant waterbird populations. ⮚ Ensure that legislation providing for hunting zones covers Column A and B waterbird populations, and includes adequate requirements for assessment and consideration of the requirements of such populations.
Actions suggested for AEWA Parties. Ensure that conservation or hunting legislation contains prohibitions covering all forms of possession and use of and trade in birds, eggs and products and derivatives from Column A populations and other populations as appropriate. Where exemptions are allowed, ensure that the burden of proving legality is on the entity in possession of, or attempting to trade or use, the bird, egg or product in question. Ensure that legislation provides for sufficient penalties for violators.
Actions suggested for AEWA Parties. ⮚ Ensure that national legislation requires certification or permits for import, export, possession, sale and other use of or trade in Column A and B populations for which regulations on taking are in place. ⮚ Ensure that national legislation provides for processes for permitting or certifying birds, eggs and their products at the point of taking, trade, processing or other use. ⮚ Ensure that such processes require verification of the legality of the original taking.
