Common use of Single Species Action Plans Clause in Contracts

Single Species Action Plans. (SSAPs) are developed and implemented for most threatened species listed in category 1 and categories 2 and 3, marked with an asterisk on column A of Table 1 SSAPs are in place and being effectively implemented for all globally threatened species and species marked with an asterisk National reports (Pressures and responses – 4. Species conservation, 4.2. SSAPs, questions 2 and 3) AEWA review on the stage of preparation and implementation of SSAPs CPs, Secretariat 1.5 Waterbirds are considered thoroughly in the context of the delivery of National CPs have incorporated, as part of National Action Plans on non-native species, National reports (Pressures and responses – 4. Species conservation, 4.5. Introductions, CPs AEWA Strategic Plan 2009–2017 14 Targets (Targets to be achieved by 2017) Indicators (Quantifiable measures of achievement) Means of Verification (Sources of information for indicators) Main Actors Action Plans on non-native species by other international fora, such as CBD, Bern Convention, and GISP specific measures for invasive non-native species of waterbirds and are implementing them in order to ensure their control or eradication questions 9-11) AEWA review on the status of introduced non-native waterbird species and hybrids thereof Objective 2 To ensure that any use of waterbirds in the Agreement area is sustainable 2.1 The use of lead shot for hunting in wetlands is phased out in all CPs All CPs have adopted national legislation prohibiting the use of lead shot (in wetlands) No authenticated report of continued use of lead shot for hunting in wetlands in the Agreement area is received by the Secretariat National reports (Pressures and responses – 6. Management of human activities, 6.1. Hunting, question 18) AEWA review on the use of lead shot CPs Hunters’ organizations Hunters 2.2 Internationally coordinated collection of harvest data is developed and implemented Internationally coordinated harvest data collection in place involving at least 25% of the CPs National reports (Pressures and responses – 6. Management of human activities,6.1. Hunting, question 17) AEWA review on pertinent hunting and trade legislation CPs FACE and other hunters’ organizations AEWA Strategic Plan 2009–2017 15 Targets (Targets to be achieved by 2017) Indicators (Quantifiable measures of achievement) Means of Verification (Sources of information for indicators) Main Actors 2.3 Measures to reduce and, as far as possible, eliminate, illegal taking of waterbirds, the use of poison baits and non-selective methods of taking are developed and implemented All CPs have pertinent legislation in place which is being fully enforced National reports (Pressures and responses – 6. Management of human activities,6.1. Hunting, question 19) AEWA review on pertinent hunting and trade legislation CPs Hunters’ organizations 2.4 Best practice codes and standards, such as bird identification, are developed and prompted, in order to achieve proper enforcement of legally binding provisions 50% of CPs are effectively enforcing legally binding best practice standards AEWA review on pertinent hunting and trade legislation CPs Hunters’ organizations 2.5 Adaptive harvest management of quarry populations is ensured at international scale International harvest management plans (IHMP) for two quarry populations developed and implemented Review on implementation of IHMP CPs, Secretariat, Hunters’ organizations Objective 3 To increase knowledge about species and their populations, flyways and threats to them, as a basis for conservation action 3.1 Necessary resources are in place to support the international processes for gathering monitoring data for status assessment, on a long- term basis. Timely production of annual IWC summary report and the AEWA CSR and global Waterbird Population Estimates Reports by Wetlands International CPs and other donors, Secretariat, Wetlands International AEWA Strategic Plan 2009–2017 16 Targets (Targets to be achieved by 2017) Indicators (Quantifiable measures of achievement) Means of Verification (Sources of information for indicators) Main Actors 50% increase of species/ populations whose international status is being assessed with regular monitoring data CSR 3.2 Capacity of national monitoring systems to assess the status of the waterbirds is established, maintained and further developed Half of CPs have year-round (as appropriate) monitoring systems in place National reports (Pressures and responses – 7. Research and monitoring, question 25) CPs 3.3 Nationally responsible state agencies, academic and other wildlife-related research institutions are encouraged to establish research programmes to support implementation of waterbird conservation priorities Ten new AEWA-linked research programmes are established National reports (Pressures and responses – 7. Research and monitoring, question 27) Secretariat report to MOP CPs, Secretariat 3.4 Best practices, including traditional knowledge, for waterbird conservation programmes are collated and incorporated 50 best practices collated and published at www.conservationevidence.com5 xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx CPs , NGOs Hunters’ organisations 3.5 Sharing and accessibility of relevant data and information are enhanced so as to Web-based list of research related to waterbirds and their conservation in each CP per National reports (Pressures and responses – 7. Research and monitoring, question 27) CPs AEWA Strategic Plan 2009–2017 5 Conservation Evidence is an online peer-reviewed journal and a web pool of previously published papers or reports that document the effectiveness of conservation management interventions. Targets (Targets to be achieved by 2017) Indicators (Quantifiable measures of achievement) Means of Verification (Sources of information for indicators) Main Actors underpin relevant conservation decision- making triennium Objective 4 To improve Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) about migratory waterbird species, their flyways, their role in alleviating poverty, threats to them and the measures needed to conserve them and their habitats 4.1 Support for the implementation of the Communication Strategy (CS) is secured 100% funding and other support, as appropriate (e.g. expertise, network, skills and resources), is secured for the Communication Strategy implementation Secretariat reports CPs, other donors 4.2 The AEWA Communication Strategy is implemented The Communication Strategy has been monitored annually and reviewed and updated on a tri-annual basis Implementation progress reports The strategy document Secretariat AEWA Strategic Plan 2009–2017 18 Targets (Targets to be achieved by 2017) Indicators (Quantifiable measures of achievement) Means of Verification (Sources of information for indicators) Main Actors At least one Training of Trainers workshop for CEPA has been held in each AEWA region (CS 3.1) 6 Training workshop report Training toolkit/manual Secretariat In at least three AEWA regions, follow-up trainings for CEPA at the national level have been conducted by the people trained under target 3.3 (CS 3.2) National reports (Pressures and responses – 8. Education and information, 8.1. AEWA Communication Strategy, question 32) Training workshop reports Training toolkit/manual CPs Secretariat, CPs Regional Centres for the exchange of information on AEWA have been established in all regions (CS 2.2) Centre launch events Assessment reports Secretariat

Single Species Action Plans. (SSAPs) are developed and implemented for most threatened species listed in category 1 and categories 2 and 3, marked with an asterisk on column A of Table 1 SSAPs are in place and being effectively implemented for all globally threatened species and species marked with an asterisk National reports (Pressures Of the 24 AEWA species classified as globally threatened in 2010, AEWA SSAPs have been adopted or developed for eight and responses – 4for the development of two more funding has been secured. Species conservationOf these, 4.2. international mechanisms for coordination of implementation have been established for six SSAPs, questions 2 however not all of them are fully operational. For an additional four species SSAPs exist under other frameworks then AEWA and/or require update and 3revision. No SSAPs have been developed for species marked with an asterisk. For the species with adopted SSAPs national action plans have been developed and implemented by few Contracting Parties. Reference: 5th edition of the AEWA Conservation Status Report (document AEWA/MOP 5.14); Analysis of AEWA National Reports for the triennium 2009-2011 (document AEWA/MOP 5.12); Summary of Current State of Single Species Action Plan (SSAP) AEWA review on the stage of preparation and implementation of SSAPs CPs, Secretariat 1.5 Species Management Plan (SMP) Production and Coordination (document AEWA/MOP 5.24) 1.5: Waterbirds are considered thoroughly in the context of the delivery of National CPs have incorporated, as part of National Action Plans on non-native species, National reports (Pressures and responses – 4. Species conservation, 4.5. Introductions, CPs AEWA Strategic Plan 2009–2017 14 Targets (Targets to be achieved by 2017) Indicators (Quantifiable measures of achievement) Means of Verification (Sources of information for indicators) Main Actors Action Plans on non-native species by other international fora, such as CBD, Bern Convention, and GISP CPs have incorporated, as part of National Action Plans on non-native species, specific measures for invasive non-native species of waterbirds and are implementing them in order to ensure their control or eradication questions 9-11) AEWA review Only 8% of the Contracting Parties have in place National Action Plans on the status of introduced non-native waterbird species and hybrids thereof Objective 2 To ensure that any use of waterbirds in species. Of the Agreement area is sustainable 2.1 The use of lead shot for hunting in wetlands is phased out in all 18 CPs All CPs have adopted national legislation prohibiting the use of lead shot (in wetlands) No authenticated report of continued use of lead shot for hunting in wetlands in the Agreement area is received by the Secretariat National reports (Pressures and responses – 6. Management of human activities, 6.1. Hunting, question 18) AEWA review on the use of lead shot CPs Hunters’ organizations Hunters 2.2 Internationally coordinated collection of harvest data is developed and implemented Internationally coordinated harvest data collection in place involving at least 25% of the CPs National reports (Pressures and responses – 6. Management of human activities,6.1. Hunting, question 17) AEWA review on pertinent hunting and trade legislation CPs FACE and other hunters’ organizations AEWA Strategic Plan 2009–2017 15 Targets (Targets to be achieved by 2017) Indicators (Quantifiable measures of achievement) Means of Verification (Sources of information for indicators) Main Actors 2.3 Measures to reduce and, as far as possible, eliminate, illegal taking of waterbirds, the use of poison baits and confirming breeding non-selective methods of taking are developed and implemented All CPs have pertinent legislation in place which is being fully enforced National reports (Pressures and responses – 6. Management of human activities,6.1. Huntingnative species on their territories, question 19) AEWA review on pertinent hunting and trade legislation CPs Hunters’ organizations 2.4 Best practice codes and standardsinvolving 35 different species, such as bird identification, are developed and prompted, in order to achieve proper enforcement of legally binding provisions 50% of only eight CPs are effectively enforcing legally binding best practice standards implementing or developing control/eradication programmes on five species. Reference: Analysis of AEWA review on pertinent hunting and trade legislation CPs Hunters’ organizations 2.5 Adaptive harvest management of quarry populations is ensured at international scale International harvest management plans (IHMP) for two quarry populations developed and implemented Review on implementation of IHMP CPs, Secretariat, Hunters’ organizations Objective 3 To increase knowledge about species and their populations, flyways and threats to them, as a basis for conservation action 3.1 Necessary resources are in place to support the international processes for gathering monitoring data for status assessment, on a long- term basis. Timely production of annual IWC summary report and the AEWA CSR and global Waterbird Population Estimates National Reports by Wetlands International CPs and other donors, Secretariat, Wetlands International AEWA Strategic Plan 2009–2017 16 Targets (Targets to be achieved by 2017) Indicators (Quantifiable measures of achievement) Means of Verification (Sources of information for indicators) Main Actors 50% increase of species/ populations whose international status is being assessed with regular monitoring data CSR 3.2 Capacity of national monitoring systems to assess the status of the waterbirds is established, maintained and further developed Half of CPs have year-round (as appropriate) monitoring systems in place National reports (Pressures and responses – 7. Research and monitoring, question 25) CPs 3.3 Nationally responsible state agencies, academic and other wildlife-related research institutions are encouraged to establish research programmes to support implementation of waterbird conservation priorities Ten new AEWA-linked research programmes are established National reports (Pressures and responses – 7. Research and monitoring, question 27) Secretariat report to MOP CPs, Secretariat 3.4 Best practices, including traditional knowledge, for waterbird conservation programmes are collated and incorporated 50 best practices collated and published at www.conservationevidence.com5 xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx CPs , NGOs Hunters’ organisations 3.5 Sharing and accessibility of relevant data and information are enhanced so as to Web-based list of research related to waterbirds and their conservation in each CP per National reports (Pressures and responses – 7. Research and monitoring, question 27) CPs AEWA Strategic Plan 2009–2017 5 Conservation Evidence is an online peer-reviewed journal and a web pool of previously published papers or reports that document the effectiveness of conservation management interventions. Targets (Targets to be achieved by 2017) Indicators (Quantifiable measures of achievement) Means of Verification (Sources of information for indicators) Main Actors underpin relevant conservation decision- making triennium Objective 4 To improve Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) about migratory waterbird species, their flyways, their role in alleviating poverty, threats to them and the measures needed to conserve them and their habitats 4.1 Support for the implementation of the Communication Strategy triennium 2009-2011 (CS) is secured 100% funding and other support, as appropriate (e.g. expertise, network, skills and resourcesdocument AEWA/MOP 5.12), is secured for the Communication Strategy implementation Secretariat reports CPs, other donors 4.2 The AEWA Communication Strategy is implemented The Communication Strategy has been monitored annually and reviewed and updated on a tri-annual basis Implementation progress reports The strategy document Secretariat AEWA Strategic Plan 2009–2017 18 Targets (Targets to be achieved by 2017) Indicators (Quantifiable measures of achievement) Means of Verification (Sources of information for indicators) Main Actors At least one Training of Trainers workshop for CEPA has been held in each AEWA region (CS 3.1) 6 Training workshop report Training toolkit/manual Secretariat In at least three AEWA regions, follow-up trainings for CEPA at the national level have been conducted by the people trained under target 3.3 (CS 3.2) National reports (Pressures and responses – 8. Education and information, 8.1. AEWA Communication Strategy, question 32) Training workshop reports Training toolkit/manual CPs Secretariat, CPs Regional Centres for the exchange of information on AEWA have been established in all regions (CS 2.2) Centre launch events Assessment reports Secretariat

Single Species Action Plans. (SSAPs) are developed was compiled and implemented submitted to the 4th Session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP4). This review, amongst other things, suggested a priority list of populations for most threatened which SSAPs should be elaborated; this priority list was endorsed by MOP4 through Resolution 4.4. The approved list has been used by the Secretariat and other stakeholders as guidance for the development of new SSAPs between the 4th and 5th Sessions (MOP5) of the Meeting of the Parties in 2012. At MOP5 the Secretariat presented a summary of the current state of SSAP and Species Management Plan (SMP) production and coordination (see document AEWA/MOP 5.24). MOP5 also adopted amendments to the AEWA Table 1 on the basis of updated population size and trend estimates presented in the 5th edition of the AEWA Conservation Status Report (CSR5). Paragraph 2.2.1 of the AEWA Action Plan sets the priority range of populations for species listed in action planning (AEWA Table 1: Column A, category 1 and categories Column A, Categories 2 and 33 asterisk-marked), marked therefore with an asterisk on column the amendments to Table 1, it will be necessary to revise the priority list endorsed by MOP4. Following this necessity, MOP5 requested the Technical Committee through Resolution 5.8 to revise the priority list for SSAPs at its first meeting after each Meeting of the Parties in the light of approved changes to Table 1. MOP5 added a new category, Category 4, to Column A of AEWA Table 1 SSAPs are 1, which covers populations belonging to species listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, but which do not fulfil the conditions in place and being effectively implemented respect of Category 1, 2 or 3 of Column A. The amended paragraph 2.1.1 of the AEWA Action Plan requires the development of an international species action plan as a prerequisite for all globally threatened species and species marked with an asterisk National reports the continuation of hunting (Pressures and responses – on a sustainable use basis) for any population listed in Category 4. Species conservation, 4.2. SSAPs, questions 2 Revised Priority List The revised list has been compiled following the approach and 3) AEWA review on criteria used in the Review of the stage of preparation and implementation of SSAPs CPsproduced for MOP4 in 2008, Secretariat 1.5 Waterbirds are considered thoroughly in while adding an additional criterion on climate change vulnerability and taking into account the context of the delivery of National CPs have incorporated, as part of National Action Plans on non-native species, National reports (Pressures and responses – 4. Species conservation, 4.5. Introductions, CPs AEWA Strategic Plan 2009–2017 14 Targets (Targets to be achieved by 2017) Indicators (Quantifiable measures of achievement) Means of Verification (Sources of information for indicators) Main Actors Action Plans on non-native species by other international foradevelopments since MOP4, such as CBDthe addition of a new Category 4 to Column A, Bern Conventionas well as adding further considerations for fine-tuning of the ranking. In the first place, all populations in Categories 1 and GISP specific measures 4 of Column A and populations on Column A marked with an asterisk as well as remaining populations belonging to globally threatened species, were extracted from the MOP5-adopted AEWA Table 1. In principle all globally threatened species are listed in Category 1, but we applied the latest IUCN Red List released two weeks after MOP5 in which some AEWA species have been uplisted to globally threatened categories, therefore there are some discrepancies. From this initial list all populations/species for invasive nonwhich AEWA SSAPs are adopted, or for which these are currently being developed, were excluded, as well as those for which Memoranda of Understanding under the Convention on Migratory Species (accompanied by Action Plans), were concluded. These species/populations are listed in table 1 to this document. Seven populations of seven different species are the subject of species action plans under instruments other than AEWA, but these plans do not cover the entire population flyways and/or are outdated (older than 10 years) and to our knowledge are not to be updated/revised by the framework under which they have been previously developed and implemented. These seven populations were kept in the list to which to apply ranking criteria. In table 2 to this document they are marked with three red exclamation marks and further information is provided in the related footnotes. The resulting list of 88 populations belonging to 63 species has been ranked by applying the following four criteria consecutively: IUCN Red List status – in descending order: Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN), Vulnerable (VU), Near-native threatened (NT) and Least Concern (LC); Population size estimate – in descending order from lowest to highest estimate. The estimates have been taken from CSR5. Where the population size estimate has been given by a range (e.g. 1-10,000) for the ranking the average (i.e. 5,000) has been used. Populations with exact size estimates (e.g. 5,000) have been ranked higher than populations whose size estimates are presented by a range and the average is equal to the size of the populations with exact estimate (e.g. 1-10,000). When two or more populations have had equal population estimates, those belonging to less numerous species of waterbirds and are implementing them in order to ensure their control or eradication questions 9-11) AEWA review on the status of introduced non-native waterbird species and hybrids thereof Objective 2 To ensure that any use of waterbirds in within the Agreement area is sustainable 2.1 The use of lead shot for hunting have been ranked higher. Population trend estimate – in wetlands is phased out in all CPs All CPs have adopted national legislation prohibiting the use of lead shot descending order: Declining (in wetlands) No authenticated report of continued use of lead shot for hunting in wetlands in the Agreement area is received by the Secretariat National reports (Pressures and responses – 6. Management of human activities, 6.1. Hunting, question 18) AEWA review on the use of lead shot CPs Hunters’ organizations Hunters 2.2 Internationally coordinated collection of harvest data is developed and implemented Internationally coordinated harvest data collection in place involving at least 25% of the CPs National reports (Pressures and responses – 6. Management of human activities,6.1. Hunting, question 17) AEWA review on pertinent hunting and trade legislation CPs FACE and other hunters’ organizations AEWA Strategic Plan 2009–2017 15 Targets (Targets to be achieved by 2017) Indicators (Quantifiable measures of achievement) Means of Verification (Sources of information for indicators) Main Actors 2.3 Measures to reduce and, as far as possible, eliminate, illegal taking of waterbirds, the use of poison baits and non-selective methods of taking are developed and implemented All CPs have pertinent legislation in place which is being fully enforced National reports (Pressures and responses – 6. Management of human activities,6.1. Hunting, question 19) AEWA review on pertinent hunting and trade legislation CPs Hunters’ organizations 2.4 Best practice codes and standards, such as bird identification, are developed and prompted, in order to achieve proper enforcement of legally binding provisions 50% of CPs are effectively enforcing legally binding best practice standards AEWA review on pertinent hunting and trade legislation CPs Hunters’ organizations 2.5 Adaptive harvest management of quarry populations is ensured at international scale International harvest management plans (IHMP) for two quarry populations developed and implemented Review on implementation of IHMP CPs, Secretariat, Hunters’ organizations Objective 3 To increase knowledge about species and their populations, flyways and threats to them, as a basis for conservation action 3.1 Necessary resources are in place to support the international processes for gathering monitoring data for status assessment, on a long- term basis. Timely production of annual IWC summary report and the AEWA CSR and global Waterbird Population Estimates Reports by Wetlands International CPs and other donors, Secretariat, Wetlands International AEWA Strategic Plan 2009–2017 16 Targets (Targets to be achieved by 2017) Indicators (Quantifiable measures of achievement) Means of Verification (Sources of information for indicators) Main Actors 50% increase of species/ populations whose international status is being assessed with regular monitoring data CSR 3.2 Capacity of national monitoring systems to assess the status of the waterbirds is established, maintained and further developed Half of CPs have year-round (as appropriate) monitoring systems in place National reports (Pressures and responses – 7. Research and monitoring, question 25) CPs 3.3 Nationally responsible state agencies, academic and other wildlife-related research institutions are encouraged to establish research programmes to support implementation of waterbird conservation priorities Ten new AEWA-linked research programmes are established National reports (Pressures and responses – 7. Research and monitoring, question 27) Secretariat report to MOP CPs, Secretariat 3.4 Best practices, including traditional knowledge, for waterbird conservation programmes are collated and incorporated 50 best practices collated and published at www.conservationevidence.com5 xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx CPs , NGOs Hunters’ organisations 3.5 Sharing and accessibility of relevant data and information are enhanced so as to Web-based list of research related to waterbirds and their conservation in each CP per National reports (Pressures and responses – 7. Research and monitoring, question 27) CPs AEWA Strategic Plan 2009–2017 5 Conservation Evidence is an online peer-reviewed journal and a web pool of previously published papers or reports that document the effectiveness of conservation management interventions. Targets (Targets to be achieved by 2017) Indicators (Quantifiable measures of achievement) Means of Verification (Sources of information for indicators) Main Actors underpin relevant conservation decision- making triennium Objective 4 To improve Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) about migratory waterbird species, their flyways, their role in alleviating poverty, threats to them and the measures needed to conserve them and their habitats 4.1 Support for the implementation of the Communication Strategy (CS) is secured 100% funding and other support, as appropriate (e.g. expertise, network, skills and resourcesDEC), is secured for the Communication Strategy implementation Secretariat reports CPsFluctuating (FLU), other donors 4.2 Unknown (UNK), Stable (STA) and Increasing (INC). The AEWA Communication Strategy is implemented The Communication Strategy has been monitored annually and reviewed and updated on a tri-annual basis Implementation progress reports The strategy document Secretariat AEWA Strategic Plan 2009–2017 18 Targets (Targets to be achieved by 2017) Indicators (Quantifiable measures of achievement) Means of Verification (Sources of information for indicators) Main Actors At least one Training of Trainers workshop for CEPA has been held in each AEWA region (CS 3.1) 6 Training workshop report Training toolkit/manual Secretariat In at least three AEWA regions, follow-up trainings for CEPA at the national level estimates have been conducted by the people trained under target 3.3 (CS 3.2) National reports (Pressures and responses – 8. Education and information, 8.1. AEWA Communication Strategy, question 32) Training workshop reports Training toolkit/manual CPs Secretariat, CPs Regional Centres for the exchange of information on AEWA have been established in all regions (CS 2.2) Centre launch events Assessment reports Secretariattaken from CSR5.