The 6th Meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) will be held from 9 – 14 November 2015, at the United Nations Campus in Bonn, Germany.  The conference will bring together over 200 participants from more than 70 national governments, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations to discuss urgent conservation responses needed to address the many threats and management challenges facing migratory waterbirds in the African-Eurasian region today.

Date:               9 -14 November 2015

Venue:            UN Campus, Altes Abgeordnetenhochhaus

Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1, 53113 Bonn, Germany

AEWA is the only inter-governmental treaty administered by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) dedicated to the conservation and sustainable use of migratory waterbirds - such as pelicans, cranes, storks, terns, ducks, geese, waders and flamingos - as well as their habitats throughout their range.

The conference is being held under the theme “Making Flyway Conservation Happen”, which highlights the importance of AEWA as a treaty fostering international cooperation for the benefit of migratory waterbirds amongst a vast range of countries in Africa and Eurasia. 

2015 also marks the 20th Anniversary of AEWA. A special event to mark 20 years of flyway conservation will take place on 9 November, starting at 16:00 hrs at which German Parliamentary State Secretary for the Environment, Ms Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter will be participating.

MEDIA ACCREDITATION

Journalists wishing to attend the sessions of the conference are requested to register at: 
http://www.unep-aewa.org/meetings/MOP6/registration

Please be ready to present your press card when entering the venue.

For more information please see:

http://www.unep-aewa.org

About AEWA

The Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) is an intergovernmental treaty with currently 75 Parties out of 119 Range States. It is the largest regional instrument of its kind developed under the framework of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS, also known as the Bonn Convention, after the city in which it was signed).  www.unep-aewa.org