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Egyptian Vulture (Neophron pernopterus) © 2007 Sergey Dereliev (UNEP/AEWA), www.dereliev-photography.com
International Vulture Awareness Day
Around the world, countries from Canada to Germany and India are holding activities to contribute to International Vulture Awareness Day (IVAD) which takes place on 1 September 2012.
mar 28/08/2012 - 09:31Read more
Ambassador Jean-Pierre Thébault (R) signing the Raptors MoU on behalf of the Government of France.
France and Slovakia Sign the CMS Raptors MoU
France and the the Slovak Republic signed the CMS Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia (Raptors MoU). The Signing Ceremonies took place during the 5th Meeting of Parties of the UNEP African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA), which is being held this week in La Rochelle, France.
mar 15/05/2012 - 10:08Read more
Jour Mondial des Oiseaux Migrateurs, Pointe de Grave
Jour Mondial des Oiseaux Migrateurs - Pointe de Grave
L'Unité de Coordination Intérimaire du MdE Rapaces et la Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux (LPO) Aquitaine ont co-organisé un jour spécial d’ «Observation de la Migration des Oiseaux » à la Pointe de Grave au Sud-Ouest de la France lors de la Journée Mondiale des Oiseaux Migrateurs.LPO célébrait également son 100ème anniversaire!
dim 31/12/2017 - 11:35Read more
100 Longues-vues à la Pointe de Grave le 13 mai 2012
La Journée Mondiale des Oiseaux Migrateurs célèbre les 100 ans de la Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux.
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Summit to Save Africa’s Vulture Populations
Le 1er sommet panafricaine de vautour (angl. Pan African Vulture Summit, PAVS) a été convoquée dans Masai Mara, au Kenya sur les 16-20 Avril 2012 et a invité la contribution d'un large éventail de spécialistes de vautour, des chercheurs et des représentants de la faune du gouvernement de tout le continent. L'objectif était de recueillir des informations à partir de perspectives à la fois locales et régionales et d'élaborer et de promouvoir la mise en œuvre d'un plan de conservation du vautour panafricain.
mar 05/01/2016 - 11:27Read more
Participants of the 1st Meeting of the Saker Falcon Task Force.
Saker Falcon Task Force Meets in Abu Dhabi
The UNEP/CMS Office - Abu Dhabi is holding the inaugural meeting of the Saker Falcon Task Force in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), today, 29 March 2012. It is expected to welcome almost 30 participants from 18 different countries, including Government officials and representatives from international and non-Governmental organizations.
jeu 29/03/2012 - 08:11Read more
The International Association for Falconry and Conservation of Birds and Prey signed the Raptors MoU in December 2011.
Raptors MoU – 100 days as Programme Officer
Programme Officer, Nick P. Williams, reports back on his first 100 days in office.
mer 29/02/2012 - 07:57Read more
Saker Falcon Task Force Takes Off
The Saker Falcon Task Force (STF) was established by Resolution 10.28, adopted at the 10th Conference of the Parties (COP10) to CMS, held in Bergen, Norway, in November 2011.
mer 11/01/2012 - 08:06Read more
Nick Williams, away from the office, checking out a peregrine breeding site.
Welcome to Nick P Williams as Programme Officer (Raptors)
The Interim Coordinating Unit for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia welcomed a new Programme Officer this week as Mr Nick P. Williams joined the UNEP/CMS Office in Abu Dhabi.
mer 02/11/2011 - 08:18Read more
EAD & UNEP Sign Donor Agreement to Establish a UNEP/CMS Office in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, 12 October 2009 - The Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD) and the United Nations Envir
lun 12/10/2009 - 13:00Read more