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AEWA Technical Series No. 36 - Annexes
Annex 8
Details of provisions on principal international legal instruments relevant to the
conservation of Lesser White-fronted Goose.
(a) European Council Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds (Council Directive
79/409/EEC, 2 April 1979)
Lesser White-fronted Goose is listed in Annex I of the Directive. According to the text of the
Directive: “The species mentioned in Annex I shall be the subject of special conservation
measures concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and reproduction in
their area of distribution.
Member States shall classify in particular the most suitable territories in number and size
as special protection areas for the conservation of these species, taking into account their
protection requirements in the geographical sea and land area where this Directive applies.”
Article 11 may be relevant to introduction/reintroduction of Lesser White-fronted Geese since
it states that:
“Member States shall see that any introduction of species of bird which do not occur
naturally in the wild state in the European territory of the Member States does not prejudice
the local flora and fauna”.
(b) European Council Directive on the Conservation of natural Habitats and of Wild
Fauna and Flora (‘Habitats Directive’, 92/43/EEC, 21 May 1992)
Article 22(b) may be relevant to introduction/reintroduction of Lesser White-fronted Geese
since it states that:
“Member States shall ensure that the deliberate introduction into the wild of any species
which is not native to their territory is regulated so as not to prejudice natural habitats within
their natural range or the wild native flora and fauna and, if they consider it necessary,
prohibit such introduction. The results of the assessment undertaken shall be forwarded to the
committee for information.”
(c) Convention on Biological Diversity (Biodiversity Convention, Rio de Janeiro, 1991)
Article 8 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (Biodiversity Convention) states that:
“Each Contracting Party shall, as far as possible and as appropriate:
(a) Establish a system of protected areas or areas where special measures need to be taken to
conserve biological diversity;
(c) Regulate or manage biological resources important for the conservation of biological
diversity whether within or outside protected areas, with a view to ensuring their
conservation and sustainable use;
(d) Promote the protection of ecosystems, natural habitats and the maintenance of viable
populations of species in natural surroundings;
(f) Rehabilitate and restore degraded ecosystems and promote the recovery of threatened
species, inter alia, through the development and implementation of plans or other
management strategies”.
(d) Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern
Convention, 1979)
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