Black-winged Pratincole - AEWA

AEWA Technical Series No. 4
What should these countries do?
There should be commitment by all individual Range States to the conservation of the Blackwinged
Pratincole and its habitats. Each of these countries should develop its own National Action
Plan. These Action Plans should describe management activities on the basis of the management
options presented in this International Action Plan.
How should the Action Plan be implemented?
A working group under the AEWA Technical Committee should be established to implement
Single Species Action Plans. Activities mandated to the working group are listed in this
International Action Plan. The plan was formally adopted at the Second Session of the Meeting of
the Parties to AEWA, which took place from 26-29 September 2002 in Bonn, Germany and at the
23 rd Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention, which was held from 1-4
December 2003 in Strasbourg, France. The plan should be reviewed every three years thereafter. In
case of emergency situations in the population of the Black-winged Pratincole, an update of the
Action Plan should be made immediately.
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