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On12 and 13 May 2012 in La Rochelle a workshop took place prior to the Meeting of the Parties to AEWA. This workshop which concerned Africa reviewed for amendment the AEWA Action Plan for Africa which then will be submitted to the Meeting of the Parties.
Czajkowski Alexandre and Patrick Triplet were attending this workshop for OMPO and Jacques Trouvilliez on behalf of the French government. Patrick Triplet co-hosted a workshop on the necessary increase in knowledge. |
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The example of Senegal
The Langue de Barbarie National Park (PNLB), the Djoudj Bird Park (PNOD) and the Guembeul Fauna Reserve
October 24 – 28, 2011
This training of 12 trainees in the reception of the visitors of the protected areas in Senegal was organized within the scope of the convention concluded between OMPO and an Italian development aid structure: CISV (Comunità Impegno Servizio Volontariato). Having no trainers specialized in ecoguiding, CISV entrusted OMPO with the training of agents mastering the problems related to their sites.
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The World Migratory Bird Day team is excited to present to you the 2012 website and poster!
Each year on the second weekend in May, dedicated people and organizations plan World Migratory Bird Day events to celebrate migrating birds and to raise awareness about the need to protect them. Since World Migratory Bird Day began in 2006, events have reached 104 countries and we hope this year even more people and countries will join the global celebration.
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Within the scope of the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Ramsar Convention, the Republic of Belarus being a Party to this Convention took an active part in commemorating this global event organizing an international conference in Minsk in October 2011.
Being aware of the significance of wetlands conservation as well as the importance of transboundary cooperation in this area, the Republic of Belarus held an International Conference on the Sustainable Management of Wetlands within the Transboundary Context on 11-13 October 2011 in Minsk which was organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus in cooperation with UNDP/GEF Project.
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5th Meeting of the Parties to AEWA (MOP5)
14 – 18 May 2012, La Rochelle, France
On the invitation of the Government of France, the 5th Session of the Meeting of the Parties to AEWA (MOP5) will take place from 14 - 18 May 2012 in La Rochelle, a seaport and major conference center on the French Atlantic coast.
The theme for MOP5 will be “Migratory waterbirds and people – sharing wetlands”.
Three members of OMPO are currently working at the preparation of the event within the Organizing Committee established by the French Ministry of Ecology. The practical organization of MOP5 which is coupled with the World Migratory Bird Day (12-13 mai 2012), represents a lot of work and is a heavy responsibility as the representatives of the 64 contracting countries will be present; 350 to 400 participants are expected.
The work performed within the Technical Committee (see article above) is upstream, it is meant to validate and format files for consideration by the MOP.
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