The following report came out the other day and will be of interest to
the shorebirds crowd.
http://www.wetlands.org/news.aspx?ID=b51eef37-9d8a-468e-978d-
da85bfe90055
"Good, but not good enough" Despite actions, waterbirds still declining
12-03-2007
Press release
Global actions for the protection of migratory waterbirds are losing
the race with economic development. As a result, many species are
rapidly declining. But in areas where governments are working to
protect sites along important migratory routes, the results are
promising. This is the conclusion of a meeting in the Hague of the
ministers for nature in the UK and the Netherlands together with the
Secretary Generals of global conventions, supported by the experts from
around the world.
Today, (Monday 12 March) in The Hague, the UK Minister of the
Environment, Barry Gardiner MP, the Dutch Minister of Agriculture,
Nature and Food Quality Mrs Gerda Verburg, Secretary Generals from the
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, the UN Convention on Migratory Species,
the African Eurasian Waterbird Agreement and experts worldwide met to
launch a new global guide to conservation: 'Waterbirds around the
world.' They discussed the need for greater global action for the
future protection of waterbirds and their habitats.
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http://www.jncc.gov.uk/Default.aspx?page=3891
Waterbirds around the world
Boere. G.C., Galbraith, C.A. & Stroud, D.A. (eds). 2006
Published by The Stationery Office Limited
940 pp
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