Bonn,
28 March 2013 - The UNEP/AEWA Secretariat is pleased
to announce that the development of eight AEWA International
Single Species Action Plan Working Group Websites is well
underway and expects the websites to be ready in May 2013.

The new websites for the Black-tailed Godwit
(Limosa limosa), Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus),
the Red-breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis), the
Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarius), the Northern
Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita), the Lesser Flamingo
(Phoeniconaias minor), the White-winged Flufftail
(Sarothrura ayresi), the Madagascar Pond-heron
(Ardeola idae) and the Slaty Egret (Egretta
vinaceigula) will be modelled on a website and workspace
previously developed for the AEWA International Working
Group for the Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus).

The new websites will help to facilitate
the work of the AEWA International Species Working Groups
and will include internal workspaces. While the publicly-accessible
website functions will act as a platform to showcase the
international conservation work being coordinated by the
different AEWA International Species Working Groups, the
internal workspaces will be used for communication between
the international group members in periods between face-to-face
meetings.

The project is being made possible through
a generous voluntary contribution to AEWA from the German
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation
and Nuclear Safety (BMU).

For more information:

• AEWA
International Working Group Website for the Lesser White-fronted
Goose