In 1995 the Standing Committee to the Bern Convention discussed 23 Action Plans on Globally Threatened Birds in Europe which had been prepared by BirdLife International and Wetlands International. As a result the Standing Committee adopted its Recommendation No. 48 on those Action Plans and decided to set up a Group of experts on conservation of birds to revise problems on bird conservation in Europe and suggest adequate action.

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