Call for the Nomination of AEWA CEPA Focal Points

Bonn, 12 December 2012 - Activities related to Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) are one of the measures specified in the AEWA Action Plan under “Education and Information” and should be undertaken by Contracting Parties to warrant the conservation of migratory waterbirds within their national boundaries.

To support these efforts the 5th Meeting of the Parties to AEWA (MOP5) adopted Resolution 5.5 – Implementation and Revision of the Communication Strategy - which “invites all Contracting Parties to nominate, by 31 December 2012, a suitable National Focal Point for Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA), either from the governmental or non-governmental sector”.

National CEPA focal points act as the main national contact on issues relating to Communication, Education and Public Awareness in relation to AEWA. They are the main contact point for the Secretariat on CEPA issues and play an active role in supporting communication and outreach activities to promote the objectives of the Agreement and its Action Plan on the national level.

Acting as both multipliers and communicators, CEPA Focal Points contribute to the Agreement’s communication and outreach activities, such as World Migratory Bird Day, or in supporting future implementation and the revision process for the Communication Strategy. Furthermore, CEPA focal points have a special role in actively sharing ongoing good practice CEPA activities, related to AEWA, in their countries with their respective counterparts in other countries across the African-Eurasian flyway.

The official designation form for AEWA CEPA Focal Points as well as more information on CEPA can be found at:

http://www.unep-aewa.org/activities/cepa/