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General Information
Resolution
46515
Period covered
Activities to implement this Resolution from Activity Reports
| Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec | Activities Overview | Description | Status | Action |
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| Education/Communication/Raising awareness | IAF co-financed the Sakernet.org, portal to enhance trust between Saker trappers, falconers, conservationists in 4 languages - Arabic, Farsi, Russian and Pashto. There is a separate part on electrocution in all mentioned languages | On-going | Full activity report | |
| Education/Communication/Raising awareness | IAF has published a booklet on electrocution that specifically promotes the IUCN resolution and CMS Guidelines and is entitled Preventing the Electrocution of Birds of Power Infrastructure, which You can download from our website at http://www.iaf.org/documents/electrocution_booklet3_LR.PDF. It is also attached to the current report. IAF prepared translations the booklet into fifteen languages, covering with this most of the countries in the world, where the electrocution is a problem. Those language version are available on special website http://birdelectrocution.org/ and upon request large ready to print files are available, that can be printed in all those languages by local organisations. The language versions of the booklet are English, Arabic, Russian, Kazakh, Mongol, Mandarin, Farsi, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Hungarian, Bulgarian and Italian. Few more language versions will follow. The special section on Electrocution was set at IAF website, where those language version of the booklet are available. |
On-going | Full activity report | |
| Education/Communication/Raising awareness | IAF presented the electrocution motion and related data on many conferences, which include: - Birds of Prey of Northern Eurasia, Sochi, Russia, 19-24.09.2016 - International Conference on the Stewardship of Biodiversity and Sustainable Use, Moyvalley, Ireland, 13-20.11.2016, http://www.iaf.org/documents/2016IAFIHCFHTConferenceIreland.pdf - Large falcon conservation workshop, Novi Sad, 15-18. 12.2016 - VII International Scientific and Practical Conference “Conservation of Wildlife Diversity and Russian Hunting Sector”, Moscow, Russia, 14-15.02.2017 - IV Conference Birds of Prey World at Warsaw Agricultural University, Warsaw, Poland, 11.03.2017 - Meeting with European Commission CITES representative, Brussels, Belgium, 21.03.2017 - International Conference on the Conservation of the Saker Falcon, Cholpon Ata, Kyrgystan, 07.09.2017 - The 4th Internationsl Peregrine Falcon Conference, Budapest, Hungary, 27.09-01.10.2017 - The 8th MAVIR Bird Conservation, Conference Budapest, Hungary, 27.11.2017 - The CMS CoP 12 - IAF advert in the Conference magazine "Tracks" and IAF side event on Saker conservation and electrocution, Manila, Philippines, 22-28.10.2017 - ADIHEX 2017 - IAF stand and side events, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 12-16.09.2017 To continue our work IAF plans to join the Energy Task Force of the Convention of Migratory Species. IAF Is also an active member of CMS Raptors MoU (Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia), as well as CMS Saker Task Force. IAF Sponsored Flagship Projects of the Saker Global Action Plan and is actively seeking support for the retrofitting the most dangerous lines in Mongolia. IAF representatives are members of several IUCN Commissions, where we promote the Resolution and its approach to construction of new electricity infrastructure. Those are especially Species Survival Commission, Commission on Ecosystem Management and its SUME Group (Sustainable Use and Management of Ecosystems), Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy and its SULi Group (Specialist Group on Sustainable Use and Livelihoods). IAF is also an active partner of IUCN European Sustainable Use Group (ESUSG). |
On-going | Full activity report | |
| Fundraising | IAF is actively promoting the problem of electrocution in Mongolia and Central Asia. We are discussing possibilities to finance the work on mitigation of poles with different organisations and governmental agencies in Asia. The European Foundation for Falconry and Conservation (EFFC) waa established by the International Association for Falconry and Conservation of Birds of Prey (IAF) to assist in the funding of projects that support the role of falconry in conservation, animal welfare, education and culture. The first project we plan to finance is mitigation of power lines in Morocco. We are also discussing possibilities to finance mitigation of most dangerous lines in Mongolia. | On-going | Full activity report | |
| Scientific/technical activities | IAF was co-financing in 2016 and 2017 a survey of Saker migration, using the satellite tracking. One of the aims of the survey is the long-distance effect of electrocution on migratory birds. In first 2 years of the project some birds were electrocuted, proving that electrocution can influence populations which breeding range is thousand kilometers away. | On-going | Full activity report |
Actors involved from Activity Reports
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Challenges / lessons learned from Activity Reports
Report status
Published
I. IUCN Constituencies implementing this Resolution
IUCN Members
International Association for Falconry and Conservation of Birds of Prey ( Belgium )
IUCN Commissions
F717E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Field activities
Fundraising
Policy influencing/advocacy
Scientific/technical activities
Describe the results/achievements of the activities
International Association for Falconry and the Conservation of Birds of Prey (IAF) has been an active focal point for the implementation of this recommendation to raise awareness by publishing a booklet titled 'Preventing the Electrocution of Birds on Power Infrastructure', and translated into 15 different languages. This work is on-going.
IAF has also been raising awareness on the issues through international and regional conferences, as well as international conventions such as Convention on Migratory Species, CITES.
IAF has also tried to do fundraising for carrying out more work and establish more projects in Mongolia and Central Asia, and Morocco.
Scientific/Technical activities: IAF co-financed a research on Saker migration using satellite tracking with the aim to study the impact of electrocution on migratory birds in 2016 and 2017. The findings suggested that electrocution can influence populations which have breeding range far away from the areas where electrocution incidents occur.
IAF has also been raising awareness on the issues through international and regional conferences, as well as international conventions such as Convention on Migratory Species, CITES.
IAF has also tried to do fundraising for carrying out more work and establish more projects in Mongolia and Central Asia, and Morocco.
Scientific/Technical activities: IAF co-financed a research on Saker migration using satellite tracking with the aim to study the impact of electrocution on migratory birds in 2016 and 2017. The findings suggested that electrocution can influence populations which have breeding range far away from the areas where electrocution incidents occur.
Challenges/obstacles encountered in the implementation of this Resolution and measures taken
It is challenging to raise the issue of electrocution of birds on power infrastructre to decision makers and financial institutions who fund major infrastructure projects. More support from all IUCN members and IUCN secretariat to raise the issue to a higher level.
Future actions / activities needed for the implementation of this Resolution
IAF will actively continue their work on this recommendation in collaboration with other IUCN member organization such as Birdlife International to raise more awareness to prevent electrocution and collision impacts of power infrastructure on birds, the future activities include:
Continue education/communications and awareness raising activities: IAF is in discussion with various international broadcaster to broadcast the documentary on electrocution to raise public awareness at the global level as well as the awareness of leaders, decision makers, financial and governmental bodies. IAF also plans to have a joint action with Birdlife International to produce more awareness materials to address impacts of electrocution as well as collisions. In 2018, IAF will promote the electrocution booklet in 15 languages with a special event and PR activities.
Fundraising: IAF will continue fundraising efforts to address the dangerous lines in Central Asia and to continue research on Saker migration.
Field activities: IAF will continue the research on Saker migration to study the long-distance impacts of electrocution.
Policy influencing and advocacy: IAF would like to have support from IUCN to influence policy change of financing construction of electricity infrastructure using IUCN network and power of influencing.
Continue education/communications and awareness raising activities: IAF is in discussion with various international broadcaster to broadcast the documentary on electrocution to raise public awareness at the global level as well as the awareness of leaders, decision makers, financial and governmental bodies. IAF also plans to have a joint action with Birdlife International to produce more awareness materials to address impacts of electrocution as well as collisions. In 2018, IAF will promote the electrocution booklet in 15 languages with a special event and PR activities.
Fundraising: IAF will continue fundraising efforts to address the dangerous lines in Central Asia and to continue research on Saker migration.
Field activities: IAF will continue the research on Saker migration to study the long-distance impacts of electrocution.
Policy influencing and advocacy: IAF would like to have support from IUCN to influence policy change of financing construction of electricity infrastructure using IUCN network and power of influencing.
Are these actions/activities planned?
Yes
III. Status of implementation
Implementation status of this Resolution
On-going: implementation consisting of repetitive, recurrent action (attending meetings, reporting, etc.)