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HomeThe EU's strategic approach to raptor conservation
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The European Union (EU) has been a Signatory to the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia (Raptors MoU) under the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) since 2011. Article 12 of the Raptors MoU requires its Signatories to prepare and submit, where appropriate, a national or regional (e.g. European Union) Strategy or equivalent documents (e.g. Single Species Action Plans) for Category 1 and, where appropriate, Category 2 species in Table 1 in the Action Plan. The present document describes how raptor conservation within the EU is being implemented through the existing EU frameworks, particularly through the EU Birds Directive1. It is valid for all raptor species within the EU (listed in Appendix II). The EU Birds Directive protects all naturally occurring wild birds in the EU and provides both general protection for all raptor species (strict protection regime) and site protection. The EU is also committed to contributing effectively to protecting migratory raptors along migratory flyways in Europe, Asia and Africa and to improving their conservation status over the coming years. Priority action is required to address the main threats that affect raptors in the EU: poisoning and illegal killing, electrocution and collision with power lines and wind turbines, habitat loss (particularly outside protected areas) and the taking of birds from the wild. Many EU LIFE funded projects have been carried out for raptor conservation over the years, and they provide good practice examples of how to address these threats. The EU has also a Roadmap in place since 2012, for eliminating illegal killing, taking and trade of birds as part of the broader Tunis Action Plan (2013–2020) under the Bern Convention.
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- Corporate author(s): Directorate-General for Environment (European Commission)
- Themes: Environment policy and protection of the environment
- Subject: action programme , biotope , bird , directive (EU) , environmental law , EU strategy , protected species , protection of animals
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| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-76-11118-4 | DOI 10.2779/926990 | Catalogue number KH-02-19-748-EN-N |
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| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-76-11117-7 | DOI 10.2779/158466 | Catalogue number KH-02-19-748-EN-C |
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