International Migratory Waterbird Conference Kicks Off in Bonn
Lesser Flamingos (Phoeniconaias minor) © Mark D. Anderson Waterbird populations across the African-Eurasian flyway are on a downward trend, with declining populations outstripping growing ones by almost 50 per cent, shows the latest conservation status report compiled for the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) – an inter-governmental treaty administered by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).