2024 marks a brand new period for chook conservation in Central Asia. Beneath the management of the Authorities of India and with robust assist from BirdLife Worldwide, governments have dedicated to ascertain an Initiative for the Central Asian Flyway underneath the UN Conference on Migratory Species (CMS COP14).
This historic Initiative will deliver collectively governments, BirdLife Companions and different stakeholders to safe the passage of migratory birds in 30 nations from Siberia all the way in which to the Maldives.
“The Initiative for Central Asian Flyway, adopted unanimously by CMS COP 14, will deliver a paradigm shift within the conservation of migratory birds. It’s going to act as a platform for capability constructing, information sharing, analysis and coordination amongst all vary nations and can pave the way in which to preserve the populations of the 600+ species of migratory birds that use this flyway. The Authorities of India is proud to host the Secretariat of the initiative and coordinate its additional improvement.” Raghu Prasad, Inspector Common of Forests, Ministry of Surroundings, Forests and Local weather Change, Authorities of India
Inclusive collaborations corresponding to these are vitally essential for the billions of birds around the globe that make exhausting but enthralling journeys in the hunt for assets corresponding to meals and appropriate breeding grounds. Every of those routes host a number of hundred chook species and are often known as flyways.
Steppe Eagle, copyright Saverio Gatto, from the surfbirds galleries
Though the shortest of the worldwide flyways, the Central Asian Flyway is full of magnificent landscapes such because the mighty Himalaya, freezing tundra, huge deserts of Arabia and the open waters of the Indian Ocean.
Sadly, populations of over 240 species of migratory birds are in decline within the Central Asian Flyway, with 48 species listed as globally Threatened or Close to Threatened. A number of migratory birds on this flyway are additionally culturally essential to the communities which have co-existed with them for lots of of years—the White Stork in Uzbekistan, the Black-Necked Crane in Bhutan and the Steppe Eagle in Kazakhstan.
“In Kazakhstan we shield threatened migratory birds like Steppe Eagle and Sociable Lapwing. However conserving their breeding grounds protected is just not sufficient. To outlive the birds should even be protected on their annual travels to different nations. The brand new initiative will stimulate nations to work collectively and guarantee protected passage all through the Central Asian Flyway.” Vera Verona, CEO, ACBK (BirdLife in Kazakhstan)
The BirdLife Partnership tackles key threats to migratory birds, starting from extreme habitat loss, unlawful killing and overexploitation, in addition to fast improvement of vitality infrastructure that ends in collisions and electrocutions by working throughout borders, with native communities and the non-public sector.
Working via partnerships such because the Initiative for the Central Asian Flyway the BirdLife Partnership is making certain that as we progress in direction of a extra sustainable future, nature continues to thrive.
“We’d like governments to point out continued management for nature. Spearheaded by India, the 30 nations of the Central Asian Flyway have performed precisely that at CMS COP14 by agreeing to collaborate inclusively throughout this vital flyway for birds and other people. The BirdLife Partnership is working throughout the area to ship motion on the bottom with native communities for threatened species and their habitats.” Martin Harper, CEO, BirdLife Worldwide
