Search results

Explore only content tagged with
4 Results
Sorted by relevance

AEWA Conservation Guidelines No. 10 - Guidelines on Avoidance of Introductions of Non-native Waterbird Species (TS No. 12)

… 27 References 29 Appendix 1 32 Assessment of risk posed to biodiversity by non-native waterbird species within the AEWA … in an area in the west midlands of England and 93% on an island in Wales. The study concluded that shooting was the … (Snow & Perrins 1998). There is a small population on the island of Coll, Scotland, which has numbered over 100 birds, …
22 Jun 2026 Document

Introduced Non-native Waterbirds - Status within the African-Eurasian Flyways

… as being one of the most significant threats to global biodiversity. Within the AEWA region, the majority of … of their native range have no obvious impacts on native biodiversity. However, other species of introduced waterbirds … into the effects introduced species have on native biodiversity should be encouraged, so that control schemes …
22 Jun 2026 Document

Ramsar Technical Report 7: Ramsar Wetland Disease Manual

… problem. � A summary of the impacts of wetland disease on biodiversity, livestock and human health and its economic … in vulnerable isolated wildlife populations in human-made ‘island ecosystems’ which are at increased risk of diseases … (and immunologically naïve isolated populations, such as island species, tend to have relatively limited genetic …
22 Jun 2026 Document

Handbook 4: Avian influenza and wetlands

… threatens domestic poultry and human health as well as biodiversity (particularly avian). Collaborators, working … aid control of future disease issues that affect wetland biodiversity, viability and livelihoods; 19. ADVOCATES the … description Handbook 16 Impact assessment Guidelines on biodiversity-inclusive environmental impact assessment and …
22 Jun 2026 Document