14 Nov 2017
By Roula Trigou
Roula Trigou from HOS (BirdLife
Greece) tells us why the future looks brighter for 3 charismatic bird species
in Greece: the Egyptian vulture, the Lesser White-fronted Goose and the Lesser
Kestrel.
In a landmark first for
Greece, three Species Action Plans (SAPs) to protect three iconic bird species
have been adopted by the government in Athens. The long-awaited National Action
Plans for the Egyptian Vulture and the Lesser White-fronted Goose – as well as
the Regional Action Plan for the Lesser Kestrel in Thessaly, central Greece – describe
very clearly the necessary actions that must be taken in Greece in order to
safeguard these iconic species over the next five years. All three species are
listed in the Red Data Book of Endangered Species of Greece and are strictly
protected by national and European legislation, as well as by international
conventions.
This is a double-win for
vultures with this development coinciding with the recent adoption of the Multi-species
Action Plan to Conserve African-Eurasian Vultures at the
12th Meeting of the Convention on Migratory Species COP 12 in Manila.
The Hellenic Ornithological
Society (HOS/BirdLife Greece) delivered this great result – with the help
of other partners from respective LIFE+ projects – after many years of effort
and close collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and Energy.
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