PURPOSE: On October 14th; People all over the world will be celebrating World Migratory Bird Day, a global campaign that aims to raise awareness of migratory birds and the need for international cooperation to conserve them. Every spring, billions of birds migrate to faraway lands in search of suitable breeding grounds. To protect the migration, scientists have developed a way for everyone across the globe to participate in conservation.The UN-backed campaign is organized by a collaborative partnership among two environmental treaties - the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA), and the non-profit organization, Environment for the Americas (EFTA).
FORUM: “Water: Sustaining Bird Life.” World Migratory Bird Day 2023. This year’s campaign will highlight the importance of water for migratory birds and identify key actions for protecting water resources and aquatic ecosystems. The vast majority of migratory birds rely on aquatic ecosystems during their life cycles. Inland and coastal wetlands, rivers, lakes, streams, marshes, and ponds are all vital for feeding, drinking, or nesting, and also as places to rest and refuel during their long journeys. Unfortunately, aquatic ecosystems are becoming increasingly threatened around the world and so are the migratory birds that depend on them. The increasing human demand for water, as well as pollution and climate change, are having a direct impact on the availability of clean water and the conservation status of many migratory birds. Follow the conversation with the hashtags: #14October, #Ecosystemsustainability, #WorldMigratoryBirdDay, #Aquaticecosystems, #WMBD2023, #WaterSustainingbirdLife, #MigratoryBirds.
EVENTS: The UNEP/CMS, the Environment for the Americas (EFTA), the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA), the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) will hold a series of webinars to mark the World Migratory Bird Day 2023 on October 14th entiltled “Water: Sustaining Bird Life." to reflect on the cyclical nature of bird migration with varying migration periods in the northern and southern hemispheres. Events to raise awareness of migratory birds and the importance of water will take place all over the world including in local parks, nature centers, museums, libraries, schools, and other locations on these peak days and throughout the year. Explore the worldwide events!
STATEMENTS: Statements to Mark World Migratory Bird Day 2023.
PODCASTS: Addressing Light Pollution, Learn more with Resolution 13.5 - Light Pollution Guidelines for Wildlife its Annex - National Light Pollution Guidelines for Wildlife including Marine Turtles, Seabirds and Migratory Shorebirds, and the Decisions 13.138 to 13.139 - Light Pollution Guidelines for Wildlife. Listen to the audio-podcasts!
CAMPAIGN MATERIALS: The World Migratory Bird Day 2023 campaign "Water: Sustaining Bird Life." will focus on the topic of water and its importance for migratory birds. Help us make WMBD a sustainable, thriving global initiative - take part in it! Explore the WMBD 2023 poster; Get the communication materials!
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The epic journey of migratory birds is inspiring but threatened, with species being lost each year. World Migratory Bird Day is an annual awareness-raising campaign highlighting the need for the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats. It has a global outreach and is an effective tool to help raise global awareness of the threats faced by migratory birds, their ecological importance, and the need for international cooperation to conserve them.
World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) is an opportunity to call attention to this natural wonder and to rally action to preserve global biodiversity. We hope that the collective World Migratory Bird Day energy and commitment we witnessed in the past years will carry on this year and in the years to come.
Help to raise awareness about Migratory Birds and to conserve them and their habitats
Reach out to bird enthusiasts and interested people around the world
Help stimulate knowledge of, and international participation in WMBD.
Be creative and produce a video about migratory birds!
Share your wonderful photos, drawings or any other inspiring materials!
Let the world know why we celebrate migratory birds and how everyone can contribute to the conservation of them and their habitats.
Past activities and awareness-raising events have included bird-watching tours, online educational workshops and exhibitions, webinars, festivals, and painting competitions, which have been organized at schools, parks, town halls, education centres and nature reserves.
The World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) is co-organized by the the Convention of Migratory Species (CMS), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), The African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA), the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, the Center of Tropical Research, Division of Migratory Bird Management (USFWS), the National Audubon Society, the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water of the Australian Government, the Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme (ABBBS), the Network of the Red de Observadores de Aves y Vida Silvestre, the Bird Conservation, the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), the Bird Canada, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, the Arctic Council, the Russia/Soviet Union Conservation of Migratory Birds and Their Environment. With the participation of Conservationists, Environmentalists, Researchers and academics.