Florianopolis, Brazil | 5-6 December 2024

The Second Meeting of the Americas Flyways Task Force took place on 5-6 December 2024 in the city of Florianópolis, at the kind invitation of the Government of Brazil. The meeting was made possible thanks to the contributions of the Government of Brazil, Manomet Conservation Sciences and a financial contribution from the Government of the United Kingdom to the CMS Secretariat.

This meeting was addressed to the Members of the Task Force and to all interested American countries and other stakeholders.

Objectives of the meeting 

1. Review the implementation of the Americas Flyways Action Plan,
2. Agree on updating/revisions of the Americas Flyways Framework and Action Plan in line with the Decisions from CMS COP14 and the Samarkand Strategic Plan for Migratory Species,
3. Agree on Task Force Workplan for the next term, including both species and sites conservation and communication, policy and fundraising activities,
4. Identify donors and strategic stakeholders for a successful implementation of the new Workplan,
5. Have a preliminary discussion on the elaboration of a MOU on American flyways to be submitted to COP15.

Background  

The Americas Flyways Framework (AFF) Task Force was established under CMS Resolution 11.14 Migratory Birds and Flyways. The 14 meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CMS (COP14) mandated the continuation of the Task Force through Resolution 12.11 (Rev.COP14) Flyways, with the goal of coordinating the development and implementation of the Americas Flyways Framework (AFF) Action Plan. The Task Force aims to strengthen cooperation among countries across the Americas, focusing on concerted conservation actions for migratory bird species. Relevant hemispheric entities are involved with the aim of reinforcing their mandates.

The goal of the AFF Task Force is to establish a shared and common practice for conservation of migratory birds in the countries of the Americas, strengthening the implementation of already existing initiatives for migratory bird conservation in the region and promoting cooperation between countries. The Task Force facilitates implementation of the AFF and associated Action Plan, with a focus on filling gaps and enacting conservation on the ground.

Key meeting outcomes

1. Implementation of the Americas Flyways Action Plan was reviewed, and implementation gaps were identified.
2. Updates to the AFF and Action Plan in alignment with the SPMS were endorsed.
3. A draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Americas Flyways to be presented at COP15 was discussed
4. New candidate species to be proposed for listing to CMS COP15 were endorsed (see: Preparation of Species Listing Proposals for consideration by CMS COP15).

Registration Form Information for Participants Información para los participantes

For detailed information about the meeting please refer to the Meeting Documents section below.