CONVENTION ON MIGRATORY SPECIES - CENTRAL ASIAN FLYWAY SITUATION ANALYSIS 2023

These include the African Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (covering about half the countries), the CMS CAF Action Plan for the Conservation of Migratory Waterbirds and their Habitats (covering all the countries), the CMS Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia (Raptors MOU) (covering all but one country), and the African-Eurasian Migr. [...] The report summarises the conservation status and the existing and emerging threats and opportunities revealed by the literature and expert consultations and serves as a benchmark to raise the profile of migratory birds of the CAF. [...] The report reviewed the following topics: • Ecology and importance of the Central Asian Flyway, including a review of the conservation status of migratory species, key habitats and sites, and knowledge gaps; • Critical site networks across the flyway for landbirds, raptors, and waterbirds • Major direct and indirect threats and their drivers • Capacity of countries to engage in research and conser. [...] Management of Migratory • Overview of migratory bird species and conservation planning Birds and their Habitats • Legislation and policies for protection of migratory species • Cultural values of migratory birds • Financial resources for the protection of migratory species • Current and future threats and pressures affecting migratory birds and their habitats • Climate change and migratory birds •. [...] The CAF connects the breeding grounds as far north as the Siberian Arctic, including the countries of Central Asia, to non-breeding grounds in the tropics in the Indian Subcontinent, the Maldives, the British Indian Ocean Territories (BIOT) and the Arabian Peninsula.