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Statements to Mark World Migratory Bird Day 2020
Key World Migratory Bird Day supporters and partners from around the world have provided statements to mark World Migratory Bird Day 2020. With this year’s theme “Birds Connect Our World” they all express a strong and common message: successful migratory bird conservation can only be achieved if efforts are united worldwide.
All statements we receive will be added to this page as soon as they are made available to us. You are very welcome to add a statement on behalf of your organization. Please contact us at: contact[at]worldmigratorybirdday.org
Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
The theme of this year’s World Migratory Bird Day is “Birds connect our world”. As they travel the globe, migratory birds lift our spirits and remind us of nature, connecting people, ecosystems and nations. [read on]
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Ms. Inger Andersen
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme -
Ms. Amy Fraenkel
Executive Secretary
Convention on Migratory Species -
Dr Jacques Trouvilliez
Executive Secretary
African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement
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Mr. Doug Watkins
Chief Executive
East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) Statement -
Ms. Jane Madgwick
CEO Wetlands International
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Mr. Spike Millington
Vice President
International Crane Foundation -
Ms. Patricia Zurita
Chief Executive
BirdLife International -
Dr Anne Larigauderie
Executive Secretary
IPBES -
Mr. Randeep Hooda
CMS Ambassador for Migratory Species
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Mr. Ian Redmond
CMS Ambassador for Migratory Species
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Ms. Sacha Dench
CMS Ambassador for Migratory Species
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Dr Alberto Yanosky
President
Birdlife International Americas -
Mr. Ashok Sridharan
Mayor of the City of Bonn
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Dr Fernando Spina
Former Chair, Scientific Council of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS)
Video Statement -
Ms. Martha Rojas-Urrego
Secretary General
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands -
Mr. Marco Lambertini
Director General
WWF International -
Prof. Stephen Garnett
CMS Appointed Councillor for Birds,
Charles Darwin University, Australia -
Dr Ruth Cromie
Head of Ecosystem Health,
The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) -
Dr Theresa Mundita S. Lim
Executive Director of ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity
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Mr. Rüdiger Strempel
Executive Secretary of HELCOM
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Mr. George Aman
President of the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC)
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Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema
Executive Secretary
Convention on Biological Diversity