WMBD 2025 Event in Bonn

Event to Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day 2025 in Bonn

World Migratory Bird Day is a global campaign that aims to raise awareness of migratory birds and issues related to their conservation. This year’s theme “Shared Spaces: Creating Bird-Friendly Cities and Communities,” highlights the importance of making our cities more bird-friendly, benefitting nature and people alike.

Join the global celebration of migratory birds and come enjoy a day of nature-walks and nature-talks as well as a special bird tour for families with children (age 6 and older from 11:00 - 13:00) at the “House of Nature” in Bonn on World Migratory Bird Day.

Programme

11:00 - 13:00 Guided Bird Walk for World Migratory Bird Day (Meeting Point: House of Nature / Please register via this link.)

14:00 - 15:00 Official Opening + Reception (Haus of Nature - Upper Floor, Seminar Room / Registration deadline: 8 May 2025, please register via this link.)

15:00 - 17:00 Bird Mask Creation Table + Nature Education Stand (House of Nature) + Guided Walks into the "Biodiversity Trail" in Bonn's city forest (Waldau / Kottenforst) (leaving from Haus of Nature)

Official Opening

Official Opening with Remarks from:

Nicole Unterseh, Deputy Mayor of Bonn, Welcoming Remarks
Amy Fraenkel, Executive Secretary, Convention on Migratory Species (CMS)
Jacques Trouvilliez, Executive Secretary, African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement (AEWA)
Gino Van Begin, Secretary General of ICLEI
Åsa Jonsson, Head of Global Water Operator's Alliance (GWOPA) at UN-Habitat

WHEN:

Saturday, 10 May 2025

WHERE:

Haus der Natur
(Environmental Education Center House of Nature)

An der Waldau 48, 53127 Bonn

RSVP / Registration

Event Flyer (PDF)

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