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T1 A Bird's Eye View on Flyways: A Brief Tour by the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A2 Boere, Gerard
K1 bird
K1 wild animal
K1 tourism
K1 migratory species
K1 migratory bird
PB United Nations Environment Programme
PB Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
SN 978-3-937429-99-1
YR 2009
FD 2009
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/7784
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/7784
NO Birds eye view on Flyways is the first publication by CMS to bring together the key facts about migratory birds, their  populations, the threats  they face along the way, the benefits they bring to people and  the environment and the actions we must take to help them survive,  which include strengthening the international framework  through the UNEP Convention on Migratory Species and related  agreements.  The unique nature of the life cycle of migratory birds illustrates, like no other phenomenon, the connectivity of ecosystems  across the globe. Often in order to get to and from their breeding  grounds, these migrants follow distinct paths, known as flyways.  Bird migration spans vast areas comprising thousands of  kilometers over land and sea and covering many countries. The  birds play a crucial economic and ecological role affecting the  millions of people who live along the migration routes. These  journeys, perilous at the best of times, given that they involve  crossing oceans, mountains and deserts, are made even more  hazardous by human interventions.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 17, 2026