1. Expert Group on the Birds and Habitats Directives “NADEG”
Brussels
Agenda item 13 The EU Strategic Approach to Raptor Conservation under the Raptors MoU

2. Priority B, Action 7: Implement in the EU the Raptors Memorandum of Understanding (by 2017-2019)

3. Draft EU Strategic Approach to Raptor Conservation
Describes how raptor conservation within EU is implemented through existing EU framework
in particular through the Birds Directive
Covers all regularly occurring raptors in the EU; 52 species

4. The draft document focuses on the implementation of the MoU Action Plan six principal activities:
Improvement of legal protection
Protect and/or manage important sites and flyways
Habitat conservation and sustainable management
Raise awareness of problems faced by birds of prey and measures needed to conserve them
Monitor bird of prey populations, carry out conservation research and take appropriate remedial measures
Supporting measures

5. Contents
17 detailed actions corresponding to 6 MoU Action Plan principle activities

6. For the statistics of the draft document e. g
For the statistics of the draft document e.g. the following data has been used:
Article 12 reporting data
EU Red List of Birds
Natura 2000 database
IBA
LIFE projects targeting raptors

7. Over 200 LIFE projects
Gypaetus barbatus & Falco naumanni

8. Next steps You are welcome to provide comments until 30 June 2018
EC will finalise the document and submits it to the co-ordination unit of the Raptors MoU
Member States are encouraged to prepare national raptor strategies or equivalent

9. Thank you!
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