1. AEWA European Goose Management Platform: update May 2017 Thursday, 04 May 2017
Sergey Dereliev
Head of Science, Implementation and Compliance
UNEP/AEWA Secretariat

2. Presentation overview
EGMP brief overview
1st EGM IWG meeting - outcomes
2nd EGM IWG meeting – main topics
Barnacle Goose Management Planning Workshop
Greylag Goose Management Planning Workshop

3. European Goose Management Platform Mandate
Resolution 6.4: “Requests the Secretariat to facilitate, funding permitting, the establishment of an European multispecies goose management platform and process to address sustainable use of goose populations and to provide for the resolution of human-goose conflicts, targeting as a matter of priority Barnacle and Greylag Geese populations for which management plans are yet to be developed as well as the Svalbard population of the Pink-footed Goose and the Taiga Bean Goose for which plans are already in place, and invites interested Parties, Range States and other stakeholders to take pro-active role in this initiative, including to ensure necessary resources for the maintenance and the functioning of the platform.”

4. EGMP goal
Provide the mechanism for a structured, coordinated and inclusive decision-making and implementation process for the sustainable management of goose populations in Europe, with the objective of maintaining them in a favourable conservation status, while taking into account concerns of relevant stakeholders and the pertinent legislative frameworks and regulations.

5. Populations to be included for a start
Pink-footed Goose, Svalbard population; ISMP implemented since 2012
Taiga Bean Goose; ISAP endorsed at AEWA MOP6, November 2015
Barnacle Goose, 3 populations
Greylag Goose, North-west European population

6. Barnacle Goose populations (population size data from
38,100 ind
80,700 ind
1,000,000 ind
Barnacle Goose populations
(population size data from
AEWA CSR6, 2015)

7. Greylag Goose populations (population size data from AEWA CSR6, 2015)
900,000 –
1,200,000 ind
Greylag Goose populations
(population size data from AEWA CSR6, 2015)

8. AEWA International Working Group
(Range state reps, EU, stakeholders)
Management framework, Prioritisation, Recommendation, Knowledge exchange
Data centre and assesment
Country A B C D E F G p1 p2 p3 p4 a p4 b p4 c p5 p6
Specific concerted actions
data
assessment
recommendation

9. EGMP Annual iterative process

10. EGMP Coordination and data management
Coordination Unit (AEWA Secretariat)
> General coordinator
> Assistant
Data Unit (Aarhus University)
> Coordinator for goose monitoring - pops & harvest
> Population modeling expert (50%)
> Lead author of annual review (15%)

11. EGMP Goose pops and timelines 2016-2018
2016
2017
2018
Pink-footed Goose (1)
Implementation
Taiga Bean Goose (1)
AHMP
Barnacle Goose (2/3)
SMP
Greylag Goose (1)

12. EGMP range states Belarus – 1 population Latvia – 2 Belgium – 3
Lithuania – 2
Greenland – 1
Netherlands – 4
Denmark – 4
Norway – 4
Estonia – 2
Poland – 3
EU - 6
Russia – 2
Finland – 2
Spain – 1
France – 1
Sweden – 3
Germany – 3
UK – 2
Iceland – 1
Ukraine – 1
Ireland – 1

13. EGMP established in 2016
Paris negotiation meeting (May 2016) – confirmation of commitment and agreement on modalities (Paris Declaration)

14. 1st meeting of the AEWA EGM IWG
14-16 December 2016, Kristianstad, Sweden
Inaugural meeting, off the regular schedule
Admin and procedural matters: Modus operandi, election of Chair, budget

15. 1st meeting of the AEWA EGM IWG (2)
Taiga Bean Goose decisions:
Structure of the AHM iterative phase (annual cycle)
Harvest quota division (potential)
Predictive models
Closed hunting season for Eastern 1 & 2 and Western management units
Decision on hunting season of Central MU differed to June 2017
Photo: Jari Peltomäki

16. 1st meeting of the AEWA EGM IWG (3)
C: 60,000-80,000 Stable or increasing
W: 5,000-10,000 Stable or increasing ?
E 1&2: 100,000 Stable or increasing
Map: Taiga Bean Goose management units – status of hunting season.

17. 1st meeting of the AEWA EGM IWG (4)
Taiga Bean Goose decisions:
Monitoring programme
Crippling reductions (following PfG example in DK)
Hunters ID skills and awareness (national hunting + conservation organisations)
Other topics:
Work plan for non-AHM actions (TBG & PfG)
Agriculture Task Force
National hunting management legislation review
EGMP communication strategy

18. 2nd meeting of the AEWA EGM IWG
15-16 June 2017, Copenhagen, Denmark
Updates on the status of PfG and TBG
Update on the PfG AHM & agree on preferred management option for 2017
Update predictive models & agree on the preferred management option for the Central MU
Agree on ways to improve and streamline data provision process
Admin & procedures: observers, Agriculture TF ToR, other TFs, guidance on national delegation composition, budget, reporting process

19. Barnacle Goose MP workshop
12-14 June 2017, Copenhagen, Denmark
Updates on the status, trends, distribution, problems and conservation issues
Identify root causes of threats to and problems associated with the species as well as existent knowledge gaps or needs
Identify the goals, objectives, expected results and actions for the MP
Agree on the timeline and next steps for the drafting, review and completion of the MP
Photo: Magnus Elander

20. BGMP workshop preparatory work
Note on BG legal status and implications for management (AEWA, Bern, EU)
Guidance on interpretation of Favourable Conservation Status (AEWA Technical Committee)
MP background chapters (biological assessment; threat and problem analysis; etc)
Photo: Magnus Elander

21. FCS interpretation guidance

22. BG biological assessment
Population size and trends for three populations of Barnacle geese; East Greenland (blue), Islay segment of the Greenland population (black), Svalbard (green) and Russian/Northwest European population (red).

23. BG biological assessment – Svalbard pop
2015 – 41,000 ind
2039 – 109, ,000 ind (median – 121,000 ind)

24. BG biological assessment – Greenland pop
2013 – 81,000 ind
2037 – 133, ,000 ind (median – 161,000 ind)

25. BG biological assessment – Russia/NW Europe pop
growth rate – 8.6%
2014 – 1,2 million ind
2038 – 7,3-10,4 million ind (median – 8,7 million ind)

26. BG biological assessment – Russia/NW Europe pop (2)
growth rate – 10.4%
2014 – 1,2 million ind
2038 – 8,1-21,1 million ind (median – 13 million ind)

27. Greylag Goose MP workshop
04-06 October 2017, Paris, France
Photo: Sergey Dereliev

28. EGMP European-wide migratory bird management and sustainable use
Your support and commitment is required!
Photo: Sergey Dereliev