Living Planet: Connected Planet

RECOMMENDATIONS

Request independent international assessments when infrastructure development projects may disrupt mi- gration routes of migratory species , such as fences, roads, railways, pipe- and power-lines, dams, wind farms and shipping lanes, including their possible violation of the Convention on Migratory Species. Strenghten enforcement, intelligence and combating transnational wildlife crime through Interpol, CITES and World Customs Organization (WCO) , including re- ducing poaching and smuggling of illegally caught animals, horns or other body parts. Decreasing and ultimately stop- ping illegal harvest will require a concerted international effort, along with improved national law enforcement in environmental crime, given the extent of the global trade in wildlife products. Create incentives to reduce unsustainable use , includ- ing the development of alternative livelihoods and full par- ticipation of local communities in decision-making, and facilitate incomes and employment from eco-tourism and sustainable land-use. Develop an international alert system , to notify con- cerned stakeholders when particularly sensitive areas or corridors of an animal migration are at risk, as migratory species are an international concern.

Encourage participation of non-party countries , which host a significant proportion of the world’s migratory spe- cies and over 1/3 of the global land area, to fully commit to the management of animal migrations, including joining CMS and its associated instruments, to improve coverage of major missing parts of global migration routes. Identify the 30 most threatened migration sites and cor- ridors worldwide to ensure joint protection andmanagement of the migratory species connecting this planet. Such prioriti- zation should be evolved through expertise mapping and con- sulting processes and should be seen as complimentary to a much wider mapping and conservation effort. CMS Parties and other countries must collaborate on such endeavours. Prioritize conservation of critical sites along flyways by conserving and restoring habitats, with a focus on par- ticularly threatened ones, such as the tidal flats and coastal zones of the Yellow Sea. The positive examples of protected areas along the East Atlantic flyway should be replicated elsewhere, including similar agreements and partnerships as developed through CMS. Prioritize protection of coastal zones, marine corridors and high seas habitats . This includes to establish and ef- fectively manage marine protected area networks along crit- ical migration routes, including whales, sharks and turtles, with appropriate restrictions on construction, shipping, military exercises and fishing.

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