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Destination Flyways

The project focuses on the protection of migratory birds and their habitats and the creation of

sustainable livelihoods for local communities through the development of innovative sustainable tourism products along the

following:

East Atlantic, West Asian - East African, Central Asian and East Asian – Australasian Flyways

Destination Flyways - Objectives

• Enhanced management and protection of valuable habitats for migratory birds

• Creation of sustainable livelihoods options for the local communities through development of a diversified sustainable tourism offer

• Positioning of tourism as an engine for sustainability vis-à-vis other productive sectors

• Effective implementation of Conventions/ Agreements related to conservation of migratory birds and tourism

Implementing partners

BirdLife International

Convention on Migratory Species Secretariat

Wetlands International

United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

Advisory partners

Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat

International Union for the Conservation of Nature

Ramsar Convention Secretariat

UNESCO Man and the Biosphere

World Heritage Centre

Overall coordination UNWTO

Destination Flyways

Destination Flyways – assessment sites

Proposed Timeline

2013-2014•Site Assessments•Proposal development•Fund raising

2014-2018•Project implementation

Supported by the Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of Germany