Goose Management Group
Tasks
1. To develop, as a joint venture between TWSC and WSF, recommendations and
guidance for the development of a trilateral goose management plan to
accommodate geese in the Wadden Sea Region, based upon the following
premises:
a. the positive use of the existing national and international regulations, in
particular the framework regulations of the EU;
b. the recognition of geese as a valued and natural asset of the Wadden Sea
Region and the international obligation to accommodate the populations;
c. the development of recommendations for improvement and harmonization
of management schemes for geese;
d. the relevance of a plan to be considered and applied in a wider integrated
coastal management framework.
2. To provide advice on the incorporation of the recommendations in the policies
of higher levels like EU, TWSC and AEWA.
3. To provide a platform for knowledge and information exchange.
4. To report on request to the WSF plenary and TWG or trilateral board meetings
or other relevant groups.
Goose Management Group - February 2010 :
"Recommendations and guidance for the development of a
goose management plan for the trilateral Wadden Sea Region"
(41pp, English, pdf-file, 3,8 MB)