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:
    1. positive use of the existing national and international regulations, in particular the framework regulations of the EU;
    2. recognition of geese as a valued and natural asset of the Wadden Sea Region and the international obligation
      to accommodate the populations;
    3. development of recommendations                    for improvement and harmonization of management schemes for geese;
    4. 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, 3,8 MB)
Background Meetings