UNEP BIRD FLU – EARLY WARNING SYSTEM – MIGRATORY BIRDS
November 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLAN INTERNATIONAL alliance of environmental and conservation organisations is to develop a bird flu early warning system, alerting countries, and even communities, of a looming risk posed by migrating wild birds that may carry the disease. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), Wetlands International, Birdlife International and the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation are planning to help the scheme. It will be coordinated by UNEP, and will develop special maps for individual ...
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