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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