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11.2 Internet sites and Personal Communications

AEWA 2001: http://www.wcmc.org.uk/cms/aew_bkrd.htm

AEWA pers. comm.: Correspondence with AEWA secretariat
BLI pers. comm.: Correspondence with BirdLife International
CIC pers. comm.: Correspondence with the CIC-Migratory Bird Commission
CoE 2001a: http://www.coe.int/
CoE 2001b: http://conventions.coe.int/
CoE pers. comm. : Correspondence with Natural Heritage Division, CoE
CMS 2001: http://www.wcmc.org.uk/cms
CMS pers. comm.: Correspondence with CMS secretariat
CWS 2001: http://www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/
EU 2001a: http://europa.eu.int/index_en.htm
EU 2001b: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/lif/dat/1997/en_397Y0605_01.html
EC 2001: http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/nature/
EC pers. comm: Correspondence with EC Nature and Biodiversity Secretariat
Env. Can. 2001: http://www.pnr-rpn.ec.gc.ca/info/articles/ca00s02.en.html
FACE 2001: http://www.face-europe.org
FACE pers. comm.: Correspondence with FACE secretariat

NRE pers. comm.: Questionnaire filled in by the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, Victoria, Australia

OECD 1999: http://www.oecd.org/ehs/ehsmono/#risk; linkto http://www.oecd.org/ehs/ehsmono/leadpart1.pdf
OECD 2001: http://www.oecd.org
Ramsar 2001a: http://www.ramsar.org
Ramsar 2001b: http://www.ramsar.org/key_final_act_1971.htm
Ramsar 2001c: http://www.ramsar.org/key_rec_6.14.htm
Ramsar 2001d: http://www.ramsar.org/forum_asia-pacific_waterbird1.htm
Ramsar pers. comm.: Correspondence with The Ramsar Convention Bureau
Remington 2001: http://www.remington.com/AMMO/PAGES/Shotshell/steelselect.htm
UNEP 2001: http://www.unep.org
WIBSP pers. comm.: Questionnaire filled in by Wetlands International Black Sea Programme, Ukraine
WIAP pers. comm.: Correspondence with the Wetlands International Asia Pacific office
WIJ pers. comm.: Correspondence with the Wetlands International Japan office

Appendix I: Questionnaire which was sent to individual countries

LEAD POISONING IN WATERBIRDS

2000 Update

Your answers to the questions will be edited as a contribution to the International Report.

For countries that sent in information for the 1997 Report, please concentrate your comments on developments since 1997.

If necessary, please provide your (brief) details on a separate sheet.

Note that it is also very important to fill in the questionnaire if no activities are underway!

1. 
   GENERAL SITUATION
   

a. Is there any hunting of waterbirds with lead shot in your country?

• 
  No
  
• 
  Yes. Details: (e.g.: do you judge it to be a large scale activity?)
  

2. 
   If there is hunting of waterbirds with lead shot, do you know or think that there
   

is/must be a considerable amount of lead lying in and around wetland areas?

• 
  No
  
• 
  Yes. Which do you judge the amount to be (we realise this is difficult to answer):  fairly small
  

 “medium”

• 
  (very) large
  
• 
  Does not apply
  

2. POLICY AND LEGISLATION, INCLUDING VOLUNTARY USE OF NON-TOXIC SHOT

1. 
   Are there any voluntary or statutory measures in your country to promote the use of non-toxic shot in the hunting of waterbirds?
   

 No

 Yes. Details:

2. 
   Has any action been taken in your country to monitor the use of non-toxic shot in situations required by the voluntary or statutory measures described under 2a?
   

 No

 Yes. Details:

 Does not apply

c. If there are statutory measures, are they effectively enforced?

 No

 Yes. Details: (please explain how they are enforced, if they are effective, and if not, what the main obstacles are)


 Does not apply
d. Are there any proposals for actions such as the preparation of new laws or

voluntary measurements, law enforcement campaigns, etc.?

 No

 Yes. Details: ( please also indicate schedules for implementation)

3. AWARENESS

1. 
   Is there an awareness of the problem of lead poisoning of waterbirds in your country amongst hunters, policy-makers, etc.?
   

 No

 Yes. Please explain how this is shown

2. 
   Have there been, or are there going to be, any media/education campaigns about
   

the lead poisoning issue?

 No

 Yes. Details: (please also indicate perceived issues that will need targeting in

future campaigns)

3. 
   Have any information materials on this issue been prepared for media or
   

educational use?

 No

 Yes. Please append a list of materials, and include examples where possible.

4. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

1. 
   Has any research been done in your country on the biological/ecological impact of lead poisoning on waterbirds?
   

 No

 Yes. Details:

2. 
   Has anything been done in your country concerning the development of non-toxic
   

ammunition?

 No

 Yes. Details (also including production/availability/cost):


c. Have there been any publications on this subject in your country?

 No

 Yes. Details: (please include descriptions of main publications and a full list

of bibliographical references; where possible, include examples of publications)

5. CO-ORDINATION
Have any working groups/committees been established in your country with respect to the lead poisoning issue?

 No

 Yes. Details:

6. APPENDICES
Please include a list of relevant publications and a list of information materials produced.