Documents from the Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI)
Only 12% of the world’s shorebird species have been examined for plastics ingestion. Over half of those species contained some form of plastic.
Shorebirds are long-distance migrants that move between some of the cleanest and most polluted habitats on Earth during their annual cycle. With global concern over declining trends in many shorebird populations, evaluating threats to shorebird species and their habitats is a first step towards developing plans for conservation. This is well underway for many threats, such as habitat loss, harvest, and climate change, but relatively little attention has been given to the threat of plastics pollution on shorebird populations.
This work was conducted under the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) and International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) Fellowship as a contribution to the Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI), Americas Flyway 2019-2025 Action 5.2 to “promote studies that assess the prevalence and impacts of plastic contamination in shorebird populations in the Arctic.
Working with Indigenous Communities on Migratory Birds - case studies of relevance to the Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI).
MAY 2021
This mid term evaluation provides a summary of 2019-2020 activities and advice for implementation for the Arctic Migratory Birds Intiative (AMBI).
Revised after mid-term evaluation January 2021.
Note: This document provides a list of objectives and actions that have been revised after the 2019-2020 AMBI Mid-term evaluation. Actions were revised to offer better clarity and provide opportunities for changing context and increasedopportunity for implementation.
This document is intended to be an accompanying document to the original Work Plan 2019-2025, which contains more information and context for AMBI activities.
北極渡り鳥イニシアティブ（AMBI）は、北極評議会の生物多様性作業部会である北極圏植物相・動物相保存作業部会（CAFF）のプロジェクトである。AMBI は、減少しつつある北極圏で繁殖する渡り鳥の保全状況を改善し、長期にわたって確実に持続可能となることを目指して策定された。AMBI は人々が共有する天然資源・文化財保全を通じて、渡り鳥が生計と精神の源であるような社会にとってもプラスの影響を与えることができるであろう。2013 年の北極生物多様性評価によると、北極圏の多くの移動性の種、特に東アジア・オーストラリア地域のフライウェイを使う渡り鳥が、北極圏の外で、乱獲や生息地の改変という脅威にさらされている。AMBI は、北極生物多様性評価の勧告8「広範囲に渡る移動性種の越冬地及び中継地並びにフライウェイとその他の渡り経路において、多くの渡り性の種の生息地の劣化や乱獲などの脅威を軽減する」の実施を提案している。
AMBI では、次の4つのフライウェイでの活動を計画している。
Plastic ingestion by seabirds in the circumpolar Arctic: A review
January 2021
Review of plastic pollution policies of Arctic countries in relation to seabirds
Developing a program to monitor plastic pollution in seabirds in the pan-Arctic region.
Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative, Americas Work Plan, Revised 2021
Note: This document provides a list of objectives and actions that have been revised after the 2019-2020 AMBI Mid-term evaluation. Actions were revised to offer better clarity and provide opportunities for changing context and increased pportunity for implementation. This document is intended to be an accompanying document to the original Work Plan, which contains more information and context for AMBI activities.
Iniciativa de Aves Migratorias del Ártico – Plan de Trabajo Revisado de la Ruta Migratoria de las Américas 2019-2023
Nota: Este documento presenta una lista de objetivos y acciones que han sido revisados tras la evaluación de medio término de AMBI en 2020-2021. Las acciones fueron revisadas para ofrecer una mejor claridad, brindar oportunidades de cambio de contexto y mayor oportunidad de implementación. Este documento pretende ser un documento de acompañamiento del Plan de Trabajo original, que contiene más información y contexto para las actividades de AMBI.
Under AMBI Circumpolar Flyway Work Plan objective 4, action 1, this project, Plastic pollution and seabirds, is focused onUnder AMBI Circumpolar Flyway Work Plan objective 4, action 1, this project, Plastic pollution and seabirds, is focused onsupporting work that will increase our understanding and ability to respond accordingly to the distribution and effects ofplastic pollution on Arctic seabirds and seaducks.
This crosswalk analysis compares AMBI programme objectives and actions with those identified in complementary migratory bird agreements, conservation plans, environmental cooperation frameworks, and development agreements in the East Asian-Australasian flyway region.
This crosswalk analysis compares AMBIprogramme objectives and actions with those identified in complementary migratory bird agreements, conservation plans, environmental cooperation frameworks, and development agreements in the African-Eurasian flyway region.
The Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative African-Eurasian Flyway Workplan 2019-2023 available in English, French (Français), Portuguese (Português), and Spanish (Español).
Arctic Migratory Birds InitiativeArctic Migratory Birds InitiativeEast Asian-Australasian Flyway Workshop Report
Implementation Strategy for the Arctic Migratory Bird Initiative (AMBI) Americas Flyway. Detailed implementation strategies for priority action areas from the AMBI Workplan. The AMBI is a CAFF project that seeks to protect Arctic lifestyles and peoples through migratory bird conservation.
This report provides an implementation evaluation of the first half of the Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI).
Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI) African Eurasian Flyway Scientific Poster
Provides a summary overview of the Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI) Americas Flyway in a scientific poster.
Provides a summary overview of the Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI) Circumpolar Flyway in a scientific poster.
Provides a summary overview of the Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI) in a scientific poster.
A one page description of the priority species, actions and activities of the Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI): East Asian-Australasian Flyway.
(in Mandarin)
Proceedings of the Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative implementation workshop held in Texel, the Netherlands, April 5-7, 2016.
(in Korean)
A one page description of the priority species, actions and activities of the Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI).
A one page description of the priority species, actions and activities of the Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI): African-Eurasian Flyway.
A one page description of the priority species, actions and activities of the Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI): Americas Flyway.
A one page description of the priority species, actions and activities of the Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI): Circumpolar Flyway.
REVISED
The Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI) is designed to improve the conservation status and secure the long-term sustainability of declining Arctic breeding migratory bird populations. This work plan identifies key actions over four years.
AMBI will have a positive impact on societies for whom migratory birds are a source of livelihood and spiritual inspiration. AMBI also provides an early implementation of Recommendation #8 of the Arctic Biodiversity Assessment to reduce stressors on migratory species range-wide.
This report documents the results and next steps of the first Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI) expert workshop that took place in Montreal, Canada on February 9th 2014.
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