WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD DAY (WMBD)

About:

• What is it? WMBD is an annual awareness-raising campaign highlighting the need for the protection of migratory birds and their habitats.
  
  
• History: The annual day was initiated in 2006.
  
  
• Day of Observance: Since 2018, it is celebrated twice a year, on the second Saturday in May and in October.
  
  
• Who organizes WMBD? The campaign is organized by two international wildlife treaties administered by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) – the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), and the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) - together with Environment for the Americas (EFTA).