In May
2014, the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies launched a new
publication for release at regional association meetings – The AFWA Strategist,
which highlights the top issues that the Association is covering. To extend its
reach, AFWA will begin distributing The AFWA Strategist to all committee
members and we will begin developing special editions focused on AFWA
priorities to highlight the breadth of the Association’s work.
The first
special edition is The AFWA Strategist: International Relations Issue.
Articles include brief updates on the 2014 CITES Meeting; Canadian Wildlife
Directors Committee; Canada’s National Conservation Plan; the 2014 Trilateral
Committee for Wildlife & Ecosystem Conservation and Management; State
Agency Paddlefish Workshop; Sothern Wings Program; US Ramsar National
Committee; and a list of upcoming meetings of interest.
AFWA’s
International Relations Committee develops positions on international issues;
engages in international initiatives, conventions and treaties; and facilitates
international cooperation and communication within and between member agencies
and partners. AFWA’s Strategic Plan highlights the fundamental importance of
international engagement through objectives 2.8, 2.13, 3.7 and 4.9. The
International Relations Committee plans to produce a Strategist update
on select international issues bi-annually.
