Committee Charge
• Develop AFWA positions on all appropriate international matters including agreements, treaties, conventions, regulations and initiatives such as IUCN and its specialists groups and especially on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Fauna and Flora (CITES)
• Further Canadian and Mexican involvement, develop relations with Central and South American and Caribbean nations, and explore contact with other nations across the globe.
• Monitor and participate, as needed, in the relevant Conventions, agreements and treaties such as the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Ramsar Convention, Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network, etc.
• Serves as AFWA’s source, sounding board and integrator of information and discussion about international issues.
Minutes & Agendas
AFWA Annual Meeting:
2019 International Relations Committee Minutes
2019 International Relations Committee Agenda
2018 International Relations Committee Minutes
2018 International Relations Committee Agenda
North American Natural Resources and Wildlife Conference:
2020 International Relations Committee Minutes
2020 International Relations Committee Draft Agenda
2019 International Relations Committee Minutes
2019 International Relations Committee Agenda
Work Plan
2019-2020 International Relations Committee Work Plan
AFWA Staff Contact
Deborah Hahn
dhahn@fishwildlife.org
202-838-3458
Committee Co-Chair:
Rick Jacobson, Connecticut Wildlife Division
Committee Co-Chair:
Travis Ripley, Fish and Wildlife Policy Branch Alberta Environment & Sustainable Resource Development