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.
• Serve as AFWA’s source, sounding board and integrator of information and discussion about international issues.
Minutes & Agendas
AFWA Annual Meeting:
2022 Committee Meeting Summary
IPBES Presentation
Shane Mahoney IUCN Presentation
2022 International Relations Committee meeting Agenda
Edinburgh Declaration Briefing Document
2021 International Relations Committee Summary
2021 International Relations Committee Agenda
Position Paper: Wildlife Trade, Use, and Consumption in a Post COVID World
North American Natural Resources and Wildlife Conference:
2023 International Relations Committeee Agenda
Sustainable Use Briefing: IPBES and CBD
2022 International Relations Committee Virtual Meeting Summary
2022 International Relations Committee Final Agenda
2021 International Relations Committee Summary
2021 International Relations Committee Agenda
Work Plan:
2022-2023 International Relations Committee Work Plan
Purpose:
IR Committee: Who we are
Committee Updates:
January 2023 Update
Trilateral Wildlife Committee State Agency/AFWA 2022 Report
AFWA Staff Contact
Deborah Hahn
dhahn@fishwildlife.org
202-838-3458
Committee U.S. Co-Chair:
Ryan Brown, Virginia Dept. of Wildlife Resources
Committee Canadian Co-Chair:
Christie Curley, Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources & Forestry