Between 30 and 31 January 2017 EBD is hosting the technical meeting of Group of Experts on the implementation of the Action Plan for the Eradication the Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis in Europe under support of the Council of Europe. The Action Plan was approved in January 2011 by the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats in Europe (Bern Convention). Progress in the implementation of the Plan will be addressed, with updates on the situation in Belgium, the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, and Spain.