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2025/015: Further Request to Parties for Information on the Implementation of the Appendix I-Listing for the Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Carcharhinus Longimanus)
This Notification is a follow-up to Notification 2024/007 sent at the request of the 56th Meeting of the Standing Committee (StC56), which met in Bonn, 25-27 March, 202
Brazil to Host Critical UN Conference to Advance Global Conservation of Migratory Wildlife and Their Habitats
Aerial view of the Avenida Mato Grosso avenue at Campo Grande, Brazil, host city of the CMS COP15 in 2026 © Vinicius Bacarin | Dreamstime.com
The Federal Republic of Brazil and the Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) announced today that the country will host the Convention’s 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, from Monday 23 to Sunday 29 March 2026. This landmark UN wildlife conservation meeting will bring together governments, scientists, conservationists, indigenous peoples and local communities, environmental leaders, and civil society from around the world to tackle the urgent conservation challenges faced by the thousands of species of wild animals that cross international borders.
2025/014: CMS COP15 Dates and Venue, Deadlines and Guidance for Document Submission
The CMS Secretariat is pleased to announce the dates and venue of the 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15).
2025/013: Survey for Parties Implementing COP14 Decisions on Connectivity, Infrastructure and Atlas on Animal Migration
Several Decisions adopted by COP14 invite the Secretariat to collect data or information from Parties on issues relevant for ecological connectivity.
2025/012: Global Workshop on CMS Legislation – Dates, Venue and Registration
The CMS Secretariat is pleased to announce the first Global Workshop on CMS Legislation.
Statement from Amy Fraenkel, Executive Secretary of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) on World Wildlife Day 2025
The theme of this year's World Wildlife Day is "Wildlife Conservation Finance: Investing in People and Planet"
Wildlife Conservation Finance: Investing in People and Planet
2025/011: CMS Jaguar Initiative
Draft Programme of Work on Jaguar
2025/010: Funding Opportunity for Wildlife Health
The Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) would like to bring to your attention the funding opportunity of “Natur
Investing in Biodiversity: Unlocking Greater Returns
In the picture: participants of the 15th meeting of the Liaison Group of Biodiversity-related Conventions.
The Liaison Group of Biodiversity-related Conventions (BLG), a long-standing network uniting the executive heads of the eight biodiversity-related conventions, met on 21 February 2025 at FAO Headquarters in Rome ahead of the resumed sessions of the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP16). The group reaffirmed their collective support to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF).
2025/009: First Meeting of the Working Group on the Implementation of the Single Species Action Plan for the Angelshark (Squatina Squatina) in the Mediterranean Sea (Angelshark Med WG1)
The Secretariat is pleased to invite Range States and relevant stakeholders to the First Meeting of the Working Group on the Implementation of the Single Species Action