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CMS, which was represented by its Focal Point for North America, participated in an international workshop on marine debris and cetacean impacts held 5-7 August, Honolulu, USA.

The CMS Secretariat will hold a Regional Preparatory and Negotiation Pre-COP Workshop in Nadi, Fiji on 18-20 August to prepare Pacific representatives for the upcoming 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CMS COP11).

The CMS Secretariat, in cooperation with the Government of Chile, will host a Regional Preparatory and Negotiations Workshop on 11-13 August in Santiago, Chile. The primary objective is to introduce the important issues of COP 11 to National Focal Points (NFPs) from the Latin American region.

The Convention on Migratory Spe­cies (CMS) has long been associated with ef­forts to protect the endangered Siberian Crane. The Memorandum of Understanding concerning Conservation Measures for the Siberian Crane (Grus leucogeranus) -the Siberian Crane MOU - was the first one to be developed under the auspices of CMS. It was concluded on 1 July 1993 and revised on 1 January 1999.Since then, the Siberian Crane MOU has been of great value to the Convention. This historic memorandum has consequently long served as an ex­ample to many of the other MOUs on the conservation of migratory species concluded to date under CMS.

Four months prior to the 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP11), the Secretariat of the Convention on Migratory Species (UNEP/CMS) presents the logo of this UN wildlife conference, which will take place in Quito, Ecuador, from 4 to 9 November 2015.

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Shade-grown coffee is regarded as a form of permaculture, in which coffee is grown under a canopy of native trees in full to moderate shade cover.

The Scientific Council of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) has set major landmarks at its 18th Meeting held in Bonn from 1-3 July. The Scientific Council advises on the implementation of the Convention and identifies important issues to be brought to the attention of the Conference of the Parties (COP) which is the main decision-making body of CMS.

The family of United Nations agencies in Bonn has grown with the addition yesterday of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). IPBES is the interface between the scientific community and policy makers and is of particular relevance to CMS. Professor Alfred Oteng-Yeboah of Ghana is the current chair of the CMS Standing Committee and the COP-appointed Councillor for African Fauna is a member of the IPBES Bureau.