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2014/011: New Party to the Convention (Kyrgyzstan)
The Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals is pleased to inform you that the Republic of Kyrgyzstan has acceded to the Convention. As of 1 May 2014
World Wildlife Day should remind us we need a climate deal in Paris
Monarch Butterflies © Allen Montgomery USFWS
Governments must agree to cut carbon emissions in 2015 to help the monarch butterfly, polar bears and other species
Opinion: World Wildlife Day should remind us we need a climate deal in Paris
If the world’s endangered species could choose where to migrate in 2015, the chances are Paris would be high on their mind. For the French capital next year is where governments have pledged to ink a new universal agreement on climate change – one aimed at sparing the planet and its people from dangerous, unchecked global warming.
Opinion: Wildlife Enriches the Planet and Those Living on It
African elephants are being poached in record numbers to satisfy the demand for ivory
Today is World Wildlife Day - a day set aside by the UN General Assembly to promote the intrinsic value of wildlife and its contribution to sustainable development and human well-being.
2014/010: New Signatories to the Sharks MOU
2014/009: Countdown to COP11
The UNEP/CMS Secretariat is pleased to provide an overview of the upcoming dates and deadlines prior to COP 11.
CMS and AEWA Participate in ACP-MEAs Workshop in Brussels
An inception workshop for the EC funded ACP-MEAs Programme entitled “Capacity Building Related to the Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in African, Caribbean and Pacifi
New Conservation Boost for Sharks in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean
Efforts to conserve migratory sharks have been strengthened at a workshop on shark conservation supported by the UN.
Opinion: Global pact against illegal wildlife trade should also look beyond poaching
London was the place to be this week for those fighting global wildlife crime. Prince Charles and the Duke of Cambridge were joined by an impressive coalition of heads of state, ministers and officials of 50 countries to end poaching of elephants, rhinos and other illicit trade of endangered animals that have been linked to terrorism and organised crime.
Promoting renewable energies that are sensitive to migratory wildlife!
CMS Family, BirdLife International and IRENA join forces to promote renewable energies that are sensitive to migratory wildlife !