International news

The UNEP/CMS Secretariat is pleased to announce that a benefit concert will be held to mark World Migratory Bird Day, a global campaign celebrated annually to raise awareness of the need to conserv

Further to Notification 2014/002 of 21 January, the UNEP/CMS Secretariat is now pleased to announce that Quito, Ecuador will be the venue of the 11th Conference of the Parties to t

The Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) is pleased to announce that the Central Asia Initiative targeting the conservation of large mammals

Bonn, 28 January 2014 - A new pilot phase of shared services between the UNEP/CMS and UNEP/AEWA Secretariats has started to explore synergies and the mutual benefits arising from c

Bonn, 28 January 2014 – The Scientific Task Force on Avian Influenza and Wild Birds has responded to the reported outbreak of Avian Flu strain H5N8 among domestic poultry in the Re

Bonn, 24 January 2014 – At the end of last year, representatives from the U.S., the European Union and more than 30 other nations met in the Tasmanian city of Hobart, Australia.

A new UN Scientific Advisory Board consisting of 26 leading scientists and experts from all continents held their first meeting in Berlin from 30 – 31 January 2014.

The UNEP/CMS Secretariat is pleased to announce that the 18th Meeting of the CMS Scientific Council (ScC18) will take place from 1-3 July 2014 at the UNEP/CMS Secretariat premises, UN Campus, Platz