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Project of the Month: the Saiga Resource Centre
2013/027: Funding Opportunities from US: USFWS Grant Announcement - Deadline December 1
The Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) is pleased to inform you of two forthcoming funding opportunities within the Wildlife Without Border
Nagaland - Falcon Capital of the World
CMS Raptors MoU Celebrates its 5th Anniversary
Pictured are (left to right): Lyle Glowka, Executive Coordinator, CMS Office - Abu Dhabi; Shaikha Al Dhaheri, Director of Biodiversity, Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi; Nick P. Williams, Programme Officer – Birds of Prey (Raptors), CMS Office - Abu Dhabi; and Salim Javed, Head Ornithologist, Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi.
Today the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia (Raptors MOU) turns five years old. The MOU was concluded in Abu Dhabi, where the Coordinating Unit of the Raptors MOU was also established thanks to the generous and ongoing voluntary contribution from the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, on behalf of the Government of the United Arab Emirates.
CMS Raptors MOU Celebrates its 5th Anniversary
CMS Opens First Capacity Building Workshop for National Focal Points in Africa
CMS Week on Science and Conservation Held in Formia (Italy)
CMS Family Celebrates UN Day
Project of the Month: Participatory Community Monitoring of Humpback Whales in Costa Rica
Opinion: Fenced In, Animal Migrations Cannot Survive
Animal migration is one of the world's greatest natural phenomena — yet, those arduous journeys are being made even more difficult by human activities.