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2019/018: Proposals to Amend the Appendices of the Convention
Germany: Draft bill to ban plastic bags on the way
The use of plastic bags is on the decline in Germany, but the 64% decrease since 2015 doesn't go far enough for Environment Minister Svenja Schulze.
2019/017: New Party to the Convention: Maldives
The Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (UNEP/CMS) is pleased to inform you that the German Federal Foreign Ministry has confirmed receipt of the
Malawi – Party No 129
The Republic of Malawi is acceding to the Convention and will become the 129th Party to CMS on 1 September.
The Republic of Malawi is acceding to the Convention and will become the 129th Party to CMS on 1 September. Malawi, capital Lilongwe, is a landlocked country of Southern Africa with a population of 18 million people and an area of 118,484 km2. It has borders with Zambia and the United Republic of Tanzania to the north and with Mozambique to the south. The Great Rift Valley runs through the country which also has shores on the west side of Lake Malawi (also known as Lake Nyasa).
Inger Andersen Visits CMS Family
The newly-appointed UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme, Inger Andersen, paid a visit to Bonn to meet the staff of the CMS Family © Aydin Bahramlouian
As part of a series of meetings in Europe, including attending the opening of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Geneva, Inger Andersen, the newly-appointed Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) paid a visit to Bonn to meet the staff of the CMS Family.
Two tigers seized from traffickers every week, report finds
Closure of tiger farms among urgent steps needed to protect species, wildlife summit hears.
2019/016: CMS Meetings in November 2019
We would like to remind Parties of the CMS Meetings that will take place back-to-back in November at the UNEP/CMS Secretariat premises, Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1, 53113 Bonn, Germany:
2019/015: Request to Submit Information: Implementation of the Best Practice Guidelines relating to the Live Capture of Cetaceans from the Wild for Commercial Purposes
In line with Decisions 12.47-12.49 adopted by the 12th Conference of the Par
In Memoriam – Dr Lkhagvasuren Badamjav (1959-2019)
Dr Lkhagvasuren Badamjav (1959-2019)
It is with great sadness that the staff at the CMS Secretariat learned of the passing of Dr Lkhagvasuren Badamjav, a long serving and well-respected member of the CMS Scientific Council.