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CMS COP14 Champion Night Unveils New Champions for Migratory Species
The CMS COP14 Champion Award Winners © UNEP
Samarkand, 12 February 2024 - On the margins of CMS COP14, the highly anticipated Champion Night took place to honor new CMS Champions, recognized for
COP14 - What to Expect for Migratory Birds
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Among the migratory animals covered by the Convention on Migratory Species, a total of 962 species are birds. The threats they face are manifold and include habitat loss, unsustainable and illegal taking, pollution, collisions with man-made structures, and climate change.
CMS COP14 Opening Statement from Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (read by the Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov)
Prime Minister Mr Abdulla Aripov © IISD/ENB Kiara Worth
The official message of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev can be found here (in Russian).
COP14 - What to Expect for Migratory Aquatic Species
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Of the migratory species listed under the Convention on Migratory Species, 64 are aquatic mammals, 54 are fish, and 9 are reptiles, covering many diverse species such as whales, sharks, and turtles. Their migratory ranges include rivers, estuaries, beaches, seagrass meadows, coral reefs, coastal zones, the open ocean, deep-water trenches, and seamounts - to name but a few. They occur in all climatic zones, all oceans, and many inland water systems. The threats they face are manifold and include overexploitation, habitat loss and degradation, pollution, and climate change.
CMS COP14 Opening Statement from Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director
Ms Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director © IISD/ENB Kiara Worth
Your Excellency Abdulla Aripov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan,
CMS COP14 Opening Statement from Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, CEO and Chairperson, Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Mr Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, CEO and Chairperson, Global Environment Facility (GEF) © IISD/ENB Kiara Worth
Honorables
CMS COP14 Opening Statement from Amy Fraenkel, CMS Executive Secretary
Ms Amy Fraenkel, CMS Executive Secretary © IISD/ENB Kiara Worth
H.E. Mr. Abdulla Nigmatovich Aripov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan,
H.E. Mr. Aziz Abdukhakimov, Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change,
Major UN Meeting on Migratory Species Conservation Opens in Uzbekistan
CMS COP14 opens under the slogan, "Nature Knows No Borders.
14th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals Opens under the slogan, "Nature Knows No Borders.”
COP14 - What to Expect for Migratory Terrestrial Mammals
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Among the topics to be discussed by governments at the CMS COP14 in Samarkand are several relating specifically to terrestrial species, along with cross-cutting issues crucial for the conservation of species listed under the Convention on Migratory Species. These topics include linear infrastructure development, the establishment of trans-frontier conservation areas, and measures to combat the illegal and unsustainable taking of species.
Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan sign the CMS Raptors agreement ahead of CMS COP14
Ministers of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan signed the CMS Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia (Raptors MOU)
Samarkand, 11 February 2024 - Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have today signed the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) Memorandum of U