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2016/016: Grants for Wildlife Conservation and Marine Issues
The Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) is pleased to bring to your attention an overview of grants currently available in support of wildli
CMS Secretariat visits Bonn International School
CMS Secretariat Visit to the Bonn International School
Four representatives from the CMS Secretariat’s Terrestrial Species Unit visited the Bonn International School to give a presentation about CMS and what they do to conserve migrating animals.
Twenty Years of UN Presence in Bonn
UN Bonn's new website screenshot
The Secretariats of the Convention and the Bonn-based Agreements are participating in a new venture – a joint website of the 18 UN agencies located in the city.
European Commission Champions Migratory Wildlife Conservation
Bradnee Chambers (L), Executive Secretary of the Convention on Migratory Species (UNEP/CMS) presenting Daniel Calleja (R), Director-General for Environment of the European Commission with the Migratory Species Champion Plus Award.
Today the CMS Secretariat celebrates a new Champion for migratory species under the dedicated programme which aims at promoting the work under the CMS Family as well as encouraging and recognizing medium- and long-term support for conservation actions.
2016/015: Dates of Third Meeting of Parties to the CMS Gorilla Agreement and Submission of Implementation Reports by Parties to the Gorilla Agreement
Dates of Third Meeting of Parties to the CMS Gorilla Agreement
Signs of Hope for Saiga Antelope after Mass Die-off in 2015
Saiga Antelope (Saiga tatarica) - © Navinder Singh
In May 2015, a catastrophic and unprecedented mass die-off caused by a bacterial infection wiped out more than 200,000 saiga antelopes within a few weeks. The Betpak-Dala saiga population in central Kazakhstan lost almost 90 per cent of its animals, which is equivalent to over 60 per cent of the global population, leaving the species in a critical situation. A new census data shows an increase of saiga numbers in all three populations within Kazakhstan, the antelope’s main Range State.
Good News from Slimbridge about Spoon-billed Sandpipers
Spoon-billed Sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea) © Tanya Grigg WWT
The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) in Slimbridge, UK has just announced that two of the captive pairs of the Spoon-billed Sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea) have between them laid seven eggs.
2016/014: Call for Support to the Twelfth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the CMS
As announced with CMS Notification 2016/011 dated 4 May, the Twelfth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP1
World Migratory Bird Day 2016
Impressions of World Migratory Bird Day 2016
Every year more than 25 million of migratory birds are illegally killed or taken across the Mediterranean. They are shot or caught with nets and other indiscriminate traps. With the slogan “… and when the skies fall silent? Stop the illegal killing, taking and trade!”, World Migratory Bird Day 2016 highlighted the incredible numbers of migratory birds being lost each year as a result of these activities.
World Oceans Day – Focus on the Galapagos
Hammerhead sharks © Image Broker Robert Harding
With today being World Oceans Day, CMS is looking at Ecuador, which in March this year designated 40,000 square kilometres of the waters around the Galapagos Islands as conservation areas.