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The UNEP/CMS Secretariat is pleased to announce that the First Meeting of the Signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding of Understanding on the Conservation of High Andean Flamingos and their

Following the International Workshop on “Implementing Wildlife-friendly Measures in Infrastructure Planning and Design in Mongolia”, the Ulaanbaatar Action Plan on wildlife-friendly infrastructure, which was developed by participants during the workshop, has been finalized.

This year will see the International Waterbird Census (IWC) being held for the 50th time with the slogan “Let’s Make It Count”. First organized in January 1967, the IWC, which is coordinated by Wetlands International, has become a permanent fixture in the ornithological calendar and is now recognized as an indispensable source of information, upon which policies to protect and manage wetlands and the waterbirds that depend on them are founded.

The Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) is pleased to inform you of new funding opportunities.

Strand Beach, near Cape Town, was closed on Wednesday in case the body of a 14-metre-long whale that has washed up on the shore attracts sharks.

The 1^st Meeting of the Sessional Committee of the CMS Scientific Council will take place from Monday, 18 April to Thursday, 21 April 2016 at the UNEP/CMS Secretariat premises, Platz der

By Notification 2014/023, the Parties to the Gorilla Agreement were informed of the CMS Standing Committee’s recommendation “to postpone MOP3 until further notice.” In line with the draft proposal

Climate Law and Governance Day, is a new annual event at the UNFCCC COP. The first session organized by the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law, the University of Cambridge, IUCN, UNEP-WCMC and others took place at the École de droit de la Sorbonne.

Marine debris – litter in our oceans – is a serious threat to wildlife making use of the oceans and beaches. Many animals, including marine mammals, turtles, birds and sharks get entangled in lost or discarded nets and lines or mistakenly ingest plastic bags and pieces of colourful plastic. Much suffering and death are the result.

A new study on protected areas and global conservation of migratory birds has just been published in Science calling for greater international efforts to conserve migratory bird species, many of which are not adequately protected across their range.