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Saiga Conservation: Setting the Roadmap for the Years to Come
Saiga antelopes, Stepnoi Reserve, Russia © E. Polonskiy
Tashkent / Bonn, 26 October 2015 – The Third Meeting of the Signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding concerning Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Use of the Saiga Antelope (Saiga MOU) and Technical Workshop for saiga antelope experts is taking place this week from 26 to 29 October 2015 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan with representatives of governments, UN agencies, NGOs and academia in attendance.
CMS Family Joins UN Day Celebrations in Bonn
Lord Mayor of Bonn, Mr. Ashok Sridharan welcomes visitors to UN Day celebrations (Photo: Florian Keil)
Bonn, 26 October 2015 - The CMS Family Secretariats joined other UN Bonn-based agencies and international organizations to celebrate the annual UN Day this weekend.
CMS Capacity-Building Strategy to Reach out to South-East Asia
Bottlenose dolphins © João Corvina
The CMS Secretariat, together with the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity and the UNEP Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UNEP/ROAP), is preparing the first regional capacity building workshop for Non-Parties in South-East Asia
South Africa Celebrates World Migratory Bird Day
Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) © Sergey Dereliev UNEP/AEWA www.dereliev-photography.com
Bonn, 23 October 2015 - South Africa held its first official celebration of World Migratory Bird Day on October 15, 2015. The event was led by the Minister of Environmental Affairs, Mrs.
Snow leopards face 'new climate change threat'
Warmer temperatures are threatening to shrink the habitat of the snow leopard and weaken their struggle against extinction, a report says.
Capacity-building Workshop on Bycatch Held in Oman
Shark identification training for workshop participants at the fish market provided by Dr. Rima Jabado
A capacity building workshop to support the implementation of the Regional Observer Scheme of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) was organized by the IOTC Secretar
Outcomes of the 44th CMS Standing Committee Meeting
CMS Executive Secretary Bradnee Chambers, Chair Øystein Størkersen (Norway), Dep. Executive Secretary Bert Lenten (L-R) © Francisco Rilla, UNEP/CMS
Bonn, 21 October 2015 - The 44th Meeting of the CMS Standing Committee (StC) took place on October 14-15, 2015 in Bonn, Germany. It was chaired by Øystein Størkersen of Norway.
2015/025: Appointment of the Technical Advisory Group of the CMS Raptors MOU
Pilot Study on Giant Manta Ray Populations Launched
Oceanic Manta Ray (Manta birostris) Southern Spur, Fuvahmulah Atoll, Maldives © Guy Stevens Manta Trust 2015
Bonn, 19 October 2015 - CMS is launching a pilot study on the connectivity between Giant Manta Ray populations in the Galapagos and coastal Ecuador and Peru in cooperation with the Manta Trust and