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Bonn, 14 October 2015 - The 44^th Meeting of the CMS Standing Committee (StC) will be held 14-15 October 2015 at the United Nations Premises in Bonn, Germany.

Lightning never strikes the same place twice, or history always repeats itself? Unfortunately in the case of vultures, nature's "clean-up" crew, the latter applies -- with African populations of these useful birds facing catastrophic declines -- just as their South Asian counterparts did in the 1990s. Patricia Zurita and Bradnee Chambers explain the importance of protecting vultures, whose vital ecological role has a direct bearing on human health.

Upon the initiative and invitation of the Government of the Maldives, the five IOSEA Signatory States of the Northern Indian Ocean region (Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Paki

The Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) in its capacity as Depositary of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migrator

A further eighteen birds of prey species have been listed at an international meeting of government representatives and experts this week in Trondheim, Norway. Seven of these species under threat are critically endangered according to the IUCN Red List.

Signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia (Raptors MoU) agreed to list more threatened species of migratory birds of prey on the MoU at their Second Meeting (MoS2) on 5-8 October 2015 in Trondheim, Norway, raising the number of species covered from 76 to 93.

The CMS vision for regional collaboration for wildlife management and conservation in Central Asia was presented at the international conference “Regional practices on

The Hague/Bonn – The ASCOBANS Advisory Committee, a body set up to provide advice and information to Party States on the conservation and management of small cetaceans, convened its 22^nd

Government representatives and conservationists will meet 5 - 8 October in Trondheim, Norway, to share experience and discuss measures to conserve migratory birds of prey.

The Accession of Brazil, one of the World’s Mega-Biodiverse Nations, Increases CMS Membership to 122