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Brazil Joins CMS as Party No 122
the flag of Brazil
The CMS Family is pleased to welcome the Federative Republic of Brazil as the 122nd Party to the Convention, with effect from 1 October.
UN Sustainable Development Goals: Statement by the Biodiversity Liaison Group
Sustainable Development Summit
With 150 world leaders gathering in New York to attend the UN Sustainable Development Summit, the heads of the seven Conventions and Treaties that form the Biodiversity Liaison Group have issued a statement.
Latin American countries are trained to conserve migratory animals
The Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) is for the very first time organising a capacity-building workshop for Latin American countries that are not Parties to the Convention, with the support of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in Panama City, from 22 to 24 September.
Save the World II – How Climate Change is Affecting Migratory Birds
Save the World Festival 2015 © Aydin Bahramlouian
The Save the World festival was staged for the second time in Bonn from 18 to 20 September bringing together well-known artists, UN experts and a variety of NGOs with the aim of highlighting in an entertaining yet still informative manner the consequences of climate change
2015/023: Questionnaire on Funding Needs for the Implementation of CMS and its Instruments for the 7th Replenishment Period (July 2018-June 2022) of the Trust Fund of the Global Environment Facility
The CMS Secretariat is pleased to provide the questionnaire on funding needs for the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its Protocols for the seventh replenishment p
Elephants electrocuted by sagging power lines
Many elephants get electrocuted by low-slung overhead electric cables before authorities take action
Forging Closer Links – CMS and BirdLife Strengthen Cooperation
Bradnee Chambers and Patricia Zurita © Laura Cerasi UNEP/CMS
BirdLife International hosts meeting with senior CMS staff
Malaysia gears up to protect marine turtles - and other migratory species
Turtle hatchlings at Chagar Hutang
Efforts to conserve migratory species – and marine turtles in particular – in Malaysia seem likely to step up a gear if recommendations made at a seminar and workshop held at the Institute of Oceanography and Environment of the University Malaysia Terengganu are accepted.
Majority Female Ranger Unit from South Africa Wins Top UN Environmental Prize
Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit © Black Beans Productions
The Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit, a South African and majority-women ranger group, has been announced as one of the winners of the United Nation’s top environmental accolade, the Champions of the Earth award - UNEP Press Release
Capacity-Building Workshop for Non-Member States of Latin America
Albatros © ACAP
The CMS Secretariat, together with the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (ROLAC) of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), is organizing for the first time a training workshop for Spanish-speaking Latin American Non-Parties.