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The Notification relates to CMS Decisions

Following the adoption of 

Bonn, 21 July 2025 — Wetlands, which sustain life across the planet, are disappearing faster than any other ecosystem.

The CMS Secretariat - Coordinating Unit of the Raptors MOU is pleased to invite submissions of information related to the implementation of CMS Decisions 14.148 to 14.1

The 8th Meeting of the Sessional Committee of the CMS Scientific Council will take place from 15 to 18 December 2025 at the UNEP/CMS Secretariat premises

From late-night bat surveys in Croatia to engaging in wildlife policy within the European Union, ecologist Zrinka Domazetović has spent the past two decades proving that conservation is as much about diplomacy as biology. Less than a year ago, Zrinka took the helm of EUROBATS, the world’s only treaty devoted solely to bats, bringing with her a résumé that spans heading Croatia’s biodiversity service, leading delegations at CITES and the Bern Convention, and chairing the most recent EUROBATS Meeting of the Parties.

The Government of the Netherlands, in its expert capacity, is in the process of developing a Single Species Action Plan (SSAP) for the Tope Shark (Galeorhinus galeu

Each year, the synchronized journeys of billions of wild animals including birds, whales, antelopes, bats and butterflies remind us that life on earth is connected. When Arctic terns cross oceans or saiga antelopes sweep across grasslands, they link ecosystems, economies and cultures across national borders and continents. This year’s International Day for Biodiversity, celebrated under the theme “Harmony with Nature and Sustainable Development,” reminds us that protecting these travelers and the habitats that sustain them, is fundamental to our own future.

A new front in the global fight against wildlife crime began today in Riyadh, with the launch of the South‑West Asia Illegal Taking of Migratory Birds Intergovernmental Task Force (SWAITBT). Established under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), the South-West Asia Illegal Taking of Birds Task Force (SWAITBT) brings together ten range states to confront the illegal and unsustainable taking of millions of birds each year, which has been driving flagship regional species such as the Steppe Eagle, several falcon species and Sociable Plovers towards extinction.