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In Memoriam: Bill Perrin, CMS COP-Appointed Councillor for Aquatic Mammals 1991-2014

It is with deep sadness that we learned of the passing of Dr. William F. Perrin on July 11, 2022 at the age of 83.

2022/010: Funding Opportunities for the Conservation of the Great Bustard (Otis tarda)

The Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) is pleased to inform you of a funding opportunity for the conservation

New IPBES Assessment on Sustainable Use Confirms the Need to Address Major Threats to Reverse Current Trends of Loss of Wild Species

Bonn, 8 July 2022 - The findings of the IPBES assessment on sustainable use of wild species, released today, are consistent with recent reports of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) on the importance of wild species for people and nature, and on the need to address major threats to reverse current trends of biodiversity loss.

2022/009: IPBES-9: Assessment on Connectivity

The Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) is pleased to draw Parties’ attention to the upcoming ninth session of

2022/008: Updated CMS Secretariat Recommendations for the Current Text of the Draft Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

The CMS Secretariat is pleased to share a set of recommendations (in English only) for possible text in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), with respect

Action Plan Addressing Unsustainable Use and Trade of Hawksbill Turtles in South-East Asia and the Western Pacific Ocean Agreed

This new Single Species Action Plan outlines what needs to be done ‘To address unsustainable use and trade of hawksbill turtles in the South-East Asia and Western Pacific Ocean region and build resilience in the populations’ at both the domestic and the international level.

2022/007: Dates, Arrangements and Registration for the 53rd Meeting of the CMS Standing Committee

The 53rd Meeting of the Standing Committee of the CMS will take place on 19 and 20 October 2022 in Bonn, Germany.

UN Initiative to Establish a Global Atlas on Animal Migration Sets Milestone with Launch of New Bird Migration Atlas

Visualizing how migratory animals connect continents, countries, sites and habitats is the result of an international scientific effort under the aegis of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), in developing the first atlas of bird migration across three continents. CMS, an environmental UN treaty, will launch the Eurasian-African Bird Migration Atlas today at the Museum of Migration on the Italian island of Ventotene, as the first part of a broader initiative to develop a global atlas of animal migration.

Statement of Amy Fraenkel, Executive Secretary of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals on the International Day for Biological Diversity 2022

“Building a shared future for all life” is this year’s theme for the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) which will be celebrated around the world on 22 May. The theme captures the spirit behind ongoing efforts to come up with a shared plan – a Global Biodiversity Framework – which will set the global conservation agenda for the next decade.

2022/006: UN General Assembly Resolution: World Seagrass Day

The Secretariat of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) is pleased to share with you the proposed text for a UN General Assembly resolution entitled World Seagrass