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The CMS Secretariat is pleased to inform Parties, on behalf of the Indian Government,about the High-Level Segment of the Thirteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the

Through this Notification the Secretariat is seeking nominations for suitable candidates for the newly proposed COP-appointed Councillor subject areas of Terrestrial Mammals; Connectivity/Networks;

The UN Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) has launched the Central Asian Mammals Migration and Linear Infrastructure Atlas to help ensure the survival of migratory wildlife in this important region. Featured in the Atlas are the Asiatic Cheetah, the Snow Leopard, as well as antelopes, deer, gazelles, wild horses and yaks which undertake long-distance journeys across the steppes, deserts and mountains of Central Asia to reach their feeding and breeding grounds.

Today, more than 20 collaborating partners including the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) have launched the Mediterranean Angel Sharks: Regional Action Plan. It provides a framework for conservation action for Angelsharks in the Mediterranean. The Mediterranean is a hotspot of extinction risk for chondricthyans (sharks, skates, rays and chimaeras), making it a priority region for conservation action. Of the 73 species of Mediterranean chondrichthyans assessed by IUCN, 50 per cent of rays and 54 per cent of sharks face an elevated risk of extinction, with Angelsharks an example of one of the families where all species present in the region are threatened.

The CMS Secretariat would like to inform all Parties about the recent progress with regard to the CMS contribution to the development of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework.

A total of nine large street banners featuring well-known migratory species such as the African Elephant, Whale Shark, Leopard and Monarch Butterfly are currently on display outside the UN Premises in Bonn, Germany. The banners mark the 40th Anniversary of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) and show a small selection of migratory species protected under the Convention, which is also the oldest UN Organization in Bonn.

The Fourth Meeting of the Sessional Committee of the Scientific Council (ScC-SC4) will take place from 12 to 15 November 2019 at the UNEP/CMS Secretariat premises in Bonn.
Members of the Sessional Committee, other members of the CMS Scientific Council, representatives of CMS Parties, CMS Agreements and CMS partner organizations and institutions will attend.