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The 3^rd Meeting of the Sessional Committee of the CMS Scientific Council will take place from 29 May to 1 June 2018 at the UNEP/CMS Secretariat premises, Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1,

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 Migratory Bi

At a second special ceremony held yesterday in the margins of the UNFCCC COP23 in Bonn, Minister Anne Désirée Ouloto of Côte d’Ivoire signed the Memoranda of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks and on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia (Raptors MOU). Côte d’Ivoire thus becomes the 48th Signatory to the Sharks MOU and the 59th Signatory to the Raptors MOU.

"Many thousands" of dolphins, whales and porpoises are being killed in fishing nets as some European countries fail to implement rules to curb the problem, a report warns.

At a side event organized by CMS, BirdLife International, NABU (the German conservation NGO) and ORÉE, the French organization for respect for the environment and enterprise, an expert panel described the risks to the environment as more renewable energy technologies are deployed. “Win-win” solutions are available, where clean energy can be produced to contribute to achieving a carbon-free future, while taking account of the need to reduce the impact on wildlife.

Dr Johanita Benedicte Ndahimananjara, Minister of the Environment, Ecology and Forests of Madagascar signed the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks

The Multi-stakeholder Energy Task Force convened under the auspices of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) is holding a side event tomorrow in the margins of the 23rd Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP23). Achieving the goals set at the Paris Climate Conference in 2015 requires a rapid transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies. However, if poorly planned, the deployment of new technologies could have negative impacts on nature, compromising the efforts being made to meet the relevant Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other international commitments under treaties such as CMS and its related agreements.

The Secretariat is pleased to announce that following the elections that took place at COP12 in Manila, the composition of the Standing Committee for the next triennium is as follows (the Parties s

International Experts Share Approaches to Conserve Tidal Mud Flats

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