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Meetings in Singapore Set up the Avian Agenda for the East Asian-Australasian Flyway
participants in the AMBI meeting
Two important avian meetings took place back to back in Singapore early in 2017: the first was a meeting of the Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI), a group that operates under the Arctic Council’s CAFF (Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna); the second was the 9th Meeting of Partners to the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership
2017/001: Reminder - 2nd Consultation Phase for CMS Family Guidelines on Environmental Impact Assessments for Marine Noise-generating Activities
Following the consultations that took place between April and July 2016 on the first draft of the CMS Family Guidelines on Environmental Impact Assessments for Marine Noise-generating Activities (s
In Memoriam - Wolfgang E. Burhenne
Wolfgang E. Burhenne © IISD
Bonn, 11 January 2017 - The CMS Secretariat is sad to have to announce, that Dr. Wolfgang E.
2016/038: Request for Information on Steps Taken to Implement Resolution 11.29 on Sustainable Boat-Based Marine Wildlife Watching
Resolution 11.29 on Sustainable Boat-Based Marine Wildlife Watching urges Parties “in whose areas of
Task Force Statement on H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Poultry and Wild Birds
![By ben (originally posted to Flickr as Nugget Truck) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://www.cms.int/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news_featured_image/poultry_transport_0.jpg?itok=lpP9KU-A "By ben (originally posted to Flickr as Nugget Truck) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons")
By ben (originally posted to Flickr as Nugget Truck) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
The statement accessible below, from the United Nations Environment Programme/Convention on Migratory Species (UNEP/CMS) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Co-Convened Scientific Task Force on Avian Influenza and Wild Birds is released in response to the recent H5N8 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) developments to inform stakeholders in governments, the poultry sector, disease control, wildlife management, site management and conservation sectors about the potential interaction between wild birds and the H5N8 HPAI virus and appropriate ways of taking action.
2016/037: Submission of Proposals to Amend the Appendices of the Convention
Pursuant to Article XI of the Convention, any Party can make proposals to amend the Appendices of the Convention to be considered by meeting of the Conference of the Parties.
2016/036: Hosting CMS COP13 (2020) and COP14 (2023)
COP12 in Manila, the Philippines, is just around the corner and as we prepare for this COP to be a major success, we must also think ahead to the future.
2016/035: Launch of the Online Reporting System & Reporting Deadline for CMS COP12
The UNEP/CMS Secretariat is pleased to announce the launch of the Online Reporting System for the next COP.
2016/034 Consultation on Draft Best Practice Guidelines to aid the Implementation of CMS Resolution 11.22 on the Live Capture of Cetaceans from the Wild for Commercial Purposes
In order to aid the implementation of Resolution 11.22, the Secretariat has developed draft Best Practice Guidelines. They are intended to assist CMS Parties interested in improving existing natio
Asian Regional Workshop Advances International Cooperation to Halt Drastic Declines in Old World Vulture Populations
Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) © Gabor Papp www.raptorimages.hu
The third Regional Workshop to develop a Multi-species Action Plan to Conserve African-Eurasian Vultures (Vulture MsAP) took place from 29 to 30 November in Mumbai, India. This Workshop covered nine of the fifteen species of Old World vultures, a term used for vultures that occur in the continents of Africa, Asia and Europe; a region collectively referred to as the Old World.