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The Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) concluded today after six days of intense negotiations aiming to set conservation actions for the benefit of the world’s migratory species for the coming years.

Today, the 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CMS (COP11) concluded in Quito, Ecuador. After a week of intense deliberations and negotiations, the Parties to CMS passed a large number of resolutions, taking bold steps forward for the conservation of marine, terrestrial and avian migratory species.

CMS Parties at their 11th COP in Quito, Ecuador, agreed today to adopt a Central Asia Migratory Mammal Initiative to protect wildlife in the region from increasing development threats, Wildlife Conservation Society reports.

After Beijing, Nairobi and Bangkok, the "Wild and Precious" roadshow has reached the CMS COP in Quito.

Quito, 6 November 2014 - The Central Asian Mammals Initiative has been presented on the occasion of CMS COP11 on 6 November in Quito, Ecuador.

Quito, 6 November 2014 - Norway’s proposal to add the Polar Bear to CMS Appendix II cleared the first hurdle, when the Committee of the Whole decided to recommend its adoption to t

Quito, 6 November 2014 – Intensive unsustainable hunting and illegal killing of migratory birds are taking place in many parts of the world driving species to the brink of extincti

New Signatories to MOUs and Partnership Agreements Signed

The Convention on Migratory Species, administered by the United Nations Environment Programme, and Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi have agreed to extend their arrangement by which an office for the Convention was established in Abu Dhabi in 2009.

A series of reports on the impact of marine debris on migratory marine species and ways to address this growing threat, are being presented at a major international wildlife conference taking place in Quito, Ecuador this week.