Siberian Crane (Grus leucogeranus) © ICF

The Convention on Migratory Spe­cies (CMS) has long been associated with ef­forts to protect the endangered Siberian Crane. The Memorandum of Understanding concerning Conservation Measures for the Siberian Crane (Grus leucogeranus) -the Siberian Crane MOU - was the first one to be developed under the auspices of CMS. It was concluded on 1 July 1993 and revised on 1 January 1999.Since then, the Siberian Crane MOU has been of great value to the Convention. This historic memorandum has consequently long served as an ex­ample to many of the other MOUs on the conservation of migratory species concluded to date under CMS.

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CMS COP11 Logo

Four months prior to the 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP11), the Secretariat of the Convention on Migratory Species (UNEP/CMS) presents the logo of this UN wildlife conference, which will take place in Quito, Ecuador, from 4 to 9 November 2015.

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Uniting the Rights of Nature and the Green Economy: Finding Solutions to Protecting International Wildlife

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© E. Neuling / NABU

Berlin/Munich: Representatives of the environmental organizations NABU, OceanCare and WDC, as well as ASCOBANS, today met the German Federal Minister for the Environment, Dr. Barbara Hendricks.

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Tierschützer fordern eine Geschwindigkeitsbeschränkung für Frachtschiffe, die das Great Barrier Reef vor Australien durchqueren.

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