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  • 31 October 2016
    1st Meeting of the AEWA White-headed Duck International Working Group Takes Place in Madrid

    White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala) © Amir Bendov

    Key Range States from the AEWA populations of the White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala) as well as priority countries where the invasive Ruddy Duck occurs came together for the 1st Meeting of the AEWA White-headed Duck International Working Group from 24 to 26 October in Madrid, Spain. The main task tackled by the meeting was to start the revision of the CMS/AEWA International Single Species Action Plan for the White-headed Duck, which was originally adopted by the AEWA Meeting of the Parties as well as the CMS Scientific Council in 2005.

    • UN Bonn
  • 31 October 2016
    2016/030: Elements of Advice for the Global Environment Facility (GEF) concerning the Funding of the National Prioirities for CMS

    The Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) would like to remind you of the decision taken by the 44th Meeting of the CMS Standing Co

    • UN Bonn
  • 26 October 2016
    African Regional Workshop to Advance the Conservation of Old World Vultures

    Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) © Andras Kovacs www.RaptorImages.com

    The first regional workshop to develop a Multi-species Action Plan to conserve African-Eurasian Vultures (Vulture MsAP) took place from 18 to 21 October in Dakar, Senegal. Government representatives, partners and stakeholders met to promote international cooperation in order to halt the recent rapid population declines of vultures - one of the most endangered groups of birds on Earth.

    • UN Bonn
  • 19 October 2016
    2016/029: Funding Opportunity for Nature Conservation

    The Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) is pleased to inform you of a new funding opportunity within the Whitley Fund for Nature.

    • UN Bonn
  • 19 October 2016
    Snow Leopard Day 2016

    Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) © Gerard Lacz/Robert Harding Image Broker

    Снежный барс (Panthera uncia) © Джерард Лач / Роберт Хардинг

    23 October 2016 was International Snow Leopard Day, which is dedicated to raising awareness for the plight of this iconic species. The Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) inhabits mountain terrains of twelve Range States in Central and South Asia. With between 4,500 and 6,000 animals remaining in the wild today, Snow Leopards are one of the most endangered big cats in the world.

    • UN Bonn
  • 18 October 2016
    Opinion: Spectre of Extinction Haunts the Ghost of the Mountains

    Snow leopard © Joe Fox Снежный барс © Джо Фокс

    Its silvery coat, spectral appearance and elusive nature have earned the Snow Leopard the pseudonym “the Ghost of the Mountains”. Its numbers are precariously low but concerted international efforts are under way to prevent the species’ extinction.

    • UN Bonn
  • 11 October 2016
    2016/028: Funding Opportunities for Biodiversity in Asia

    The Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) is pleased to bring to your attention the call for proposals issued by the Global Biodiversity Infor

    • UN Bonn
  • 05 October 2016
    2016/027: E-Learning Module on the CMS Family Manual Available on InforMEA

    In preparation for the upcoming CMS COP12, the UNEP/CMS Secretariat would like to introduce to the Parties a dedicated CMS e-learning module based on the CMS Family Manual, hosted by the MEA inform

    • UN Bonn
  • 04 October 2016
    2016/026: New Signatory to the Sharks MOU

    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

    • UN Bonn