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The CMS Memorandum of Understanding on Conservation and Management of Dugongs and their Habitats throughout Their Range (Dugong MOU) just celebrated its ten year anniversary. The MOU came into effect on 31 October 2007 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, which in 2009 became the home of the CMS Dugong MOU Secretariat.

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During a two-day workshop on 22 and 23 November in Split, Croatia, 62 participants from 17 countries discussed impacts of underwater noise on marine wildlife in south-eastern Mediterranean waters. Searching for new hydrocarbon reservoirs to exploit faces criticism due to its consequences for the world’s climate. Another major concern is the noise by airguns used for oil exploration.

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The 3rd 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,

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"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.

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Dr. Christiane Paulus, Deputy Director-General of Nature Conservation at BMUB speaking at the side event © Marie Mevellec

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.

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Dr. Ndahimananjara (l) and Melanie Virtue (r) © Aydin Bahramlouian, UNEP/CMS

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

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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

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Rüdiger Strempel , Donovan Burton & Suk-Hui Lee © Veronika Lenarz UNEP/CMS

International Experts Share Approaches to Conserve Tidal Mud Flats

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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

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The Twelfth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP12) held from 23 to 28 October 2017 in Manila, the Philippines, decided on the inclusion of thirty-four taxa on the Appendices of the Conven

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CMS is pleased to welcome the Dominican Republic as the 125thParty to the Convention with effect from today. The Dominican Republic occupies the eastern part of the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles and has one of the region’s most varied climates, with rain forest conditions prevailing in the coastal and lowland areas. The island is prone to hurricanes which are most likely to occur from August to October, and was badly affected by Hurricane Maria in September this year.

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