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Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… Transboundary wetland conservation 4.4.3 Transboundary species conservation 4.4.4 Regional cooperation and … and dragonflies, and mammals such as otters, are migratory species whose conservation and management also … a 5th Joint Work Plan. The Convention on Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) The Ramsar and CMS …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Annotated Example of a CMS COP Resolution

… marine debris negatively impacts substantial numbers of migratory marine wildlife, including many species of birds, turtles, sharks and marine mammals that are threatened with extinction; Aware that mortality of migratory species may occur through ingestion, entanglement …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Terms of Reference for National Focal points

… Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals Secretariat provided by the United … - Website: www.cms.int Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals Secretariat provided by the …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Preventing electrocution and collision impacts of power infrastructure on birds

… globally threatened, internationally protected raptors species such as the Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug), Steppe … of the world, with the ‘Review of the conflict between migratory birds and electricity power grids in the … by the Tenth Conference of Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS COP10), the Fifth Meeting of Parties …
25 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Institutional Framework of the CMS Family

… Focal Points for the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and its Instruments Book: … the COP may review and assess the conservation status of migratory species and the progress made towards their …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… because they wished to maintain the diversity of migratory waterfowl. Thus the proposal for an international … regulation or as essential habitat to a wide range of species. To most people wetlands were something to be … of Parties. On the other hand, a convention to protect migratory wildfowl would need to cover all the countries …
25 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

The status of natural resources on the high-seas

… planet. Today it is thought possible that there are more species in the deep sea than in all the other environments on … the coastlines of the major continents. Most are either migratory or wide-ranging. Migratory whales move north and south in both the Northern …
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A path forward to address concerns over the use of lead ammunition in hunting

… can cause avoidable suffering and mortality affecting some species' population status (as seen in some wildfowl, raptor … (MEAs), including Resolution 11.15 Preventing Poisoning of Migratory Birds adopted by the 11th Meeting of the Conference of Parties to the UNEP Convention on Migratory Species (UNEP/CMS COP11 – Quito, 2014) which …
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International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis

… project teams and action groups, focusing in particular on species and biodiversity conservation and the management of … biological diversity within the basin; n conserving migratory species of wild animals; n conserving endangered … of fisheries, particularly considering the fishes migratory routes. The Parties will develop and implement …
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The Fish Stock Agreement - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks. This eventually led to the adoption of … and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (“1995 Fish Stocks Agreement”) in New … and therefore do not deal with the other categories of species in articles 63(1) and 65-68 of UNCLOS and discrete …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater