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The establishment of a Scientific Council
to provide advice on scientific matters is foreseen in Article
VIII of the Convention. The Council makes recommendations
to the Conference of the Parties on such issues as research
on migratory species, specific conservation and management
measures, the inclusion of migratory species in the Appendices
and designation of species for Concerted or Cooperative
Actions under the Convention. It also gives advice on projects'
eligibility for funding under the Small Grant Programme
of CMS.
Each Party is entitled to appoint a qualified
expert as a member of the Scientific Council. Parties may
also nominate an alternate Scientific Councillor, entitled
to participate in meetings of the Council when the regular
Councillor cannot attend. In addition to the members appointed
by the individual Parties, the Conference of the Parties
can appoint to the Council other experts to cover fields
of particular interest to the Convention. As at February
2012, the Council includes nine Conference-appointed members
to cover the following taxa/geographic regions/threats:
marine turtles; birds; aquatic mammals; fish; neo-tropical
fauna; Asiatic fauna; African fauna; by-catch and climate
change. At present, there are about 100 members of the Council.
Working Group on Global Flyways
The 9th session of the Conference of the
Parties in 2008 established a Working Group on Global Flyways.
For more information on the Working Group's activties and
membership, click here.
Working Group on Climate Change
A Working Group on Climate Change has been
established under the Scientific Council. A Workshop took
place in June 2011 at the Tour du Valat Research Station
in France. All documents relating to the Workshop can be
found here.
Small Grants Programme
The Small Grants Programme (SGP) facilitates
the implementation of the Convention at the grass-roots
level and has in the years since its inception in 1994 distributed
around US$1.4 million. The Programme has become known as
a cost-effective mechanism, which has supported much needed
conservation action on the ground and often provided the
building blocks for larger initiatives, action plans and
even entire CMS agreements. More information
on the SGP can be found here.
Initially funded by surpluses in the Convention’s
Trust Fund, the SGP now relies entirely on voluntary contributions.
Financial support for the Programme is strongly encouraged
by the Secretariat to ensure the sustainability of the SGP.
If you are interested in contributing financially to the
Programme, please contact:
Johannes Stahl, Associate Scientific and Technical Officer
at jstahl[at]cms.int
 List
of CMS Scientific Council Members
CMS Scientific Council Reports:
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| 17th Scientific
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| Bergen, Norway, 17-18 November 2011 |
Report of the 17th Meeting
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| 16th Scientific
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| Bonn, Germany, 28-30 June 2010 |
Report of
the 16th Meeting of the CMS Scientific
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| Activity Planning Meeting |
| Bonn, Germany, 13 June 2009 |
Report of the Activity Planning
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| 15th Scientific
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| Rome, Italy, 27-28 November 2008 |
Report of the Fifteenth
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| 14th Scientific
Council Meeting |
| Bonn, Germany, 14-17 March 2007 |
Report of the Fourteenth
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| 13th Scientific
Council Meeting |
| Nairobi, Kenya, 16-18 November
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Report of
the Thirteenth Meeting of the CMS
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| 12th Scientific
Council Meeting |
| Glasgow, United Kingdom, 31 March
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Report of
the Twelfth Meeting of the CMS
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| 11th
Scientific Council Meeting |
| Bonn, Germany, 14-17
September 2002 |
Report
of the Eleventh Meeting of the CMS Scientific
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| 10th Scientific
Council Meeting |
| Edinburgh, Scotland,
United Kingdom, 2-4 May 2001 |
Report
of the Tenth Meeting of the CMS Scientific
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| 9th
Scientific Council Meeting |
| Cape Town, South Africa,
4-6 November 1999 |
Report
of the Ninth Meeting of the CMS Scientific
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| 8th Scientific
Council Meeting |
| Wageningen, The Netherlands,
3-5 June 1998 |
Report
of the Eighth Meeting of the CMS Scientific
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| 7th Scientific
Council Meeting |
| Geneva, Switzerland,
10-16 April 1997 |
Report
of the Seventh Meeting of the CMS Scientific
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| 6th Scientific
Council Meeting |
| Bonn, Germany, 1-3
November 1995 |
Report
of the Sixth Meeting of the CMS Scientific
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| 5th Scientific
Council Meeting |
| Nairobi, Kenya, 4-5 June 1994 |
Report of
the Fifth Meeting of the CMS Scientific Council
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| 4th Scientific
Council Meeting |
| Bonn, Germany, 17-19 May 1993 |
Report of
the Fourth Meeting of the CMS Scientific
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| 3rd Scientific
Council Meeting |
| Geneva, Switzerland, 9-13 September
1991 |
Report of
the Third Meeting of the CMS Scientific Council
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| 2nd Scientific
Council Meeting |
| Bonn, Germany, 14-15 March 1991 |
Report of
the Second Meeting of the CMS Scientific
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| 1st Scientific
Council Meeting |
| Geneva, Switzerland, 11-14 October
1988 |
Report of
the First Meeting of the CMS Scientific Council
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