The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the decision-making organ of the Convention. It establishes and keeps under review the financial regulations of the Convention, adopts the budget for each financial period and reviews the implementation of the Convention. In particular, it may review and assess the conservation status of migratory species and the progress made towards their conservation; it provides guidance, receives reports and makes recommendations to the Parties.

The COP meets at intervals of not more than three years. So far, since the Convention entered into force in 1983, the COP has held nine conferences. The last CMS Conference of the Parties (COP9) took place in December 2008.

Conference of the Parties10/Conférence des Parties10/Conferencia de las Partes10

The COP10 National Report form is available here

Format du rapport national pour la 10ème CdP10 disponible ici

Formato para el Informe nacional para la décima Conferencia de las Partes está disponible aqui