The science base, information, training, awareness, understanding and technologies relating to migratory species, their habitats and migration systems, their value, functioning, status and trends, and the consequences of their loss, are improved, widely shared and transferred, and effectively applied.
Note: The “science base” here does not relate only to new research and monitoring, but also to making better use of existing datasets (including improving their public availability), and improving the standardization of data collection protocols. In addition to investigation and understanding of specific events, phenomena, patterns and consequences, greater efforts may also be required to improve data on baseline conditions, so that meaningful assessments of significance, and assessments of change, can be made.
Expected result
This target addresses a list of different aspects of knowledge and capacity, and in relation to all of these collectively it expects three kinds of result:
- The listed aspects should be “improved”.
- The listed aspects should be widely shared and transferred.
- The listed aspects should be effectively applied.
The first of these is an explicit expression of an expected change relative to the starting position. The “note” adopted with the target makes reference to standardization of data collection protocols and to making baseline data more useful for assessing significance and change, but in all other respects the term“improved” is not defined and is left open to interpretation.
The aspect of “awareness” is addressed also by Target 1.
A - Outreach, promotion and uptake of the Plan
- CMS Communication Strategy (under development)
- www.cms.int/sharks
B - The delivery framework
- Memorandum of Understanding for the conservation of cetaceans and their habitats in the Pacific Islands Region: Whale And Dolphin Action Plan 2013-2017
- Conservation and Management Plan of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation and Management of Marine Turtles and their Habitats of the Indian Ocean and South-East Asia
- Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation and Management of Dugongs (Dugon dugong) and their Habitats throughout their Range
- Conservation and Management Plan for Marine Turtles of the Atlantic coast of Africa
- MoU concerning the conservation of the Manatee and small cetaceans of Western Africa and Macaronesia: Action Plan for the conservation of small cetaceans of Western Africa and Macaronesia
- ASCOBANS Recovery Plan for Baltic Harbour Porpoises
- ASCOBANS Conservation Plan for Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena L.) in the North Sea
- ASCOBANS Conservation Plan for the Harbour Porpoise population in the Western Baltic, the Belt Sea and the Kattegat
- Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks; Conservation Plan
- Action Plan concerning Conservation and Restoration of the Bukhara Deer
- Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia
- MoU on the Ruddy Headed Goose
- Action Plan for the conservation of southern South American migratory grassland bird species and their habitats, adopted within the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Southern South American Migratory Grassland Bird Species and their Habitats
- Resolution 11.26 Programme of Work on Climate Change and Migratory Species
- Resolution 10.19 Migratory Species Conservation in the Light of Climate Change
C - Key partnerships and other supporting delivery frameworks
- Memorandum of Understanding on the conservation of high Andean Flamingos and their habitats
- Programme of Work of the Central Asian Mammals Initiative
- Conservation and Management Plan of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation and Management of Marine Turtles and their Habitats of the Indian Ocean and South-East Asia
D - Capacity development
- Memorandum of Understanding for the conservation of cetaceans and their habitats in the Pacific Islands Region: Whale and Dolphin Action Plan 2013-2017
- Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks; Conservation Plan
- Action Plan for the conservation of southern South American migratory grassland bird species and their habitats, adopted within the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Southern South American Migratory Grassland Bird Species and their Habitats
- MoU concerning the conservation of the Manatee and small cetaceans of Western Africa and Macaronesia: Action Plan for the conservation of small cetaceans of Western Africa and Macaronesia
- Resolution 11.26 Programme of Work on Climate Change and Migratory Species
- Resolution 10.19 Migratory Species Conservation in the Light of Climate Change
E - Resourcing for biodiversity (including human, technical and financial resources)
- MoU concerning conservation measures for marine turtles of the Atlantic coast of Africa: Conservation and Management Plan for Marine Turtles of the Atlantic coast of Africa
- Siberian Crane MoU Action Plan for Western/Central Asia Site Network
- Ascobans Report 1: Migratory Species, Marine Debris and its Management
F - Monitoring and evaluation, including indicators, milestones and feedback to the sub-targets, as well as headline measures of success by which overall success of the SPMS may be judged
- Memorandum of Understanding for the conservation of cetaceans and their habitats in the Pacific Islands Region: Whale And Dolphin Action Plan 2013-2017
- MoU concerning the conservation of the Manatee and small cetaceans of Western Africa and Macaronesia: Action Plan for the conservation of small cetaceans of Western Africa and Macaronesia
- Action Plan for the conservation of southern South American migratory grassland bird species and their habitats, adopted within the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Southern South American Migratory Grassland Bird Species and their Habitats
- Indicator Factsheets
G - Reporting on and review of progress at national level and by governing bodies such as the CMS COP