Asia

Международные эксперты КМВ выработали рекомендации для сохранения путей перемещения мигрирующих видов в условиях быстрого развития инфраструктуры

Чтобы выжить, мигрирующим диким животным необходимо свободно перемещаться по местам их обитания, но линейная инфраструктура создает все больше препятствий на их миграционных путях. Слоны, леопарды и дзерены являются примерами животных, которые преодолевают большие расстояния в поисках пищи, воды и благоприятных погодных условий, а также в целях размножения. Очень подвижные дзерены приспособились к континентальному климату Монголии, перемещаясь на сотни километров, чтобы избежать глубокого снега и холода зимой и засухи летом.

24 August 2022

2022/010: Funding Opportunities for the Conservation of the Great Bustard (Otis tarda)

The Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) is pleased to inform you of a funding opportunity for the conservation

12 July 2022

New Review Finds the Consumption of Wild Meat of Aquatic Megafauna Protected Under CMS to be Widespread Throughout the Tropics

Published on 21 March was a review of the literature and overview of the contemporary use of aquatic megafauna (cetaceans, sirenians, chelonians, and crocodylians) in the global tropics and subtropics, for 37 species listed on the Appendices of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS).

22 March 2022

UN Report Assesses Risk of Plastic Pollution to Migratory Species in Ganges and Mekong Rivers

A new report on plastic pollution and migratory species was launched today during the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA5) in Nairobi. The report, “Risk assessment of plastic pollution to migratory species in the Mekong and Ganga River Basins”, was prepared under the UN’s Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). 

01 March 2022

The Kingdom of Bahrain Accedes to CMS

The Kingdom of Bahrain has acceded to the Convention bringing the number of Parties to 133.  It joins the ever-growing number of contracting Parties from Asia. The Kingdom of Bahrain, whose capital is Manana, is an island country located in the Persian Gulf that comprises an archipelago of natural islands and artificial islands with a total land area of 728 km2 and approximately 3000 km2 of territorial waters. 

28 February 2022

Risk Assessment of Plastic Pollution to Migratory Species in the Mekong and Ganga River Basins

The report “Risk assessment of plastic pollution to migratory species in the Mekong and Ganga River Basins” maps plastic hotspots and assesses the risk of plastic pollution on migratory species in these two river basins. It focuses on the impacts of plastic pollution on freshwater and terrestrial species protected under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS).

07 March 2022

The Mayor of Dushanbe Receives the New Argali Conservation Achievement Award

In 2022, the Wild Sheep Foundation (USA) established the Argali Conservation Achievement Award to recognize efforts of individuals and organizations in Argali Range States. Tajikistan is home to the world’s largest Argali population and the major of Tajikistan’s capital city Dushanbe became the first recipient of the award. His Excellency Rustami Emomali the Mayor of Dushanbe is also the founder of the Association of Hunters of Tajikistan who’s work contributed to the establishment of sustainable hunting mechanisms and conservation of wild sheep habitats in the country.

03 February 2022

New International Conservation Actions Agreed for Saiga Antelopes

Kazakhstan, Mongolia, the Russian Federation, and Uzbekistan agreed on new joint conservation measures to conserve the Saiga Antelope under the United Nations’ Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). For the next five years, the international Work Programme for the Saiga Antelope will provide a new framework to conserve and sustainably use the species throughout its migratory range.

27 October 2021

The Sustainable Use of Saiga Antelopes: Perspectives and Prospects

The main international instrument for the conservation of the Saiga is the Memorandum of Understanding concerning the Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Use of the Saiga Antelope (Saiga spp), the "saiga MOU". The long-term vision of the Saiga MOU, which all Range States and cooperating organizations have signed up to, is to restore Saiga populations to the point at which sustainable use can be envisioned.

27 October 2021