Asia

You, Come Home When I Am Big!

A short film titled "You, come home when I am big" depicting the hazardous first moments in the lives of turtle hatchlings has been produced to coincide with the CMS COP13. The film was made by Ajit Samal who is a celebrated fine art painter has been making wildilfe films and documentaries for over 20 years. Based at Gujarat, he has contributed many productions concerning the conservation of species including the White-backed Vulture, the Asiatic Lion, the Asiatic Wild Ass, the Sarus Crane, Olive Ridley Turtles and the Whale Shark, as well as the Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary and Ramsar site and hte vuklture poisoning crisis.

18 February 2020

Blueprint for the Recovery of South Asia's Critically Endangered Gyps Vultures (SAVE Blueprint)

Twenty years ago there were tens of millions of vultures in the Indian subcontinent. They provided a valuable ecosystem service by disposing of millions of tonnes of waste carrion from dead cattle each year. Now they, and the services they provided, are nearly all gone.
 
27 April 2020

CMS COP13 in 2020 Will Kick Off Big Year for Biodiversity

The "super year" for biodiversity will kick off with the Thirteenth Meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP13).

06 January 2020

La conectividad ecológica, tema central de la gran reunión de la ONU acerca de las especies silvestres migratorias en India

- «Las especies migratorias conectan el planeta y juntos las acogemos a su regreso» será el tema de la principal Conferencia de la ONU sobre especies silvestres dedicada a las especies migratorias de la India, del 15 al 22 de febrero de 2020.

05 January 2020

New Atlas Helps Remove Barriers to Animal Migration in Central Asia

The UN Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) has launched the Central Asian Mammals Migration and Linear Infrastructure Atlas to help ensure the survival of migratory wildlife in this important region. Featured in the Atlas are the Asiatic Cheetah, the Snow Leopard, as well as antelopes, deer, gazelles, wild horses and yaks which undertake long-distance journeys across the steppes, deserts and mountains of Central Asia to reach their feeding and breeding grounds.

04 December 2019

100 días para que comience la Conferencia de la ONU sobre especies migratorias en India

COMUNICADO DE PRENSA

100 días para que comience la Conferencia de la ONU sobre especies migratorias en India

08 November 2019

Signatories to IOSEA Marine Turtle MOU Agree on New Work Programme

Da Nang/Viet Nam, 24 October 2019 – The 8th Meeting of the Signatories (MOS8) to the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation and Management of Marine Turtles and their Habitats of the Indian Ocean and South-East Asia (IOSEA Marine Turtle MOU) concluded today after four days of intense deliberations.

24 Octubre 2019

2019/017: Nueva Parte a la Convención Maldivas

La Secretaría de la Convención sobre la Conservación de las Especies Migratorias de Animales Silvestres (UNEP / CMS) se complace en informarle que la Cancillería Federal de Alemania ha confirmado l

29 August 2019

In Memoriam – Dr Lkhagvasuren Badamjav (1959-2019)

It is with great sadness that the staff at the CMS Secretariat learned of the passing of Dr Lkhagvasuren Badamjav, a long serving and well-respected member of the CMS Scientific Council.

07 August 2019

2019/007: Nueva Parte a la Convención - El Líbano

La Secretaría de la Convención sobre la Conservación de las Especies Migratorias de Animales Silvestres (UNEP / CMS) se complace en informarle que la Cancillería Federal de Alemania ha confirmado l

25 March 2019