Gland, 15 September 2006: A coordination exercise to share information and identify opportunities for cooperation amongst UN agencies and other international organizations on their activities for the achieving the 2010 target was held this Friday in Gland, at the IUCN Headquarters.
Mr. Robert Hepworth stressed that the 2010 target has been the underpin of the Convention's work for the last two years. CMS is a strong supporter of the "Countdown 2010" initiative led by IUCN and the European Commission, and hopes that it can be rallied out worldwide. The Executive Secretary also recalled that the last CMS COP in November 2005 was held under the banner "on the move to 2010". Indeed, the whole of the CMS programme approved by the Parties aims to meet the 2010 target for migratory species, strongly promoting the work of the Convention as an important contribution towards achieving the target. New partnerships created under the aegis of CMS, with NGO partners, IGOs and the private sector have enhanced the work on practical initiatives and projects for the advancement of the programme of work, including outreach initiatives. CMS activities and initiatives for 2010 were portrayed in a flowchart distributed to all participants -[click here to see it].