27 December 2011 - The proceedings of the international symposium on community-based natural resource management (CBNRM), and its relevance to the conservation and sustainable use of CITES-listed species in exporting countries (18-20 May 2011, Vienna), which CMS supported, have just been published by the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC).

The symposium which was co-organized by the Austrian Ministry of the Environment and the European Commission highlighted the importance of creating incentives for the conservation of terrestrial biodiversity, including migratory species. In their paper, CMS Executive Secretary Elizabeth Maruma Mrema and Associate Scientific and Technical Officer Aline Kühl highlighted that communities play a vital role for conserving animals on the move, but that due to the large ranges of migratory species, often across numerous countries, it was not an easy task for communities to fairly and sustainably manage their resources. Biodiversity treaties such as CITES and CMS have a significant responsibility in creating sound incentives for community-based conservation.

The full publication is available on the IUCN SSC website.