The CMS Event calendar provides a listing of dates of interest
relevant to CMS, its Regional Agreements and MoUs, and the
greater migratory species conservation community.
| Date |
TITLE |
VENUE |
ORGANISED BY |
| January
2010 |
| 11 |
Launch of the International Year of Biodiversity -
High Level Event |
Berlin, Germany |
|
| 11-13 |
ACCOBAMS: 6th Scientific Committee Meeting |
Casablanca, Morocco |
|
| 14 |
Meeting between Heads of Agencies and Jürgen
Nimptsch, Lord Mayor of Bonn |
Langer Eugen, Bonn |
|
| 20 |
8th Biodiversity Liaison Group (BLG) Meeting |
Paris, France |
|
| 20-23 |
Meeting of Groupe Tortues Marines France |
Paris, France |
|
| 21 |
Inter-agency Green Economy Seminar |
Washington DC, USA |
|
| 21-22 |
IYB High-Level Event: Launch of the UNESCO Biodiversity
Exhibition |
Paris, France |
|
| 25 |
Federal President's New Year Reception for Diplomatic
Corps and International Organisations |
Berlin, Germany |
|
| 25-27 |
1st Global Intergovernmental and Multi-stakeholder
Consultation on the 5th Global Environment Outlook Report
(GEO-5) |
Nairobi, Kenya |
postponed to 29-31 March |
| 26-27 |
European Conference "post 2010 Biodiversity Vision
and Target: the Role of Protected Areas and Ecological
Networks in Europe" |
Madrid, Spain |
Government of Spain, European Commission and Council
of Europe |
| 27-30 |
Third Technical Meeting of the Scientific Task Force
on Avian Influenza and Wild Birds: HPAI H5N1 and wild
birds: reviewing the global issue and assessing future
challenges |
Bangkok, Thailand |
|
| February
2010 |
| 1-5 |
6th Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity |
Trondheim, Norway |
|
| 3-4 |
MEA Knowledge Management Working
Group |
Geneva, Switzerland |
|
| 8-12 |
CMS Sharks III Meeting |
Manila, Philippines |
|
| 9-10 |
EMG: 1st Meeting of IMG on Sustainable
Management in the UN System |
Geneva, Switzerland |
|
| 18 |
Presentation onCMS at the University
of Trier |
Trier, Germany |
|
| 19-20 |
2nd Berlin International Bat Meeting |
Berlin, Germany |
|
| 22-26 |
East-Asian Australasian Flyway Partnership:
4th Meeting of Parties |
Seoul, Korea tbc |
tentative dates |
| 22-23 |
Joint Conferences of Parties to
Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions |
Bali, Indonesia |
|
| 23-24 |
East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership:
4th Meeting of Partners |
Songdo, Incheon City, Korea |
|
| 23-24 |
6th Meeting of the Jastarnia Group |
Hel, Poland |
|
| 23-25 |
6th International Symposium on SEASTAR2000
and Asian Bio-logging Science (10th SEASTAR2000 Workshop) |
Phuket, Thailand |
|
| 23-28 |
Implementation Review Process (IRP)
Mission: Sociable Lapwing Hunting in Syria |
Damascus, Syria |
|
| 24-26 |
11th Special Session of the UNEP
Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum |
Bali, Indonesia |
|
| March 2010 |
| 2 |
Signing of the Agreement to transfer
Nature Reserve land to DOPPS - BirdLife Slovenia |
Ljubljana, Slovenia |
|
| 8-12 |
Wings Over Wetlands Steering Committee |
Wakkerstroom, South Africa |
|
| 12 |
Meeting of the Friends of CMS |
Bonn |
|
| 13-25 |
CITES: 15th Meeting of the Conference
of the Parties |
Doha, Qatar |
|
| 15-16 |
Third Technical Meeting of the Scientific
Task Force on Avian Influenza and Wild Birds |
Rome, Italy |
FAO |
| 16-17 |
Chatham House Seminar: Strengthening
Collaboration between Wildlife, LIvestock and Human
Health Sectors |
London, UK |
|
| 17-19 |
Wadden Sea Secretariat: 11th Trilateral
Governmental Meeting |
Westerland, Sylt, Germany |
|
| 17-20 |
International Conference on Bird
Migration and Global Change |
Algericas, Spain |
|
| 20 |
ASCOBANS/ECS Workshop on Bycatch
Mitigation |
Stralsund, Germany |
|
| 22-24 |
24th Annual Conference of the European
Cetacean Society (ECS) - Marine Mammal Populations -
Challenges for Coservation in the Next Decade |
Stralsund, Germany |
|
| 22-25 |
GNF: 13th Living Lakes Conference
(management of lakes and wetlands, especially Ramsar
management plans) |
Guadalajara, Mexico |
|
| 23 |
GEF: South China Sea Review Meeting |
Bangkok, Thailand |
|
| 25-27 |
1st Global Intergovernmental and
Multi-stakeholder Consultation on the 5th Global Environment
Outlook Report (GEO-5) |
Nairboi, Kenya |
|
| 29 March-1 April |
Nairobi Convention: COP6 |
Nairobi, Kenya |
|
| 29-31 |
Experts Meeting on the relationship
between the World Heritage Convention, conservation
and sustainable development |
Paraty, Brazil |
|
| 30-31 |
AEWA Promotional Workshop for the
Russian Federation |
Moscow, Russia |
|
| April
2010 |
| 7-8 |
Asia Sub-regional Technical Workshop
and Regional Meetings on Dugongs |
Phuket, Thailand |
|
| 8-9 |
Nordic Symposium "Synergies
in the Biodiversity Cluster" |
Helsinki, Finland |
|
| 8-10 |
ACAP: Working Group Meetings |
Mar del Plata, Argentina |
|
| 8-11 |
3rd International Eurasian Ornithology
Congress (IEOC) |
Levros, Greece |
|
| 11-12 |
Pacific Islands Sub-regional Technical
Workshp and Regional Meetings on Dugongs |
Brisbane, Australia |
|
| 13 |
CMS Mission to Dutch Ministry of
Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality |
The Hague, Netherlands |
|
| 13-17 |
ACAP: 5th Meeting of the Advisory
Committee |
Mar del Plata, Argentina |
|
| 14-15 |
EMG: 2nd Meeting of teh issue Management
Group on Post 2010 Biodiversity Targets |
Geneva, Switzerland |
|
| 15-18 |
Hawk Migration Association of North
America |
Duluth, Minnesota, USA |
|
| 20-22 |
Knowledge Management Working Group |
Geneva, Switzerland |
|
| 24-29 |
30th Sea Turtle Symposium and related
side events |
Goa, India |
|
| 26 April-1 May |
Ramsar: 41st Standing Committee
Meeting and Management Working Group |
Kobuleti, Georgia |
|
| 28 |
Council of Europe: European Biodiversity
day "Working together for Biodiversity" |
Strasbourg, France |
|
| 30 April-6 May |
XIII International Ornithological
Conference of Northern Eurasia |
Orenburg, Russian Federation |
|
| |
|
|
|
| May
2010 |
| 3 |
“CMS Friends” Informal
Meeting |
Langer Eugen, Bonn |
|
| 3-6 |
EUROBATS: 4th Standing Commitee
Meeting/15th Advisory Committee Meeting |
Langer Eugen, Bonn |
|
| 3-7 |
5th Global Oceans Conference |
Paris, France |
|
| 5-11 |
Sahelo-Saharan Antelope Project:
Supervision of Niger Component |
Niamey and Zinder, Niger |
|
| 6-9 |
CIC: 57th General Assembly Meeting |
Dubrovnik, Croatia |
|
| 8-9 |
World Migratory Bird Day “Save
migratory birds in crisis – every species counts!” |
Worldwide |
|
| 10-21 |
CBD: SBSTTA 14 |
Nairobi, Kenya |
|
| 13-15 |
2nd Meeting of Signatories to the
Aquatic Warbler MoU |
Biebrza, Poland |
|
| 14-18 |
2nd International Marine Conservation
Congress |
Victoria, canada |
|
| 17 |
Mission to European Association
of Aquatic Mammals/Dolphinarium Harderwijk |
Harderwijk, Netherlands |
|
| 19-21 |
Technical Meeting on Regional Observer
Scheme |
Seychelles |
|
| 20 |
4th International Symposium of the
National Institute of Biological Resources |
Incheon, Korea |
|
| 22 |
International Day for Biological
Diversity |
Global |
CBD |
| 24-28 |
CDB Working Group on review of the
Implementation of the Convention |
Nairobi, Kenya |
|
| 25-29 |
Meeting on African Initiative Activities
with the Tour de valat Research Centre for the Conservation
of Mediterranean Wetlands |
Camargue, France |
|
| 31-4 June |
3rd IPBES Meeting |
Nairobi. Kenya |
|
| 30-11 June |
IWC - Scientific Committee |
Agadir Morocco |
|
| 31-11 June |
UNFCCC Climate Change Talks |
Bonn, Germany |
|
| June 2010 |
| 1-3 |
Green Week and Meetings with UNEP
Liaison Office |
Brussels, Belgium |
|
| 2 |
CMS Friends - General Assembly |
Königswinter, Germany |
|
| 2 |
Information Tour with Federal President
Köhler for the Heads of Diplomatic Missions and
International Organizations in Germany |
Thuringia, Germany |
|
| 4 |
World Environment Day Roundable:
"Many Species, One Planet, One Future" |
Geneva, Switzerland |
|
| 5 |
World Environment Day |
Global |
|
| 7 |
BLG Meeeting: CBD COP10 and the
UNGA IYB Event |
Montreal, Canada |
|
| 7-11 |
IPBES: 3rd Intergovernmental and
Multi-Stakeholder Meeting |
Korea |
|
| 8 |
World Ocean Day |
Global |
|
| 10 |
Meeting on Monk Seals |
Monaco |
organized by the Fondation Prince
Albert II |
| 10-12 |
7th Meeting of Signatories to the
Siberian Crane MoU |
Langer Eugen, Bonn |
|
| 14-15 |
AEWA: 15th Anniversary Symposium |
The Hague, Netherlands |
|
| 15 |
IWC: Conservation Committee |
Agadir, Morocco |
|
| 16-17 |
AEWA: 16th Standing Committee |
The Hague, Netherlands |
|
| 16-17 |
IWC: Future of IWC Working Group |
Agadir, Morocco |
|
| 20-25 |
AMCEN: 13th Session |
Bamako, Mali |
|
| 21-22 |
Bern Convention: Group of Experts
Meeting |
Iceland |
|
| 21-22 |
BMU/Russia Environmental Roundtable
Meeting |
Berchtesgaden, Germany |
|
| 21-25 |
62nd Annual Meeting of the International
Whaling Commission |
Agadir, Morocco |
|
| 22-24 |
Regional MEA training |
Tirana, Albania |
tentative |
| 22-25 |
MEA IKM (Knowledge Management) |
Geneva, Switzerland |
|
| 23-25 |
Joint Tuna RFMO Workshop on Tuna
RFMO Management Issues relatig to Bycatch |
Brisbane, Australia |
|
| 24 |
Official Launch of "Survival:
Saving Endangered Migratory Species" |
London, UK |
|
| 28-30 |
CMS Scientific Council: 16th Meeting |
Langer Eugen, Bonn |
|
| July
2010 |
| 1-2 |
Second Meeting of the Working Group on the Future
Shape of CMS |
Langer Eugen, Bonn |
|
| 19 |
Signing of the Aquatic Warbler MOU by Luxembourg |
Luxembourg |
|
| 19-23 |
FAO Workshop on Sharks and CITES |
Genazzano, Italy |
|
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|
| August
2010 |
| 2-6 |
UN Climate Change Talks |
Bonn, Germany |
|
| 15-16 |
Linking Tourism and Conservation
Plans (LT&C) semianr on North-South Initiative for
Archipelagos, Islands and MPAs |
Svalbard |
Networrking and partnership initiative
of UNEP Arendal |
| 15-24 |
7th UNEP-Joensuu University- International
Envronmental Law Making and Diplomacy |
Joensuu, Finland |
|
| 16-20 |
Animal-Human-Environment Interface
Workshop |
Almaty, Kazakhstan |
|
| 16-20 |
AEWA Mission to Burkina Faso |
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |
postponed
until September! |
| 22-28 |
25th International Ornithological
Congress |
Campo de Jordao, Brazil |
|
| 23-25 |
CMS Capacity Building Workshop for
Policy Makers in Latin America and the Caribbean |
Panama City, Panama |
|
| 23-27 |
15th International Bat Research
Conference |
Prague, Czech Republic |
|
| 26th |
5th International Wadden Sea Day |
Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
|
| 26-27 |
COP10 Preparatory Mission to Norway |
Oslo and Bergen |
|
| 30 Aug-3 Sep |
Community Involvement in te management
of Wildlife and Wildilfe Disease inCentral Asia and
the caucasus |
Almaty, Kazakhstan |
|
| September
2010 |
| tentative |
UN General Assembly - 65th Session
on Biodiversity Challenges and Responses |
New York, USA |
|
| 1-2 |
Seminar on Environmental Diplomacy
in the 21st Century and Opportuniteies for a Sustainable
World |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
tentative |
| 2-10 |
SPREP: 21st Meeting and associated
events (6-10 Technical and Ministerial Meetings and
9 CMS SIde Event) |
Madang, Papua New Guinea |
|
| 7-11 |
1st World Seabird Conference |
Victoria, Canada |
|
7-8
9-10 |
Saiga Antelope Technical Meeting
2nd Meeting of the Signatories to the Saiga Antelope
MoU |
Ulanbataar, Mongolia |
|
| 8-9 |
Belgian EU Presiedncy Conference
on Biodiversity |
Ghent, Belgium |
|
| 13-16 |
Eurosite Annual Conference 2010:
The Challnege of MAnaging Sites in a Changing Environment |
Dunblane, UK |
|
| 14-15 |
PAME II-2010 Meeting (Protectionof
the Arctic Marine Environment) |
Washington DC, USA |
|
| 14-18 |
Tiger Summit |
St Petersburg, Russian federation |
POSTPONED! |
| 15 |
Cambridge Conservation Initiative
Symposium on the concept and conservation of natural
capital |
Cambridge, UK |
|
| 19 |
High-Level Segment of the 65th Session
of UNGA on Achieving the 2010 Biodiversity Target |
New York, USA |
|
| 20-21 |
Technical Meeting for the Conservation
of the Dugong and associated meeting on Marine Turtles
in the NW Indian Ocean |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
|
| 20-22 |
EUROBATS: 6th Meeting of the Parties |
Prague, Czech Republic |
|
| 20-22 |
UN MDG Summit |
New York, USA |
|
| 20-24 |
OSPAR Commission Meeting (NE Atlantic
Environment Summit) |
Bergen, Norway |
|
| 21-24 |
Joint IWC/ACCOBAMS Workshop on Reducing
Risk of Collisions between Vessels and Cetaceans |
Monaco |
|
| 22-26 |
Raptor Research Foundation: Annual
Meeting |
Fort Collins, Colorado, USA |
|
| 24 |
International Expert Workshop to
develop a research agenda addressing the consequences
of climate change in public international law |
Amsterdam. Netherlands |
|
| 27-29 |
Saiga Antelope Workshop |
Urumqi, China |
|
| 27- 1 October |
Pathways to Success 2010 Conference
(increasing Human Capacity for Global Human-Wildlife
Coexistence) |
Estes Park, Colorado, USA |
|
| 29-1 October |
Ramsar: VII Workshop of the Regional
Strategy for Conservation and Sustainable SUe fo High
Andean Wetlands |
San José, Costa Rica |
|
| 30-1 October |
UNEP Senior Management Team Retreat |
Geneva, Switzerland |
|
| October
2010 |
| 3 |
West Indian Ocean Dugong Range States
Preparatory Meeting |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
|
| 4-6 |
1st Meeting of the Signatory States
of the Dugong MOU |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
|
| 4-6 |
ASCOBANS: 17th Advisory Committee
Meeting |
Langer Eugen, Bonn |
|
| 5 |
6th Meeting of the Parties to the
Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildilfe
in the Wider Caribbean (SPAW) |
Montego Bay, Jamaica |
|
| 6-9 |
14th Intergovernmental Meeting on
the Action Plan for the Caribbean Region and 11th COP
of the Cartagena Convention |
Montego Bay, Jamaica |
|
| 7-9 |
Research and Monitorig for and with
Raptors - European Science Foundation |
Scopello, Sicily, Italy |
|
| 8-9 |
3rd Meeting of the Committee on
Captive Breeding, Reintroduction and Supplementation
of Lesser White-fronted Geese (LWfG)(RECAP) |
Bonn |
|
| 11-15 |
COP-MOP/5 Cartagena Protocol on
Biosafety |
Nagoya, Japan |
|
| 17-21 |
65th Annual WAZA Conference |
Cologne, Germany |
|
| 18-22 |
World Small-scale Fisherie Congress |
Bangkok, Thailand |
|
| 18-29 |
CBD COP 10 (27-29 High Level Segment)
|
Nagoya, Japan |
|
| 27-30 |
IOTC Working Party on Ecosystems
and Bycatch |
Seychelles |
|
| late October |
IOSEA Capacity Building/Technical
Support Meeting |
Yangon/Thameehla Island, Myanmar |
or early November |
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| November
2010 |
| |
IKM Working Group Meeting |
Geneva, Switzerland |
|
| 4 |
Climate Change and Migratory Species
seminar |
University of Giessen, Germany |
|
| week of 8 |
CMS Gorilla Agreement: Technical
Committee |
Kigali, Rwanda |
precise dates
tbc |
| 8-12 |
WHMSI Meeting |
Bahamas |
|
| 9-12 |
ACCOBAMS: 4th Meeting of the Parties |
Monaco |
|
| 17-19 |
1st International Conference on
the Environment and the Role of the Modern State |
Manaus, Brazil |
Government of the State of Amanzonas
and UNEP |
| 22 |
CMS Finance and Budget Sub-Committee |
Bonn |
|
| 22-23 |
International Conference on the
Conservation of the Tiger |
St Petersburg, Russian Federation |
|
| 22-26 |
National Workshop, combined with
IOSEA Capacity Building/Technical Support |
Maputo, Mozambique |
tentative
dates |
| 23-24 |
CMS 37th Standing Committee |
Bonn |
|
| 24-25 |
Workshop on Migratory Flyway Initiatives |
Changwon, Rep of Korea |
organised
by Ramsar STRP, CMS, WI, BirdLife International |
| 29 Nov-2 Dec |
Lesser White-fronted Goose Working
Group Meeting |
Helsinki, Finland |
|
| 29 Nov- 4 Dec |
IWC: Scientific Committee Workshops
on small cetaceans and climate change |
Vienna, Austria |
|
| 29 Nov-10 Dec |
UNFCCC COP16 |
Cancun, Mexico |
|
| December
2010 |
| 1-2 |
22nd Session of the Council of Arab
Ministers responsible for the Environment (CAMRE) |
Cairo, Egypt |
|
| 6-10 |
Bern Convention: 30th Standing Committee |
Strasbourg, France |
|
| 6-10 |
EAAF Partnership: 5th Meeting of
Partners |
Siem Reap Province, Cambodia |
|
| 19-21 |
11th Meeting of the Arab Team (League
of Arab States) |
Cairo, Egypt |
|
| 30 |
Closure of IYB |
Kanazawa, Japan |
|
| 2011
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21-25 February |
26th Session of the UNEP Governing
Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum |
Nairobi, Kenya |
|
| 17-20 May |
Symposium on CITES and CBC: the
relevance of community-based conservation (CBC) for
CITES-listed species in developing countries |
Vienna, Austria |
organized by the Austrian Ministry
of the Environment |
| 14-16 June |
6th Forest Europe Ministerial Conference |
Oslo, Norway |
|
| 11-15 July |
Joint Tuna FRMO Workshop on Tuna
RFMO Management issues relating tobycatch |
La Jolla, Califormia, USA |
|
| 1 September |
10th Anniversary of the coming into
effect of IOSEA Marine Turtle MOU |
|
|
| 26-30 September |
World Conference on Marine Biodiversity |
Aberdeen, Scotland, UK |
|
| 20-25 November |
CMS COP10 |
Bergen, Norway |
|
| 2012 |
| May |
AEWA MOP5 |
La Rochelle, France |
Dates and
venue to be confirmed |
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