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CMS Event Calendar (2012)
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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 ORGANIZED BY
January 2012
10-12 Workshop on "Conservation of the Irrawaddy Dolphin" Cambodia
WWF
12-20 7th ARRCN Symposium on Asian raptors Incheon, Republic of Korea
note new dates
17-18 OSPAR: 2nd Meeting on the Collective Arrangements for the North-East Atlantic (Madeira II Meeting) Paris, France  
18 Roundtable Staekholder Discussion on the Project "Bidiversity Bonn" (BION) Bonn, Germany  
21-22 IOSEA Advisory Committee meeting Bangkok, Thailand
IOSEA
23-27 6th Meeting of IOSEA MoU Signatory States Bangkok, Thailand
31 Jan - 2 Feb 8th Meeting of the ASCOBANS Jastarnia Group Bonn, Germany
February 2012
6-8 UNESCO WHC Meeting on "World Heritage and Sustainable Development" Ouro Preto, Brazil  
6-8 International Symposium: Water and Wetlands ain the Mediterranean (MedWet) Agadir, Morocco  
6-8 Steering Committee Meeting: BirdLife/MAVA Foundation Project "Strengthening Networks for the Conservation of Migratory Birds along the West Coast of Africa" Freetown, Sierra Leone

BirdLife/MAVA Foundation

6-9 Meeting with Blue Ventures and the Ministry of Environmental Affairs re Bazaruto Pilot Project for dugong conservation Maputo, Mozambique  
9 Visit of Vance Martin (President, Wild Foundation) and Magnus Sylven (WILD 10 Executive Committee member) Langer Eugen, Bonn  
9-10 European Raptors Monitoring Network (EURAPMON) Workshop Murcia, Spain  
14-17 Sahelo-Saharan Project: meeting with EU and Niger Environment Ministry Niamey, Niger  
20-21 8th International Symposium on SEASRAT2000 and Asian Bio-logging Science Bangkok, Thailand  
20-22 12th Special Session of the UNEP Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum Nairobi, Kenya  
22-24 Cross River Gorilla: Regional Action Planning Workshop Limbe, Cameroon
WCS
23 PEBLDS - Pan-European 2020 Strategy for Biodiversity - meeting to present the work plan to implement the Strategy Geneva, Switzerland  
23-27 IUCN SSC Specialist Group Chairs' Meeting Abu Dhabi, UAE
hosted by EAD
26 Save Our Sirenians - Dugongs and Western African Manatees Abu Dahbi, UAE  
27 Feb- 1March CBD Regional Workshop for Africa on Updating NBSAPs (economics of ecosystems and biodiversity as a mainstreaming tool) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
CBD
28-29 BOBLME Partners' Meeting for Project and Portfolio Managers Working in Fisheries Bangkok, Thaliand  
29 NABU Dialogue Forum: Fishing for Litter Berlin, Germany  
29 Feb - 4 March Torres Strait Dugong and Turtle Meeting Thursday Island, Torres Strait  
March 2012
8-14 SPREP Review of the Pacific Islands Regional Marine Species Programme Action Plans 2013-17 (inc Whale & Dolphin Action Plan and CMS Pacific Cetaceans MOU) Nadi, Fiji  
12 Waterbird Monitoring Partnership Meeting Ede, Netherlands  
12-16 SEAGDEC Fishing Trial and Demonstration to Promote the Use of Circle-hook in Bottom Longline Fishing Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia  
13-14 SEAFDEC-SIDA-BOBLME North Andaman Sea/Myeik Archipelago Cosnukltative Meeting Bangkok, Thailand  
13-16 Workshop on "Linking Tourism & Conservation" Seoul, Republic of Korea Wetlands International, BirdLife International, UNEP, WTO
13-16 32nd International Sea Turtle Symposium (ISTS) Oaxaca, Mexico  
14 BION 2nd Multi-Stakeholder meetig (Biodiversity Bonn) Bonn, Germany  
15-20 CITES 26th Animals Committee Meeting Geneva Switzerland  
19-23 Sixth Meeting of Partners of the East-Asian Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAPF) Palembang, Indonesia
hosted by the EAD
19 2nd Meeting of the ASCOBANS North Sea Group Galway, Ireland  
20-22 ASCOBANS: 19th Meeting of the Advisory Committee Galway, Ireland
20-23 "Young Leaders for the Sustainabilty" Training Workshop: Global Trends and Individual Possibilties to Act Potsdam, Germany  
22-24 Joint Meeting of the CITES Animals and Plants Committees Dublin, Ireland CITES
22-26 Workshop on "Sustainable Management of Central Asian Game Animals" Vilm, Germany GIZ
23 Workshop on the Dutch Harbour Porpoise Conservation Plan Galway, Ireland  
24 ECS/ASCOBANS/ACCOBAMS Workshop on the EU Habitats Directive Galway, Ireland  
24-25 European Cetaceans Society - Workshops Galway, Ireland
25 5th Meeting of the Chairs of the Scientific Advisory Bodies of Biodiversity-related Conventions (CSAB) Dublin, Ireland  
25-29 International Symposium "Biodiversity Research in Mongolia" Halle, Germany  
26-27 PAME I - 2012: Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment Working Group Meeting Stockholm, Sweden  
26-28 European Cetacean Society - Annual Meeting Galway, Ireland
27-29 1st International Chiefs of Environment Compliance and Enforcement Summit Lyon, France  
27 March - 4 April IOSEA Capacity Buidling / techncial Support Yangon/Thameehla Isalnd, Myanmar  
28 EUROBATS: 7th Standing Committee Paris, France  
28-29 2nd Meeting of Arctic Council Senior Officials Stockholm, Sweden  
29 ENTRP: Second Programme Sterring Committee Brussels, Belgium DG DEVCO
29 1st Saker Falcon Task Force Meeting Abu Dhabi, UAE  
April 2012
or May Raptors MOU: Strategy Guidelines Technical Workshop    
13-15 New England Whale Watch Naturalist Workshop Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA  
14-21 Pan-African Vulture Summit Maasai Mara, Kenya  
16-21 2nd Session of the Plenary Meeting on IPBES Panama City, Panama  
17-18 European Biodiversity Summit Stuttgart, Germany  
19 1st Meeting of the Global Partnership for Oceans Washington DC, USA  
22-27 International Polar Year "From Knowledge to Action" Conference Montreal, Canada  
23-27 ACAP: 4th Meeting of the Parties Lima, Peru
25 Meeting of the Alexander-Koenig-Curatorium Bonn, Germany  
30 April - 5 May CBD 16th Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical & Technological Advice (SBSSTA) - Issues Management Group meeting in the margins of SBSSTA Montreal, Canada
May 2012
8-11 CIC General Assembly Meeting Cape Town, South Africa
9 BION Consultations with UN partner organizations Bonn, Germany  
9-11 Environmental Law Conference: "Rule of Law of Nature" - Basic Issues and New Developments in Environmental Law Oslo, Norway  
12-13 African Regional Preparatory Workshop for AEWA MOP5 La Rochelle, France
12-13 World Migratory Bird Day Worldwide
13 Raptor Event for WMBD - 100 Telescopes at Pointe de Grave Pointe de Grave, France
LPO
14-18 AEWA MOP5 La Rochelle, France
15-17 EUROBATS 17th Advisory Committee Meeting Dublin, Ireland
18-22 Museum Koenig: Whale and Dolphin Roadshow Bonn, Germany  
20 International Day of the Baltic Harbour Porpoise various countries in the Baltic region  
28 Migratory Soaring Birds Project Steering Group Amman, Jordan  
30 Friends of CMS Board Meeting Berlin, Germany  
30 May - 2 June Meeting with the Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority on project concerning the White-eared Kob Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  
June 2012
June UNESCO/World Heritage Centre Committee Meeting St Petersburg, Russian Federation  
4-6 African Parliamentary Colloquium on MEAs Kampala, Uganda Government of Uganda, AUC and UNEP
5-8 Workshop on "Consolidating criteria to identify sites of global relevance for biodiversity" Cambridge, UK World Commission on Protected Areas/IUCN SSC
13-15 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) - 3rd Meeting Preparatory Committee Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  
13-17 "Young Leaders for Sustainability" Training Workshop: Designing the Future through Engagement Priocesses Potsdam, Germany  
16-19 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) - Four Days of Dialogue Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  
18-22 3rd International Conference on Progress in Marine Conservation in Europe 2012 Stralsund, Germany  
19-20 Meeting with Agence Française de Développement regarding Sahelo-Saharan Antelopes Paris, France  
20-22 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) - Rio +20 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
24 June - 6 July UNESCO/World Heritage Centre: 36th Committee Meeting St Petersburg, Russian Federation
28-29 GRASP Executive Committee Meeting Paris, France
July 2012
3 Wetlands International Waterbird Harvest Specialist Group Meeting Brussels, Belgium (FACE HQ)  
3 Conference on "Challenges for the Conservation of the Sahelo-Saharan Biodiversity: Termit and Tin-Toumma Protected Area, Niger" Paris, France  
4 BION 3rd Multistakeholder Meeting University of Bonn
4 Ramsar Standing Committee - 44th Meeting Bucharest, Romania
Ramsar
5 Ramsar - Regional Meetings Bucharest, Romania
Ramsar
6-13 Ramsar - COP11: Wetlands, Tourism and Recreation Bucharest, Romania
8-11 1st Planning Meeting for ICARUS (Global Small-Animal Tracking System) Ringberg Castle, Germany  
9-13 FAO: Committee on Fisheries (COFI) Rome, Italy
12-13 Dugong MoU Technical Workshop Cairns, Australia  
15-18 North America Congress for Conservation Biology (NACCB 2012) Oakland, California, USA  
21-25 26th International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB) Baltimore, USA  
23-27 CITES: 62nd Meeting of the Standing Committee Geneva, Switzerland
24 29th GCC Environmental Coordination Committee Meeting (Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  
30 July - 3 August CBD Southern Indian Ocean Workshop to facilitate description of EBSAs Mauritius  
August 2012
4-8 Meeting on the implementation of the AEWA International Species Management Plan for the Svalbard population of the Pink-footed Goose Svalbard, Norway  
6-9 Regional Workshop for Pacific Region in Updating NBSAPs Rotorua, New Zealand  
27-30 AEWA: 11th Technical Committee meeting Accra, Ghana
27-30 NBSAP and Biodiversity Indicators Workshop for the Middle East, North Africa (MENA) Region Muscat, Oman CBD and UNEP-ROWA
27-31 2012 Pacific Islands Forum: Leaders Meeting Cook Islands  
28 Aug - 1 Sept 3rd European Congress of Conservation Biology Glasgow, Scotland, UK
30-31 Meeting with new CMS Focal Point for the Netherlands and other Ministry officials The Hague, the Netherlands  
31 100th Anniversary of the Museum Koenig Bonn, Germany  
31 Aug -2 Sept Landbirds Working Group Meeting Accra, Ghana
September 2012
1-18 Arab Working Group on Biodiversity and Desertification MEAs Cairo, Egypt  
3 Pacific Environment Forum (PEF) Noumea, New Caledonia  
3 Information Tour at the Invitation of the Federal German President Saxony, Germany  
4-6 23rd SPREP Meeting of Officials Noumea, New Caledonia  
5 Seminar on Saiga Conservation, Museum Koenig Bonn, Germany  
5 Workshop on the "Interaction between Foreign Policy and the Conservation of Biological Diversity" Berlin, Germany German Foreign Office
5-7 Regional Workshop for Caribbean Region on Updating NBSAPs Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago  
6-15 IUCN World Conservation Congress Jeju Island, Korea
8 3rd Meeting of Signatories to the Pacific Islands Cetaceans MOU noumea, New caledonia  
10-14

14th Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN)
(10-12: Expert Group Segment; 13-14 Ministerial Segment)

Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania  
10-14 Regional Workshop for Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regions on Updating NBSAPs Chisinau, Moldova  
17-19 8th Session of the Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch Cape Town, South Africa  
19-23 "Young Leaders for Sustainability" Training Workshop: Promoting Innovation and Using Collective Intelligence Potsdam, Germany  
24-27 1st Meeting of Signatory States to CMS Sharks MOU Bonn, Germany
26 1st FAO – WILD Advisory Group Meeting (FAO-WILD: FAO Partnership Programme on Wildlife Management) Rome, Italy  
28 CMS Briefing Session with Viet Nam Hanoi, Viet Nam  
30 Sept - 3 Oct 14th Meeting of JCEDAR (Joint Committee on Environment and Development in the Arab Region) Cairo, Egypt  
October 2012
1-2 Bern Convention: Meeting of Group of Experts on Biodiversity and Climate Change Strasbourg, France
Council of Europe
1-2 GEF Dugong and Seagrass Conservation Project: Planning for the National Meetings with Technical Advisers Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia  
1-3 Initiating Workshop for developing a National Raptor Conservation and Management Strategy for Djibouti (Migratory Soaring Birds Project) Djibouti City, Djibouti  
1-5 Sixth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety Hyderabad, India
3-4 GEF Dugong and Seagrass Conservation Project: Malaysia National Team Meeting Putharaya, Malaysia  
4 48th CAMRE Executive Bureau (Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for the Environment) Cairo, Egypt  
8-11 (or 28-31) Shark Conservation in Arabia Workshop (SCAW 2012) Dubai, UAE  
8-19 CBD COP11 (High Level Segment: 17-19) Hyderabad, India
9 Visit of Ambassador of Bangladesh, H.E. Mr. Mosud Mannan, to CMS Secretariat Langer Eugen, Bonn  
9-10 GEF Dugong and Seagrass Conservation Project: Sri Lanka National Team Meeting Colombo, Sri Lanka  
9-12 AEWA Single Species Action Planning Workshop for the Conservaton of the Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) Entebbe, Uganda
AEWA
14-21 13th Pan-African Ornithological Congress (PAOC 13): "Birds in a Changing Environment" Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania  
16 1st Meeting of the 2020 Heads of Agencies Task Force India
CBD
18-24 Pan-African Ornithological Congress Nigeria  
22-24 ASCOBANS: 7th Meeting of Parties Brighton, United Kingdom
22-27 Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP) Meetings Punta Cana, Dominican Republic  
24-25 GEF Dugong and Seagrass Conservation Project: Mozambique National Team Meeting Vilanculos, Mozambique  
25-26 World Whale Conference Brighton, United Kingdom  
27-28 Whalefest: Festival about whales and dolphins Brighton, United Kingdom  
30-31 GEF Dugong and Seagrass Conservation Project: Madagascar National Team Meeting Antananarivo, Madagascar  
31 UN Campus Bonn - Opening Ceremony    
November 2012
1 18th Senior Officials of the Environment Management Group (EMG) Meeting New York, USA  
1-2 CMS Family Manual Workshop Bonn, Germany  
5-6 CMS Strategic Plan Working Group Bonn, Germany  
6 CMS Finance & Budget Sub-Committee Bonn, Germany  
6-7 GEF Dugong and Seagrass Conservation Project: Indonesia National Team Meeting Jakarta, Indonesia  
6-8 GRASP Council Meeting Paris, France
6-8 Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention: Kyoto, Japan  
7-8 40th Meeting of the CMS Standing Committee Bonn, Germany  
8-9 GEF Dugong and Seagrass Conservation Project: Timor Leste National Team Meeting Dili, Timor Leste tentative dates
9-11 AEWA Lesser White-fronted Goose International Working Group meeting Lake Kerkini, Greece  
12-16 10th COP to the Abidjan Convention - theme: Financing marine and coastal projects Pointe Noire, Congo  
14 Museum Alexander Koenig Curatorium Bonn, Germany  
14-18 International Forum on The Role of the UNEVOC Network in Transforming TVET for a Sustainable Future Bonn, Germany  
16 Visit of Fellows of the Klaus-Töpfer-Fellowship Programme to CMS Secretariat Langer Eugen, Bonn  
18-25 IX Meeting of the Regional initiative for the Conservation and Wise Use of High Andean Wetlands Santiago and San Pedro de Atacama, Chile  
19-22 1st Meeting of the AEWA Northern Bald Ibis International Working Group (NBIIWG) University of Jazan, Saudi Arabia  
19-22 Wetlands of Central Asia and the Ramsar Convention Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic  
21-22 GEF Dugong and Seagrass Conservation Project: Mozambique National Team Meeting Volanculos, Mozambique  
21-23 13th International Scientific Wadden Sea Symposium: “An integrated approach to emerging challenges in a World Heritage Site” Leeuwarden, the Netherlands  
25-28 The 2012 Forum on Marine Protected Areas for the Mediterranean Antalya, Turkey  
26-28 Regional Workshop to integrate objectives and obligations of biodiversity related conventions (i.e. CMS, CITES) into new generation of NBSAPs Harare, Zimbabwe Supported by DELC, ROA, UNEP in collaboration with CMs and CBD
26-30 Mission to CMS Washington Office/Meetings with US Satete Department, other US Partners and NGOs Washington DC, USA  
26 Nov - 7 Dec UNFCCC COP18 Doha, Qatar  
27-29 International Ornithological Congress of Southeast Asia Phuket, Thailand  
27-30 Bern Convention: 32nd Standing Committee Meeting Strasbourg, France  
28 Nov - 1 Dec "Young Leaders for Sustainability" Training Workshop: Global Sustainabilty - the Development Dimension of Sustainability Potsdam, Germany  
30 Nov -2 Dec 50th Anniversary Sea Turtle Conservation in South Africa Durban, South Africa  
December 2012
1-3 Global Snow Leopard strategy workshop Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan  
2-4 Workshop for the Development of an International Action Plan to Imporve Transboundary Conservation of Argali Sheep (Ovis ammon) Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan  
4-5 2nd Meeting of Signatory States to the Dugong MoU Manila, Philippines
postponed to 19-22 February 2013
4-7 Regional Workshop and Fourth Meeting of the Western Indiian Ocean - Marine Turtle Task Force Port Elizabeth, South Africa
5-8 GEF Dugong and Seagrass Conservation Project: Timor Leste National Team Meeting Dili, Timor Leste  
6-7 14th International Wildlife Law Conference Conserving Africa’s Wild Fauna and Flora: The Role of International Agreements Buea, Cameroon  
9-11 1st Meeting of Signatory States to the Raptors MOU Abu Dhabi, UAE  
10-14 Nairobi Convention COP7: "Partnering for a Healthy Western Indian Ocean" Maputo, Mozambique  
10-15 Indian Ocean Tuna Commission - Scientific Committee Victoria, Seychelles  
11-12 Eighth Meeting of the ACCOBAMS Bureau Monaco
ACCOBAMS
12-13 Central Asian Flyway (CAF) Negotiation Meeting Abu Dhabi, UAE  
13 Heidelberg Cement Quarry Life Award ceremony Heidelberg, Germany  
13-15 ACCOBAMS: Eighth Meeting of the Scientific Committee Monaco
23 49th CAMRE Executive Bureau (Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for the Environment) Cairo, Egypt  
24-25 24th Session of CAMRE Council (Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for the Environment) Cairo, Egypt  
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2013
8 January New Year’s Reception hosted by the Federal German President Berlin, Germany  
14-19 January GEF Dugong and Seagrass Conservation Project: Timor Leste National meeting Dili, Timor Leste to be confirmed
21-26 January First Meeting of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Plenary (IPBES-1) Bonn, Germany  
27 Jan-2 Feb Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC) Bangkok, Thailand  
28-29 January WHMSI Steering Committee meeting Washington DC, USA  
28-30 January Caribbean Regional Workshop Saint Lucia CARICOM Secretariat
2-8 Feb 33rd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation Baltimore, USA  
4 February Friends of CMS General Assembly meeting Berlin, Germany  
4-8 February Second resumed session of the Technical Consultation on flag State Performance Rome, Italy  
5-6 Feb Arctic Environment Ministers Meeting: Arctic Change – Global Effects Jukkasjärvi, Sweden  
6-10 Feb "Young Leaders for Sustainability" Training Workshop; Sustainabilty as a Guide for our Professional Lives Potsdam, Germany  
11-14 Feb CAFF Biennal Yakutsk, Russian Federation  
12 Feb 5th Meeting of the Committee for Captive Breeding, Reintroduction and Supplementation of Lesser White-fronted Geese in Fennoscandia (RECAP 5) Bonn, Germany  
18-22 February 27th Session of the UNEP Governing Council/ Global Ministerial Environment Forum Nairobi, Kenya  
19-20 February 2nd Meeting of Signatory States to the Dugong MoU Manila, Philippines
rescheduled from December 2012

21-22 February

GEF Dugong and Seagrass Conservation Project – Inception Workshop Manila, Philippines
rescheduled from December 2012
3-14 March CITES COP16 (and 63rd meeting of the CITES Standing Committee) Bangkok, Thailand CITES
end March EUROBATS: 8th Standing Committee Meeting Bonn, Germany  
Q2 International Single Species Action Planning Workshop (Egyptian Vulture) Bulgaria ? precise dates and venue t.b.d.
April 3rd Meeting of Signatory States to the Middle-European Great Bustard MoU Hungary tentative dates
22-24 April EUROBATS: 18th Advisory Committee Meeting Sofia, Bulgaria  
29-30 April ACAP: Population and Conservation Status Working Group La Rochelle, France  
1-3 May ACAP: Seabird Bycatch Working Group La Rochelle, France  
1-5 May 13th Annual Sahelo-Saharan Interest Group Meeting (SSIG) Agadir, Morocco  
6-10 May 7th Meeting of ACAP’s Advisory Committee (AC7) La Rochelle, France  
15 May Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting & Arctic Biodiversity Symposium Kiruna, Sweden  
June East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership - MoP7 Alaska, USA  
19-22 June BirdLife World Congress Ottawa, Canada Hosted by Nature Canada and Bird Studies Canada
21-25 July 26th International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCD) Baltimore, USA  
2nd Half 2013 ASCOBANS: 20th Advisory Committee Meeting Gothenburg, Sweden precise dates and venue t.b.d.
2nd Half 2013 AEWA: 9th Standing Committee Meeting to be decided precise dates and venue t.b.d.
October WILD10: 10th World Wilderness Congress Spain precise date t.b.d.
October/ November CMS Strategic Plan Working Group meeting (prior to the StC41) Bonn, Germany precise date t.b.d.
October/ November CMS: 41st Standing Committee Meeting Bonn, Germany precise date t.b.d.
9-10 Oct CMS 18th Scientific Council Meeting Gaeta, Italy  
4-8 Nov 9th Pacific Island Conference on Nature Conservation and Protected Areas Suva, Fiji  
11-22 Nov UNFCCC COP19 to be decided  
2014
6-9 Feb Asian Raptor Research and Conservation Network - 8th Symposium Pune, India  
14-19 Aug International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC3) Glasgow, Scotland  
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