CMS News and Press Releases 2009


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CMS News and Press Releases in 2009

2009
December
22		BirdLife's and Audubon conservation work gets Royal support
19		Nations Seal a Deal on Climate Change at UN Talks [Press release][video interview with Achim Steiner]
17		International Search Effort to Find Slender-billed Curlew
		WHMSI December Update
10		Third Edition of the CMS Family Guide Published
8		CMS at UNFCCC Conference in Copenhagen
5		Year of the Gorilla Event Mobilizes Major Audience in Paris
4		The 36th CMS Standing Committee sets the course for 2010
2		Elizabeth Maruma Mrema appointed new Executive Secretary of CMS
1		Recent Developments on the “Wings over Wetlands” Project
November
		Experiences in Flyway Conservation - a Paper by UNEP-GEF
24		Ninth World Wilderness Congress in Mexico
24		Ethiopia to become 113th Party to CMS (and 63rd Party to AEWA)
23		Council of Europe and United Nations Strengthen Synergies for Nature Preservation [Press release][communiqué de presse]
23		BirdLife International Creates Caribbean Refuge
16		BirdLife International “Born to Travel” Campaign
13		Biodiversity in the UN System Report in Preparation
6		Farewell to Liam Addis
4		IUCN Red Data List Update
3		350+ Species of Wild Birds Photographed in South Africa in One Day!
October
28		BirdLife International News Alerts - Eleonora's falcon - Peace park
		The Bern Convention: Protecting Wildlife and Habitats for 30 Years
		WHMSI Pathway Update - October, 2009
24		UN Day – 24 October
22		Future Shape Working Group Reviews Phase 1 Report
22		Call for Applications - Internship Programme 2010 UNEP/CMS Family (CMS, AEWA, EUROBATS and ASCOBANS)
20		Siberian Crane Wetland Project Winding Up on a High Note
13		CBD COP10 and IYB Logos launched in Tokyo
13		Carbon finance is key to better protection of gorillas and elephants to maintain health of African rainforests says UN Ambassador
12		EAD and UNEP Sign Donor Agreement to Establish a UNEP/CMS Office in Abu Dhabi
11		Shark-finning to be Banned in UK Waters
8		First Record of a Monk Seal Pup Born on an Open Beach in Centuries
4		3rd Meeting of the Chairs of the Scientific Advisory Bodies to the Biodiversity Related Conventions
2-3		Expert Meeting on the Development of Post 2010 Global Biodiversity Targets
September
23		Sixth Workshop of the Regional Strategy for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of High Andean Wetlands (and link to WWF news release)
23		El Gobierno boliviano firma el Memorando de Entendimiento (MdE) para la Conservación de las Especies de Aves de Pastizales de América del Sur (and in English)
23		State of the Gorilla Journey
23		GRASP - Planning the Way Ahead for Gorilla Conservation
19		Action Plans for Harbour Porpoises in the North and Baltic Seas
18		Jacques Gronier
12		Book launch: Living on the Edge - Wetlands and Birds in a Changing Sahel
2		New EUROBATS Leaflet Published
August
25		UNEP/ CMS Mission to Swaziland
20		Ramsar and CMS Advisory Mission to Mozambique
17		Dr. Akoi Kouadio
11		Jochen Flasbarth: Next President of the Federal Environment Agency visits CMS Secretariat
6		Delegation from Turkmenistan visit the CMS and AEWA Secretariats
July
30		New Interim Management in Place for CMS
29		2nd Meeting of the Signatories to the Pacific Cetaceans MOU
27		Farewell to Rob Hepworth
27		UNEP/CMS Secretariat Welcomes the Accession of the Republic of Mozambique
20		ACAP - Report of the Third Meeting of the Parties
15		South American Fishermen Help to Save Seabirds
June
26		Wadden Sea inscribed on the World Heritage List
25		30 years of Bonn Convention: Russia supports the protection of the Saiga antelope
25		Kenya's "Year of the Gorilla" campaign launched
23		30th Anniversary of the Bonn Convention
13		Scientific Council Activity Planning Meeting
10		Gorillas– Gentle Giants in Need: International Experts Issue Frankfurt Declaration to Call for Better Protection of Gorillas Frankfurt Declaration [YOG website] - Message from Angela Merkel [English][Français][Deutsch]
10		“CMS – A Jewel amongst Treaties”
8		Statement by the Executive Secretary of CMS at the Extraordinary Meeting of the Standing Committee [English][français][español]
5		World Environment Day 2009 – Your Planet Needs YOU!
May
29		CMS welcomes the Accession of Montenegro as the 111th Party
22		International Biodiversity Day - Migratory Species and Invasive Alien Species
22		International Day of Biodiversity - Do we have the energy to save the gorilla?
20		Wader Atlas launched in London today
15		Ambassador of Sierra Leone meets CMS Executive Secretary
15		“A Bird’s Eye View on Flyways” now available
11		CMS – 2008 Output Report
8		Millions of birds killed worldwide by man-made barriers each year
6		Venezuelan Ambassador discusses accession with CMS Secretariat
6		Third Meeting of Parties to ACAP - 27th-30th April 2009 in Bergen, Norway
April
11		The wandering star: Conservationist Stanley Johnson goes in search of the albatross
9		West African States agree on urgent conservation measures to save the world’s largest terrestrial mammal
7		Experts meet in Abu Dhabi to improve protection of the Saker Falcon
3		Global Protection of Marine Mammals enhanced at international conference
1		AEWA/CMS workshop to revise the Sociable Lapwing Action Plan
March
31		UNEP/CMS participates in the Interim Steering Committee of the Western Hemispheric Migratory Species Initiative (WHMSI) in Washington DC, USA
23		Blue Vision Summit: A chance to enhance marine conservation
23		Delegation from the Russian Federation visits CMS Family
13		World Migratory Bird Day 2009 Focuses on Obstacles to Migration
11		ECS takes stand on sonar mitigation
9		Embassy of Bulgaria celebrates its membership in the UN
5		New Book on Gorillas Helps to Save the Gentle Giants during the Year of the Gorilla [English press release][Deutsche Pressemitteilung]
5		Andean Flamingos' Potential for Sustainable Tourism Management
February
27		Working Group Chairman visits Bonn
12		Happy Birthday, Darwin!
11		Quest to find the Slender-billed Curlew continues – as species’ Steering Group meets in Bonn
January
21	Outcome of CMS COP9 Questionnaire
15	Projects to Save Africa's Rarest Ape Unveiled by UN and Wildlife Groups Click here to view more images Click here to view the video
7	ENB Reports on CMS COP9
7	Gorillas on Thin Ice - Year of the Gorilla 2009 Fund-Raiser Skates-Off at The Natural History Museum Ice Rink
5	David Stroud honoured for his outstanding achievements
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