CMS News and Press Releases 2011


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CMS News and Press Releases in 2011

2011
December
29	Lahcen El Kabiri Retires
27	International Symposium on Community-Based Natural Resource Management
14	UNEP/CMS Participates in the Fifth Pan-American Meeting of the Convention on Wetlands
14	CMS Signs Partnership Agreement with HSI Australia
November
7	Two Top-Twenty Spots for CMS Family Projects
2	COP 11 - First Call for Offers to Host CMS COP in 2014!
2	Welcome to Nick P Williams as Programme Officer (Raptors)
2	Global Flyway Initiatives Workshop in South Korea Establishes a “Global Interflyway Network” (GIN)
October
26	African Preparatory Negotiation Workshop Empowers CMS Negotiators
24	UN Day Celebrations in Bonn
24	Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises Suffer Dramatic Declines from Bycatch in Fishing Nets
20	Call for Action from Friends of CMS
19	Thesis Award Report Published
September
29	CMS to Hold COP Preparatory Workshop for the African Region
26	Malaysia signs IOSEA Marine Turtle MOU
20	UNEP/CMS Thesis Award Goes To Researcher on African Elephants
14	CMS Welcomes Migratory Wildlife Network Civil Society Support
12	Friends of CMS Launch Species Conservation Calendar 2012
3	UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner Visits CMS Family in Bonn
2	New Agreement Governs the Relationship between the IUCN Environmental Law Centre and the CMS Family
2	ACAP Working Groups Review Bycatch, Status and Trends of Albatrosses and Petrels
August
31	World Migratory Bird Day 2011 Breaks All Records! La Journée Mondiale des Oiseaux Migrateurs 2011 bat tous les records !
9	Launch of the Pacific Cetaceans MoU Diversity Database / Lancement de la Base de données sur la biodiversité pour le MOU des cétacées du Pacifique
3	New Feature on CMS News Page – Media Watch
July
27	Benjamin Franklin Award for “Survival”
27	Durrell Endangered Species Management Graduate Certificate
14	Samoa Research Project Contributes to the Pacific Cetaceans MoU
12	First spoon-billed sandpiper chicks hatch in captivity
11	Conservation of Flyway Wetlands in East and West/Central Asia
8	A One Health approach addresses wildlife, ecosystem and human health issues
1	L’Accession de la République du Burundi à la CMS [français][English]
June
30	Thailand - the 20th Signatory to UNEP/CMS Dugong MOU
27	Census of Marine Life
22	AEWA Waterbird Conservation Award 2012
16	Workshop Recommends Roadmap for Climate Change Action
16	CMS Backs Mission to Save Spoon-billed Sandpiper
15	WED Legacy: Gorilla Diaries
14	Launch of InforMEA – the United Nations Information Portal on Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs)
May
25	Technical Advisory Group for Pacific Islands Cetaceans MOU Starts Work
18	More valuable alive than dead: Shark tourism is far more profitable than shark meat
12	South Africa Signs Sharks MOU
12	No Place to Land: Loss of Natural Habitats Threatens Migratory Birds Globally - Plus aucun endroit où se poser : les pertes d’habitats naturels menacent les oiseaux migrateurs partout dans le monde - Sin lugar para aterrizar: La pérdida de los hábitats naturales amenaza a las aves migratorias a nivel mundial - Official Statement
11	Positive Response to UNEP/CMS Thesis Award 2011
6	Chile Signs Sharks MOU
April
24	RSPB Concern over Missing Spring Migrants (Observer newspaper article)
18	Mozambique signs the UNEP/CMS Dugong MOU
5	World Migratory Bird Day 2011 Focuses on "Land use changes from a bird's eye view"
March
31	UN Meeting Pushes for Stronger Measures to Protect Gorillas - Press Release (English) Communiqué (français)
25	Spoony wins hearts and votes from Disney’s Friends for Change
21	Italy Promotes CMS: Italian Migration Atlas Now Freely Available Online
17	Australia Signs CMS Shark Agreement
14	Pacific Action Plan for the Year of the Dugong
4	WWF Announces 5th International Smart Gear Competition
4	CITES and CMS Secretariats Hold First Virtual Meeting to Map Out Future Collaboration
1	Welcome to Armenia as the 115th Party to the Convention
1	Call for Nominations for the Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards 2012 [English][français][español] - links to the Ramsar Convention website
February
25	CMS Flyways Working Group Meets in Scotland
21	Priority Action Kicks Off for the Antelope from the Eurasian Steppes
16	New Hope for the South Andean Huemul in Patagonia
10	Rolex Awards Invite Applicants with Innovative Conservation Projects
9	Intersessional Working Group on Future Shape of CMS Elaborates Options for COP10
2	World Wetlands Day
January
28	UNEP/CMS Thesis Award - Last Call for Applications!
26	Rangers Killed in Congo's Virunga National Park
24	Chair of Friends of CMS Receives Environment Prize
20	Bats as Invaluable Allies
20	New CMS Publication on Action Plan for Spoon-billed Sandpiper
18	CMS-supported NGO Cracks Down on Poaching in Gabon
17	Wings of Wetlands Project Successfully Concluded
14	United Nations Declare UN-Decade for Biodiversity 2011 - 2020
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