The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and the Global Initiative on Ungulate Migration (GIUM) will launch the world’s first living Atlas of Ungulate Migrations. The online atlas – resulting from the work of an international team of over 80 scientists – provides detailed maps revealing some of the world’s most iconic migrations and makes map files freely available to governments, conservationists and the public. Driven by the best-available science on ungulate migrations, the atlas serves as a repository for up-to-date migration maps that can inform conservation planning, infrastructure development and policymaking to enhance ecological connectivity. Beginning with this launch, shapefiles and factsheets associated with 20 migratory populations around the world will be freely available to policymakers, conservationists, managers and the public. Join us for this exciting conservation achievement!

• Opening remarks: Amy Fraenkel, Executive Secretary (CMS)
• CMS and the vision for GIUM: Clara Nobbe, Programme Officer, Terrestrial Species (CMS)
• Introducing the Migration Atlas: Matthew Kauffman, U.S. Geological Survey
• Conservation and Development in Central Asia: Nandia Dejid, Movement Ecologist
• How can GIUM impact local management?: Patience Gandiwa, International Conservation Affairs at ZimParks
• Sustainable development and ecological connectivity: Lisa Farroway, Program Manager, Global Wildlife Program, World Bank
• Protecting the world’s largest land migration: Malik Morjan, Wildlife Biologist in South Sudan

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