Parties and Range States

As of 1 March 2022 the Convention on Migratory Species has 133 Parties. One country signed the original Convention but has yet to ratify it so is not a Party (Jamaica - annotated as "Sig" in the list below).  Several countries although not Party to the Convention are Party to one or more of the Agreements and/or have signed one or more of the MOUs; these countries are annotated "AM" in the list below.

Further to the list of Party and Non-Party Range States below, please take note of this overview of the Application of CMS to Overseas Territories/Autonomous Regions of Parties and Reservations regarding species in the CMS Appendices.

Country Status Status date CMS Party number Region
Zimbabwe Party 2012 117 Africa
Zambia Non-Party Africa
Yemen Party 2006 100 Asia
Viet Nam Non-Party AM Asia
Venezuela Non-Party South & Central America & The Caribbean
Vatican City State Non-Party Europe
Vanuatu Non-Party AM Oceania
Uzbekistan Party 1998 055 Asia
Uruguay Party 1990 031 South & Central America & The Caribbean
United States of America Non-Party AM North America
United Republic of Tanzania Party 1999 059 Africa
United Kingdom Party 1985 019 Europe
United Arab Emirates Party 2016 123 Asia
Ukraine Party 1999 063 Europe
Uganda Party 2000 068 Africa
Tuvalu Non-Party AM Oceania
Turkmenistan Party 2021 132 Asia
Türkiye Non-Party AM Europe
Tunisia Party 1987 023 Africa
Trinidad and Tobago Party 2018 127 South & Central America & The Caribbean
Tonga Non-Party AM Oceania
Togo Party 1996 048 Africa
Timor-Leste Non-Party Oceania
Thailand Non-Party AM Asia
Tajikistan Party 2001 071 Asia
Syrian Arab Republic Party 2003 082 Asia
Switzerland Party 1995 046 Europe
Sweden Party 1983 001 Europe
Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Norway) Party 1985 018 Europe
Suriname Non-Party South & Central America & The Caribbean
Sudan Non-Party AM Africa
Sri Lanka Party 1990 033 Asia
Spain Party 1985 017 Europe
South Sudan Non-Party Africa
South Africa Party 1991 038 Africa
Somalia Party 1986 020 Africa
Solomon Islands Non-Party AM Oceania
Slovenia Party 1999 057 Europe
Slovakia Party 1995 045 Europe
Singapore Non-Party Asia
Sierra Leone Non-Party AM Africa
Seychelles Party 2005 092 Africa
Serbia Party 2008 108 Europe
Senegal Party 1988 027 Africa
Saudi Arabia Party 1991 036 Asia
São Tomé and Príncipe Party 2001 078 Africa
San Marino Non-Party AM Europe
Samoa Party 2005 093 Oceania
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Non-Party South & Central America & The Caribbean
Saint Lucia Non-Party South & Central America & The Caribbean
Saint Kitts and Nevis Non-Party South & Central America & The Caribbean
Rwanda Party 2005 090 Africa
Russian Federation Non-Party AM Europe
Romania Party 1998 053 Europe
Republic of Moldova Party 2001 073 Europe
Republic of Korea Non-Party Asia
Qatar Non-Party Asia
Portugal Party 1983 001 Europe
Poland Party 1996 049 Europe
Philippines Party 1994 043 Oceania
Peru Party 1997 050 South & Central America & The Caribbean
Paraguay Party 1999 056 South & Central America & The Caribbean
Papua New Guinea Non-Party AM Oceania
Panama Party 1989 029 South & Central America & The Caribbean
Palau Party 2008 107 Oceania
Pakistan Party 1987 025 Asia
Oman Non-Party AM Asia
Norway Party 1985 018 Europe
North Macedonia Party 1999 064 Europe
Niue Non-Party AM Oceania
Nigeria Party 1987 022 Africa
Niger Party 1983 001 Africa
Nicaragua Non-Party South & Central America & The Caribbean
New Zealand Party 2000 069 Oceania
Netherlands Party 1983 001 Europe
Nepal Non-Party AM Asia
Nauru Non-Party AM Oceania
Namibia Non-Party AM Africa
Myanmar Non-Party AM Asia
Mozambique Party 2009 112 Africa
Morocco Party 1993 042 Africa
Montenegro Party 2009 111 Europe
Mongolia Party 1999 065 Asia
Monaco Party 1993 040 Europe
Micronesia Non-Party AM Oceania
Mexico Non-Party North America
Mauritius Party 2004 086 Africa
Mauritania Party 1998 054 Africa
Marshall Islands Non-Party Oceania
Malta Party 2001 074 Europe
Mali Party 1987 024 Africa
Maldives Party 2019 131 Asia
Malaysia Non-Party AM Asia
Malawi Party 2019 130 Africa
Madagascar Party 2007 101 Africa
Luxembourg Party 1983 001 Europe
Lithuania Party 2002 079 Europe
Liechtenstein Party 1997 052 Europe
Libya Party 2002 080 Africa
Liberia Party 2004 088 Africa
Lesotho Non-Party Africa
Lebanon Party 2019 129 Asia
Latvia Party 1999 060 Europe
Lao People's Democratic Republic Non-Party Asia
Kyrgyzstan Party 2014 120 Asia
Kuwait Non-Party Asia
Kiribati Non-Party Oceania
Kenya Party 1999 058 Africa
Kazakhstan Party 2006 097 Asia
Jordan Party 2001 072 Asia
Japan Non-Party Asia
Jamaica Non-Party Sig South & Central America & The Caribbean
Italy Party 1983 001 Europe
Israel Party 1983 001 Europe
Ireland Party 1983 001 Europe
Iraq Party 2016 124 Asia
Iran Party 2008 106 Asia
Indonesia Non-Party AM Oceania
India Party 1983 001 Asia
Iceland Non-Party AM Europe
Hungary Party 1983 001 Europe
Honduras Party 2007 102 South & Central America & The Caribbean
Haiti Non-Party South & Central America & The Caribbean
Guyana Non-Party South & Central America & The Caribbean
Guinea-Bissau Party 1995 047 Africa
Guinea Party 1993 041 Africa
Guatemala Non-Party South & Central America & The Caribbean
Grenada Non-Party South & Central America & The Caribbean
Greece Party 1999 062 Europe
Ghana Party 1988 026 Africa
Germany Party 1984 016 Europe
Georgia Party 2000 067 Europe
Gambia Party 2001 075 Africa
Gabon Party 2008 109 Africa
French Guiana (France) Party 1990 032 South & Central America & The Caribbean
France Party 1990 032 Europe
Finland Party 1989 028 Europe
Fiji Party 2013 119 Oceania
European Union Party 1983 001 Europe
Ethiopia Party 2010 113 Africa
Eswatini Party 2013 118 Africa
Estonia Party 2008 110 Europe
Eritrea Party 2005 089 Africa
Equatorial Guinea Party 2010 114 Africa
El Salvador Non-Party South & Central America & The Caribbean
Egypt Party 1983 001 Africa
Ecuador Party 2004 085 South & Central America & The Caribbean
Dominican Republic Party 2017 125 South & Central America & The Caribbean
Dominica Non-Party South & Central America & The Caribbean
Djibouti Party 2004 087 Africa
Denmark Party 1983 001 Europe
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa) Party 1990 034 Africa
Democratic People's Republic of Korea Non-Party Asia
Czech Republic Party 1994 044 Europe
Cyprus Party 2001 077 Europe
Cuba Party 2008 105 South & Central America & The Caribbean
Croatia Party 2000 070 Europe
Côte d'Ivoire Party 2003 083 Africa
Costa Rica Party 2007 103 South & Central America & The Caribbean
Cook Islands Party 2006 098 Oceania
Congo (Brazzaville) Party 2000 066 Africa
Comoros Non-Party AM Africa
Colombia Non-Party AM South & Central America & The Caribbean
China Non-Party AM Asia
Chile Party 1983 001 South & Central America & The Caribbean
Chad Party 1997 051 Africa
Central African Republic Party 2018 128 Africa
Canada Non-Party North America
Cameroon Party 1983 001 Africa
Cambodia Non-Party Asia
Cabo Verde Party 2006 096 Africa
Burundi Party 2011 116 Africa
Burkina Faso Party 1990 030 Africa
Bulgaria Party 1999 061 Europe
Brunei Darussalam Non-Party Asia
Brazil Party 2015 122 South & Central America & The Caribbean
Botswana Non-Party Africa
Bosnia and Herzegovina Party 2017 126 Europe
Bolivia Party 2003 081 South & Central America & The Caribbean
Bhutan Non-Party Asia
Benin Party 1986 021 Africa
Belize Non-Party South & Central America & The Caribbean
Belgium Party 1990 035 Europe
Belarus Party 2003 084 Europe
Barbados Non-Party South & Central America & The Caribbean
Bangladesh Party 2005 095 Asia
Bahrain Party 2022 133 Asia
Bahamas Non-Party South & Central America & The Caribbean
Azerbaijan Non-Party AM Europe
Austria Party 2005 091 Europe
Australia Party 1991 037 Oceania
Armenia Party 2011 115 Europe
Argentina Party 1992 039 South & Central America & The Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda Party 2007 104 South & Central America & The Caribbean
Angola Party 2006 099 Africa
Andorra Non-Party Europe
Algeria Party 2005 094 Africa
Albania Party 2001 076 Europe
Afghanistan Party 2015 121 Asia

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