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Historic UN Wildlife Meeting Concludes with Major Set of Actions for the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals

A host of new measures to safeguard migratory species, have been adopted at the 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP14) to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) concluded today in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Among the measures agreed: the addition of 14 additional species to the coverage of the Convention, including the Eurasian Lynx, Pallas’s Cat and Sand Tiger Shark.  Other measures were adopted to safeguard species such as the chimpanzee and giraffe.

17 February 2024

Major New Global Initiative to Protect and Connect Natural Areas Launched at UN Wildlife Meeting

The destruction, degradation and fragmentation of natural habitat is one of the two greatest threats to migratory species of wild animals.  Today a major new initiative was launched at the UN wildlife meeting taking place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, to ensure that areas of importance to migratory species are identified, protected and connected. Known as the Global Partnership on Ecological Connectivity (GPEC), the announcement took place on the margins of the 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP14) to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS).

14 February 2024

2023/017: Call for Expression of Interest - CMS COP14 Side Events

The 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP14) will be held at the Silk Road S

04 July 2023

2023/009: CMS COP14 – Participation and Registration of Observers

Following notification 2022/021, the Secretariat to the Convention on Migratory Species has the pleasure to inform you that the registration to attend the Fourteenth Me

29 March 2023

World's Largest Bukhara Deer Population Needs Human Help

The Bukhara deer is a subspecies of the red deer that inhabits riparian forests along desert rivers in central Asia (Tugai forest) and is assessed by the IUCN as vulnerable. In total, there are less than four thousand individuals in the wild, inhabiting four countries. The largest population survives in Uzbekistan, with the largest grouping of the deer inhabiting the Lower Amu Darya Biosphere Reserve (NABR) in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan.

22 February 2023

2023/004: COP14 Deadline for National Reports and Other Documents

We would like to remind Parties of the deadlines for the submission of documents for the 14th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP14):

06 February 2023

Значение государственного заповедника «Черные земли» в сохранении популяции сайгака Северо-Западного Прикаспия, история и перспективы

Государственный заповедник «Чёрные земли» создан 11 июня 1990 г. с целью восстановления экологического равновесия на опустыненных территориях экорегиона «Черные земли» Прикаспийской низменности. В настоящее время, заповедник играет ключевую роль в сохранении популяции сайгака (Saiga tatarica tatarica) Северо-Западного Прикаспия, единственной популяции обитающей исключительно в границах Российской Федерации.

01 February 2023

Importance of the Chernye Zemli State Reserve for the Conservation of the Northwest Pre-Caspian Saiga Population: History and Perspectives

The Chernye Zemli State Reserve was established on 11 June 1990 for the restoration of the ecological balance in the deserted areas of the Chernye Zemli ecological region of the Caspian lowlands. At present, the Reserve plays a key role in the conservation of the Northwest Pre-Caspian saiga population (Saiga tatarica tatarica), which is the only population inhabiting exclusively within the Russian borders.

01 February 2023