South & Central America & The Caribbean

Brazil to Host Critical UN Conference to Advance Global Conservation of Migratory Wildlife and Their Habitats

The Federal Republic of Brazil and the Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) announced today that the country will host the Convention’s 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, from Monday 23 to Sunday 29 March 2026.  This landmark UN wildlife conservation meeting will bring together governments, scientists, conservationists, indigenous peoples and local communities, environmental leaders, and civil society from around the world to tackle the urgent conservation challenges faced by the thousands of species of wild animals that cross international borders. 

26 March 2025

2025/014: CMS COP15 Dates and Venue, Deadlines and Guidance for Document Submission

The CMS Secretariat is pleased to announce the dates and venue of the 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15).

25 March 2025

Fact Sheet on Guanaco Migration

Living at the base of the Patagonian Andes, guanacos typically perform short distance, altitudinal migrations. The guanacos of this region, composed of private reserves and state and federal protected areas, exhibit partial migration in 74 percent of the radiocollared animals. Here, guanacos were flexible in their migratory behavior, with a portion of resident individuals becoming migratory depending on conditions in a given year.

05 September 2024

Jaguar Range States Look to Strengthen Conservation of their Iconic Big Cat

Between the 1960s and 1970s, jaguars were heavily hunted, with as many as 18,000 killed every year to feed the trade in their skins. In 1975, the trade in jaguar hides was halted thanks to CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), and populations began to stabilize. This week marks the 50th Anniversary of CITES and the 10th edition of World Wildlife Day, whose theme this year celebrates the power of Partnerships for Wildlife Conservation.

03 March 2023

New Review Finds the Consumption of Wild Meat of Aquatic Megafauna Protected Under CMS to be Widespread Throughout the Tropics

Published on 21 March was a review of the literature and overview of the contemporary use of aquatic megafauna (cetaceans, sirenians, chelonians, and crocodylians) in the global tropics and subtropics, for 37 species listed on the Appendices of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS).

22 March 2022