South & Central America & The Caribbean

2014/026: High Level Ministerial Panel

The UNEP/CMS Secretariat is pleased to inform you that additional information regarding the High Level Ministerial Panel to be held on 3 November at the COP venue has been made available here inclu

26 September 2014

COP11 Agenda Discussed during the Preparatory Workshop in Chile

The UNEP/CMS Secretariat, in conjunction with the Department of Environment and Maritime Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile, successfully completed the preparatory workshop for the 11th Conference of the Parties to CMS (COP 11) in Santiago, Chile from 11-13 August 2014.

20 August 2014

Temas relacionados con la COP 11 discutidos en el taller preparatorio en Chile

La Secretaría del PNUMA/CMS, conjuntamente con la Dirección de Medio Ambiente y Asuntos Marítimos del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile, concluyó con éxito el Taller preparatorio para la 11ª Conferencia de las Partes de la CMS (COP 11) en Santiago, Chile entre el 11-13 de agosto 2014.

19 August 2014

Regional Preparatory and Negotiation Workshop for Latin America in Preparation for CMS COP11

The CMS Secretariat, in cooperation with the Government of Chile, will host a Regional Preparatory and Negotiations Workshop on 11-13 August in Santiago, Chile. The primary objective is to introduce the important issues of COP 11 to National Focal Points (NFPs) from the Latin American region.

07 August 2014

Logo of 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties Released

Four months prior to the 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP11), the Secretariat of the Convention on Migratory Species (UNEP/CMS) presents the logo of this UN wildlife conference, which will take place in Quito, Ecuador, from 4 to 9 November 2015.

29 July 2014

Conservation of Sea Turtles along the Coast of Peru

In order to conserve endangered species, it is highly important to manage information about the biology and ecology of their populations and also about the threats that had caused, and are still causing, their endangered situation. When the endangered species are migratory, the importance of this kind of information is higher due to the fact that conserving migratory species depends not only on one country but also on many countries around the world.

07 October 2016

El Mundo - Los últimos días del huemul

11 de abril de 2014 - En los frondosos bosques y en las frías montañas del sur de Chile vive un animal poco conocido, el huemul, uno de los ciervos más pequeños del mundo, y el único en peligro de

11 April 2014

CMS Costa Rica – Climate Change Workshop

Bonn, 7 April 2014 - CMS is holding a workshop of national representatives and scientific councillors in Guácimo, Costa Rica from 9-11, April 2014 in the light of new information published on climate change.

07 April 2014

CMS and WHMSI Working Together to Conserve Flyways of the Americas

Bonn, 20 March 2014 - From 11 to 14 March 2014 representatives from the Western Hemisphere Migratory Species Initiative (WHMSI) and members of the CMS Flyway Working Group met in M

20 March 2014

Información de pesca incidental en el Ecuador

El Ministerio del Ambiente del Ecuador, como signatario de la Convención Sobre la Conservación de las Especies Migratorias de Animales Silvestres – CMS, contribuye con un resumen de dos informes sobre pesca incidental, que forman parte del aporte brindado por el Instituto Nacional de Pesca de acuerdo a las investigaciones realizadas por la institución; a continuación se podrá observar los trabajos referentes a:

07 October 2016