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National Reports

Document Number Title Publish date CMS Instrument
UNEP/CMS/COP13/NR.126 Uruguay - Informe Nacional COP13 27.08.2019 CMS
UNEP/CMS/COP12/Inf.25.3 Uruguay - Informe Nacional COP12 25.03.2017 CMS
UNEP/CMS/COP11/Inf.20.3.UY Informe nacional - Uruguay (COP11) 27.02.2014 CMS
UNEP/CMS/Inf.10.12.1 National Report of Uruguay (COP10) 15.10.2010 CMS
UNEP/CMS/Inf.9.12.10 National Report of Uruguay (COP9) 23.05.2008 CMS
National Report of Uruguay (COP8) 23.05.2005 CMS
National Report of Uruguay (COP7) 18.03.2002 CMS

Ratification status

CMS InstrumentStatusStatus dateNotes
CMS
Party
01.05.1990
ACAP
Party
09.10.2008
Southern South American Grassland Birds
MOU Signatory
26.08.2007
Range State

Uruguay

Official nameEastern Republic of Uruguay
Party number031
RegionSouth & Central America & The Caribbean
Entry into forceMay 1990

Related content

Scientific name Common name Class Order Family Appendix (App. I / App. II)
Xanthopsar flavus Saffron-Cowled Blackbird Aves Passeriformes Icteridae 1999 / 2005
Thalassarche melanophris Black-Browed Albatross Aves Procellariiformes Diomedeidae - / -
Thalassarche chrysostoma Grey-Headed Albatross Aves Procellariiformes Diomedeidae - / 1997
Thalassarche chlororhynchos Yellow-Nosed Albatross Aves Procellariiformes Diomedeidae - / -
Thalassarche bulleri Buller's Albatross Aves Procellariiformes Diomedeidae - / -
Tadarida brasiliensis Mexican Free-Tailed Bat Mammalia Chiroptera Molossidae 1979 / -
Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern Aves Charadriiformes Laridae - / 1994
Squalus acanthias Spiny Dogfish Chondrichthyes Squaliformes Squalidae - / 2008
Sporophila zelichi (now listed on CMS Appendices under S. palustris) Zelich's Seedeater, White-Collared Seedeater, Narosky's Seedeater, Entre Rios Seedeater Aves Passeriformes Thraupidae - / -
Sporophila palustris Marsh Seedeater Aves Passeriformes Thraupidae 2002 / 2005
Sporophila cinnamomea Chestnut Seedeater Aves Passeriformes Thraupidae 1999 / 2005
Sphyrna zygaena Smooth Hammerhead Shark Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae - / 2020
Sphyrna lewini Scalloped hammerhead shark Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae - / 2014
Sarkidiornis melanotos Comb Duck Aves Anseriformes Anatidae - / 1979
Procellaria conspicillata Spectacled Petrel Aves Procellariiformes Procellaridae - / -
Procellaria cinerea Grey Petrel Aves Procellariiformes Procellaridae - / 1999
Procellaria aequinoctialis White-Chinned Petrel Aves Procellariiformes Procellaridae - / 1999
Pristis pristis Largetooth Sawfish Chondrichthyes Rhinopristiformes Pristidae 2014 / 2014
Pristis pectinata Smalltooth Sawfish Chondrichthyes Rhinopristiformes Pristidae 2014 / 2014
Pontoporia blainvillei La Plata Dolphin, Franciscana Mammalia Cetacea Pontoporiidae 1997 / 1991
Polystictus pectoralis pectoralis Bearded Tachuri Aves Passeriformes Tyrannidae - / 2002
Pluvialis squatarola Grey Plover Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae - / 1979
Physeter macrocephalus Sperm Whale Mammalia Cetacea Physeteridae 2002 / 2002
Phoebetria palpebrata Light-Mantled Sooty Albatross Aves Procellariiformes Diomedeidae - / 1997
Phocoena spinipinnis Burmeister Porpoise Mammalia Cetacea Phocoenidae - / 1979
Project Start date End date Implementing Agency Status Region
Movements of Atlantic leatherback turtles – Steps toward by-catch reduction and trans-oceanic cooperation for conservation WWF – Latin America & the Caribbean Program (LAC) Completed Atlantic Ocean

National Legislation

Title Publish date
Law No. 19.175 of 11 December 2013, Hydrobiological Resources 11.12.2013
Law No. 19.128 of 3 September 2013, Whale and Dolphin Sanctuary 03.09.2013
Decree No. 67/013 of 22 February 2013, Shark (Lamna nasus) conservation and management measures in Uruguay 22.02.2013
Decree No. 261/002 of 10 July 2002, Prohibition of disturbance in coastal areas during the whale breeding season 10.07.2002
Law No 17.283 of 28 November 2000, Environmental Protection Law 28.11.2000
Decree No. 238/998 of 2 September 1998, Prevents Illegal Hunting of Pinnipeds and Cetaceans 02.09.1998
Decree No. 144/998 of 3 June 1998, Protection of the Sea Turtle 03.06.1998
Decree No. 248/997 of 23 July 1997, Living aquatic resources - protection of marine bird species 23.07.1997
Decree No. 164/996 of 2 May 1996, Ban on hunting of wild animal species 02.05.1996
Law No. 9.481 of 4 July 1935, Rules on protection of indigenous fauna 04.07.1935