South-West Asia

Global Dugong Genetics Project

The Global Dugong Genetics Project aims to examine the phylogeography of the dugong based on historical samples from throughout the dugong’s range. It will update conservation and management actions through mapping the distribution of discrete dugong populations; identifying historical and potential migratory routes; and highlighting small populations as a priority for conservation. The Project was a collaboration between James Cook University and Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University.

04 May 2021

Dugong and Seagrass Research Toolkit

The Dugong and Seagrass Research Toolkit is an initiative by TOTAL, Total Abu Al Bukhoosh, Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi and CMS Dugong MOU to provide an easily accessible online resource that incorporates decision-making for the selection of the most appropriate methodologies for studies of dugongs, seagrasses and the associated human communities.

16 July 2018

Hatching success of Hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) in a protected hatchery site in Nakhiloo Island, Persian Gulf

Hawksbill sea turtle is one of the two important marine turtles, breeding and nesting regularly in the Iran beaches of the Persian Gulf. Hawksbill turtles are critically endangered and there is very little information regarding their Indian Northwest population. Thirty eight nests of Eretmochelys imbricata were monitored during the nesting season in Nakhiloo Island. Half of the nests were transferred into a protected hatchery site, in which there were no risk of predation and high-tide inundation. All nests were closely monitored during the incubation period.

13 September 2018

Marine Turtles of the Red Sea

Marine turtles are long-lived reptiles that appeared on Earth in the late Triassic. There are seven extant species worldwide, five of which can be found in the Red Sea: the green turtle, the hawksbill turtle, the loggerhead turtle, the olive ridley turtle and the leatherback turtle.

14 September 2018

Inquiétudes pour les baleines et dauphins de la mer Rouge, selon un nouveau rapport

La première étude détaillée sur les populations de dauphins et baleines de la mer Rouge suscite des inquiétudes quant aux menaces auxquelles sont confrontées ces espèces migratrices, dans une région marine où l’on pensait qu’elles étaient largement protégées des impacts des activités humaines et du changement climatique. Un nouveau rapport majeur mené par la Convention sur les espèces migratrices (CMS), basée à Bonn, fournit la seule revue détaillée des cétacées de la mer Rouge, traversée par certaines des plus importantes routes maritimes du monde.

24 Octobre 2017

Egyptian bird species seen thriving in Dubai

Wildlife expert finds 19 Egyptian Nightjars at Al Qudra Lakes

Gulf News

30 July 2017

2017/003: Nouveau Signataire des MdE de la CMS sur les requins migrateurs et les rapaces

Le Secrétariat de la Convention sur la Conservation des espèces migratrices appartenant à la faune sauvage (CMS) a le plaisir de vous informer que :

14 March 2017

2016/022: Troisième Réunion des Signataires (MOS3) du MdE sur le Dugong

Le Secrétariat du Mémorandum d’Entente de la CMS sur la conservation et la gestion des Dugongs et leurs habitats dans l’ensemble de leur aire de répartition (MdE sur le Dugong) a le plaisir d’annon

06 September 2016

Capacity-building Workshop on Bycatch Held in Oman

A capacity building workshop to support the implementation of the Regional Observer Scheme of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) was organized by the IOTC Secretar

23 Octobre 2015