As an environmental treaty of the United Nations, CMS provides a global platform for the conservation and sustainable use of migratory animals and their habitats. CMS brings together the States through which migratory animals pass, the Range States, and lays the legal foundation for internationally coordinated conservation measures throughout a migratory range.
As the only global convention specializing in the conservation of migratory species, their habitats and migration routes, CMS complements and co-operates with a number of other international organizations, NGOs and partners in the media as well as in the corporate sector.
Migratory species threatened with extinction are listed on Appendix I of the Convention. CMS Parties strive towards strictly protecting these animals, conserving or restoring the places where they live, mitigating obstacles to migration and controlling other factors that might endanger them. Besides establishing obligations for each State joining the Convention, CMS promotes concerted action among the Range States of many of these species.
Migratory species that need or would significantly benefit from international co-operation are listed in Appendix II of the Convention. For this reason, the Convention encourages the Range States to conclude global or regional agreements.
In this respect, CMS acts as a framework Convention. The agreements may range from legally binding treaties (called Agreements) to less formal instruments, such as Memoranda of Understanding, and can be adapted to the requirements of particular regions. The development of models tailored according to the conservation needs throughout the migratory range is a unique capacity to CMS.
Access the text of the Convention on Migratory Species and the Appendices.
Instrument name | Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals |
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Languages | English French Spanish |
Depositary | Germany |
Website URL | http://www.cms.int/ |
Other | Summary of the application of CMS to Overseas Territories/Autonomous Regions of Parties and of reservations regarding species in the CMS Appendices |
Attachment | Size |
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Convention text (English) | 29.28 KB |
Texte de la Convention (français) | 32.24 KB |
Texto de la Convención (español) | 36.45 KB |
ConventionText (Arabic) نص الاتفاقية | 422.25 KB |
Convention Text (Chinese) 公约文本 | 746.12 KB |
Convention Text (Russian) текст Конвенции | 337.12 KB |
Application of CMS to Overseas Territories/Autonomous Regions of Parties & of reservations on species in the CMS Appendices | 143.53 KB |
Scientific name | Common name | Class | Order | Family | Appendix (App. I / App. II) |
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Pristis pectinata | Smalltooth Sawfish | Chondrichthyes | Rhinopristiformes | Pristidae | 2014 / 2014 |
Pristis zijsron | Green Sawfish | Chondrichthyes | Rhinopristiformes | Pristidae | 2014 / 2014 |
Pristis pristis | Largetooth Sawfish | Chondrichthyes | Rhinopristiformes | Pristidae | 2014 / 2014 |
Eudorcas rufifrons | Red-fronted Gazelle | Mammalia | Artiodactyla | Bovidae | 2014 / - |
Kobus kob leucotis | White-eared Kob | Mammalia | Artiodactyla | Bovidae | - / 2014 |
Antigone canadensis | Sandhill Crane | Aves | Gruiformes | Gruidae | - / 1979 |
Antigone antigone | Sarus Crane | Aves | Gruiformes | Gruidae | - / 1979 |
Chlamydotis macqueenii | MacQueen's Bustard | Aves | Otidiformes | Otididae | - / 1979 |
Anguilla anguilla | European eel; Common eel; River eel; Weed eel | Pisces (Actinopterygii) | Anguilliformes | Anguillidae | - / 2014 |
Calidris pusilla | Semipalmated Sandpiper | Aves | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | 2014 / 1979 |
Calidris canutus rufa | Red Knot | Aves | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | 2014 / 1979 |
Gorilla gorilla | Western Gorilla | Mammalia | Primates | Hominidae | 2005 / - |
Gorilla beringei | Eastern Gorilla | Mammalia | Primates | Hominidae | 1979 / - |
Gyps africanus | White-backed Vulture | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | 2017 / 1979 |
Gyps bengalensis | White-rumped Vulture | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | 2017 / 1979 |
Gyps coprotheres | Cape Vulture | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | 2017 / 1979 |
Gyps himalayensis | Himalayan Griffon | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | - / 1979 |
Gyps indicus | Indian Vulture, Long-billed Vulture | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | 2017 / 1979 |
Gyps rueppelli | Rüppell's Vulture, Rüppell's Griffon | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | 2017 / 1979 |
Gyps tenuirostris | Slender-billed Vulture | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | 2017 / 1979 |
Necrosyrtes monachus | Hooded Vulture | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | 2017 / 1979 |
Sarcogyps calvus | Red-headed Vulture | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | 2017 / 1979 |
Torgos tracheliotos | Lappet-faced Vulture | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | 2017 / 1979 |
Trigonoceps occipitalis | White-headed Vulture | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | 2017 / 1979 |
Coragyps atratus | Black Vulture | Aves | Cathartiformes | Cathartidae | - / 1979 |
Document Number | Title | Publish date | CMS Instrument |
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UNEP/CMS/COP13/NR.027 | Côte d'Ivoire - Rapport National COP13 | 27.08.2019 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP12/Inf.25.2 | Cote d'Ivoire - Rapport National COP12 | 13.02.2017 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP14/NR.029 | Côte d'Ivoire - National Report COP14 | 19.05.2023 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP14/NR.028 | Costa Rica - National Report COP14 | 19.05.2023 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP13/NR.026 | Costa Rica - Informe Nacional COP13 | 27.08.2019 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP12/Inf.25.25 | Costa Rica - Informe Nacional COP12 | 23.04.2017 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP12/Inf.25.39 | Cook Islands - National Report COP12 | 26.04.2017 | CMS |
UNEP/GA/MOP4/NR.03 | Congo National Report - MOP4 | CMS, Gorilla Agreement | |
UNEP/CMS/COP12/Inf.25.17 | Congo - Rapport National COP12 | 21.04.2017 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP13/NR.023 | Chile - Informe Nacional COP13 | 02.09.2019 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP12/Inf.25.24 | Chile - Informe Nacional COP12 | 23.04.2017 | CMS |
UNEP/GA/MOP4/NR.02 | Central African Republic National Report - MOP4 | CMS, Gorilla Agreement | |
UNEP/CMS/COP14/NR.023 | Central African Republic - National Report COP14 | 09.06.2023 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP13/NR.021 | Cameroun - Rapport National COP13 | 02.09.2019 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP12/Inf.25.69 | Cabo Verde - National Report COP12 | 12.05.2017 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP13/NR.019 | Burundi - Rapport National COP13 | 02.09.2019 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP12/Inf.25.63 | Burundi - Rapport National COP12 | 11.05.2017 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP14/NR.020 | Burundi - National Report COP14 | 19.05.2023 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP13/NR.018 | Burkina Faso - Rapport National COP13 | 27.08.2019 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP12/Inf.25.22 | Burkina Faso - Rapport National COP12 | 23.04.2017 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP13/NR.017 | Bulgaria - National Report COP13 | 30.08.2019 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP14/NR.017 | Brazil - National Report COP14 | 24.05.2023 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP13/NR.016 | Brazil - National Report COP13 | 27.08.2019 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP12/Inf.25.58 | Brazil - National Report COP12 | 10.05.2017 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP13/NR.015 | Bosnia and Herzegovina - National Report COP13 | 03.09.2019 | CMS |