The CMS Energy Task Force (ETF) has convened annually since 2016. At its eighth meeting, held from 16 to 17 September 2025, the ETF reviewed progress against the Work Plan 2021 - 2024, approved its new Work Plan 2025 - 2032, and endorsed strategic documents related to the Working Group.
This interim meeting will provide an opportunity to review progress in implementing ETF Work Plan and share updates on activities and developments so far this year. These will include outcomes from CMS COP15, reports from the Working Groups, updates on the Small Grant Fund, and contributions from ETF Members and Observers. The meeting will also provide an update on preparations for the Ninth Meeting of the ETF (ETF9).
Background
The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) recognise the need to integrate the conservation of migratory species across the energy sector and have adopted a number of resolutions and guidelines to this end. The CMS Energy Task Force was established in 2015 in accordance with Resolution 11.27 (Rev. COP13) Renewable Energy and Migratory Species to support the implementation of these resolutions and the use of relevant guidelines.
