Asia

Assessment of the conservation status of the leatherback turtle in the Indian Ocean and South-East Asia

For ease of comparison, the following text is structured using the same headings of the 7-page synthesis section of the 2006 Assessment of the conservation status of the leatherback turtle in the Indian Ocean and South-East Asia, compiled by Hamann et al. , which has been reproduced in  Appendix 1. Blue-coloured blocks interspersed throughout the document contain text extracted verbatim from the original report, reflecting the situation as it was known in 2006. All of the other text in this document represents more recent information that has been compiled for this update.

10 December 2021

North-west Indian Ocean Experts meet to Identify Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas

At the invitation of the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), marine experts from 15 Northwest Indian Ocean countries participated in a regional workshop to describe marine areas meeting criteria developed under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) for ecologically or biologically sensitive marine areas (EBSAs).

28 April 2015

Raptors MoU Secures 50 Signatories!

The CMS Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia (Raptors MoU) was signed by Lebanon and Syria, bringing the total number of Signatories to 50.

28 January 2015

2015/004: Nouveau Signataire du MdE Rapaces du PNUE/CMS

Le Secrétariat de la Convention sur la Conservation des espèces migratrices appartenant à la faune sauvage (CMS) dans sa capacité de dépositaire du Mémorandum d’Entente sur la Conservation des

28 January 2015

2015/002: Deuxième Réunion du Groupe Consultatif Technique (TAG2) du MdE Rapaces

L’unité de coordination du Mémorandum d’Entente sur la Conservation des Oiseaux de Proie Migrateurs d’Afrique et d’Eurasie (MdE Rapaces) a le plaisir d’annoncer que la deuxième réunion du Groupe Co

09 January 2015

Experts to Discuss Draft Conservation Plan to Reverse Decline in Saker Falcon Population

This article has been published in The National Newspaper UAE, on 10 June 2014.

 

11 June 2014

Flyway Action Plan for the Conservation of the Balkan and Central Asian Populations of the Egyptian Vulture

BSPB is the BirdLife International partner in Bulgaria. They have successfully led a previous collaborative project with UNEP/CMS entitled “Capacity Building to support the conservation of migratory Egyptian Vultures from the Western Palearctic on their wintering grounds in Ethiopia, Sudan and Chad” in 2012-2013.  Subsequently, they have been granted support by the European Union Life+ fund to develop an international Flyway Action Plan (FAP) for the Balkan Region.

27 November 2017

Le Plan d’action international pour le faucon sacre est publié à l’occasion de la journée mondiale de la vie sauvage

La journée mondiale de la vie sauvage est l’occasion de sensibiliser à la valeur intrinsèque de la vie sauvage et à la manière dont elle contribue aux aspects sociaux, économiques et culturels du bien-être humain. Les oiseaux de proie migrateurs représentent une part significativement importante de nombreux écosystèmes. En tant que prédateurs au sommet de la chaine, ils peuvent agir comme sentinelles de la santé de l’environnement. De plus, à travers l’histoire humaine, certaines espèces de rapaces ont acquis une signification culturelle particulière pour de nombreuses raisons. Par exemple, le faucon sacre (Falco cherrug) est considéré par certains gouverneurs et peuples comme une icône du patrimoine, notamment dans la région du Golfe, pour ses prouesses en tant que chasseur dans la fauconnerie.

03 March 2014

Resolution 3 from the 6th World Conference on Birds of Prey and Owls, held in Budapest, Hungary, 18 - 23 May 2003

Resolution 3Budapest, 18 - 23 May 2003
 
RECALLING that the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals 1979 (CMS) encourages international cooperative action to conserve migratory species;
 
CONSIDERING that migratory raptors constitute an important part of the global biological diversity which, in keeping with the spirit of the Convention on Biological Diversity 1992 and Agenda 21, should be conserved for the benefit of present and future generations;
 
29 January 2020