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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)
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 - / -
Thalassarche chlororhynchos Yellow-Nosed Albatross Aves Procellariiformes Diomedeidae - / -
Dendrocygna viduata White-Faced Whistling-Duck Aves Anseriformes Anatidae - / 1979
Procellaria aequinoctialis White-Chinned Petrel Aves Procellariiformes Procellaridae - / 1999
Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae - / 1979
Diomedea exulans Wandering Albatross Aves Procellariiformes Diomedeidae - / 1997
Galeorhinus galeus Tope Shark Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Triakidae - / 2020
Alectrurus risora Strange-Tailed Tyrant Aves Passeriformes Tyrannidae 2000 / 2005
Squalus acanthias Spiny Dogfish Chondrichthyes Squaliformes Squalidae - / 2008
Physeter macrocephalus Sperm Whale Mammalia Cetacea Physeteridae 2002 / 2002
Phocoena dioptrica Spectacled Porpoise Mammalia Cetacea Phocoenidae - / 1979
Procellaria conspicillata Spectacled Petrel Aves Procellariiformes Procellaridae - / -
Eubalaena australis Southern Right Whale Mammalia Cetacea Balaenidae 1979 / -
Netta erythrophthalma Southern Pochard Aves Anseriformes Anatidae - / 1979
Macronectes giganteus Southern Giant Petrel Aves Procellariiformes Procellaridae - / 1999
Otaria flavescens South American Sea Lion Mammalia Carnivora Otariidae - / 1979
Arctocephalus australis South American Fur Seal Mammalia Carnivora Otariidae - / 1979
Sphyrna zygaena Smooth Hammerhead Shark Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae - / 2020
Pristis pectinata Smalltooth Sawfish Chondrichthyes Rhinopristiformes Pristidae 2014 / 2014
Isurus oxyrinchus Shortfin Mako Shark Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Lamnidae - / 2008
Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl Aves Strigiformes Strigidae - / -
Calidris pusilla Semipalmated Sandpiper Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae 2014 / 1979
Balaenoptera borealis Sei Whale, Coalfish Whale, Pollack Whale, Rudolph's Rorqual Mammalia Cetacea Balaenopteridae 2002 / 2002
Sphyrna lewini Scalloped hammerhead shark Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae - / 2014
Calidris alba Sanderling Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae - / 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