CMS
17 Aug 2012
The agenda for the First Meeting of the Signatories (MoS1) to the UNEP/CMS Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks includes, inter alia: reports from the first, second and third sharks negotiation meetings; reports from signatories; consideration of a draft conservation plan; and administrative and budgetary matters. As of 18 June 2012, the following countries had signed the MOU: Congo, Costa Rica, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Palau, Philippines, Senegal, Togo, US...
14 May 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
May 2012: The May issue of the Indian Ocean-South East Asian (IOSEA) Marine Turtle Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) e-newsletter reports on turtle releases in Eritrea and capacity-building in Myanmar.
The newsletter reports that two hawksbill turtles, one juvenile and one old female, were released to their natural habitat along Eritrea’s coast on 15 March 2012, after a period of convalescence. The turtles were the first of the species to be tagged in front of the public and media. The...
18 Apr 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
April 2012: Due to a security breach of the Indian Ocean – South East Asian (IOSEA) Marine Turtle Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) website, the Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) distributed a note in lieu of the monthly IOSEAN newsletter. The note offers an update on recent IOSEA/CMS developments.
The note highlights the release of an account of the Sixth Meeting of IOSEA Signatory States, which took place in Bangkok, Thailand,...
23 Jan 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
5 January 2012: Elizabeth Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), was appointed Deputy Director of the Division of Environmental Policy Implementation (DEPI) at the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), as of 9 January 2012. Mrema announced her decision to step down as Executive Secretary at the 38th meeting of the CMS Standing Committee and the most recent Conference of the Parties to the CMS (COP 10).
Mrema joined the UNEP/CMS...
16 Jan 2012
The 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS COP 10) will convene in Bergen, Norway. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/tenth-meeting-of-the-conference-of-the-parties-to-the-convention-on-migratory-species-cms-cop-10/ ]
