CMS
16 Jan 2012
Organized by UN Environment Programme (UNEP) African Eurasian Waterbird Agreement and the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) 2011 will focus on the theme "Land-Use Changes From a Bird's-Eye View." The theme is intended to raise awareness about the dramatic effects human land use has on migratory birds and the ecosystems upon which they depend. WBMD was initiated in 2006 and is a global awareness-raising campaign highlighting the...
16 Jan 2012
This meeting is organized by the Secretariat of the Convention on Migratory Species. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/cms-scientific-symposium-whale-watching-symposium-and-meeting-to-develop-an-agreement-and-action-plan-for-the-conservation-and-management-of-small-cetaceans-in-tropical-west-africa/ ]
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
November 2010: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has released its annual report of activities for 2009, which covers activities related to climate change and biodiversity, among others.
On climate change, the report discusses the Pacific Year of Climate Change campaign, support to national meteorological services, the five-year Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change project, and support to Pacific negotiators for the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference in 2009...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
14 March 2011: A new pilot project using financial incentives to address direct hunting and accidental capture of dugongs was launched in Palau under the 2011 Year of the Dugong campaign. The initiative is led by the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS).
The project aims to foster sustainable and long-term dugong protection by improving the economic livelihoods of local communities, and thereby...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
October 2010: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has announced that four of its member States have recently signed agreements concluded under the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS).
SPREP announced that Palau and Vanuatu have become the final two Pacific dugong range States to sign the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation and Management of Dugongs and their Habitats throughout their Range (Dugong MOU). SPREP thus confirms that all SPREP members...
