What does CMS stand for?

Convention on Migratory Species (birds)

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Samples in periodicals archive:

The proposal to raise the conservation status of the birds was initially put forward during a Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) meeting in Rome in 2008 but the final decision was kept at bay after some countries expressed differences in opinion.

Saker falcon trade ban 'could increase hunting'

The ninth conference of parties to the UN convention on migratory species are set to consider adding manatees, porpoises and several families of dolphins, among other animals, to the endangered list.

UN, zoo group launch 'Year of the Gorilla 2009'

that it is successful in achieving the Agreement's objectives as set out in Article II of the Convention on Migratory Species and Article II of the Agreement.

Waterbirds, the 2010 biodiversity target, and beyond: AEWA's ...

24 to receive new or heightened protection under the Convention on Migratory Species, a U.

Rare animals get U.N. protection. (Science And Society)

The call is being made by the Secretariat for the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), which has commissioned the first-ever comprehensive report on sea turtles on the Atlantic coast of Africa.

An insight into Africa's threatened sea turtles

The MA is recognized by governments as a mechanism to meet part of the assessment needs of four international environmental treaties -- the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, and the Convention on Migratory Species.

Experts Warn Ecosystem Changes Will Continue to Worsen, Putting ...

An upgrade would mean the popular sakers would be included in Appendix 1 of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) list, which effectively bars all sorts of trade in these birds.

Status of saker falcons in spotlight

Part of the international Convention on Migratory Species and Wild Animals (also known as the Bonn Convention), the pact is intended to improve conditions for not only elephants but for the region as a whole.

Pachyderm pact