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Eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP11) of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)
3-9 November 2014 | Quito, Ecuador
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The eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP11) of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) will convene in Quito, Ecuador, from 4-9 November 2014. The COP is the CMS decision-making body. It meets every three years to review the Convention’s implementation, adopt budgets, resolutions and recommendations, amend Appendix I and II and decide on priorities for future CMS activities.
CMS COP11 will be preceded by a High Level Ministerial Panel and regional coordination meetings on 3 November, and held along with meetings of the CMS Standing Committee on 2 and 9 November 2014. The COP will take important decisions, including among others on the following issues: proposed listings on the CMS Appendices of 32 migratory species under threat, including the polar bear, the African lion and more than 20 shark species; species Action Plans for the conservation of argali, Pacific loggerhead turtles and the saker falcon; Strategic Plan for Migratory Species 2015-2023 to provide vision, leadership and a driving force toward the full and effective implementation of commitments related to migratory species; a new initiative on Central Asia including a programme of work for the conservation of large mammal migrations in this region; and a series of important institutional issues including on concerted and cooperative action, an implementation/review mechanism for the Convention, and options for a new structure and modus operandi of the Scientific Council.
A CMS report entitled “Central Asian Mammals Initiative: Saving the Last Migrations,” will be launched. During the week, CMS will also convene many side events.
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| Argali herd in Kyrgyzstan (photo courtesy of Askar Davletbakov) |
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