Summary
The twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP12) to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) resumed Wednesday, 25 October 2017. Participants heard a keynote speech from Erik Solheim, UN Environment Executive Director, and reports from UN Environment, the CMS daughter agreements, and the working groups. The Committee of the Whole (CoW) then continued its work, discussing the remaining aquatic and avian species conservation issues, national reports, synergies and partnerships, and the Strategic Plan for Migratory Species 2015-2023 (SPMS).
In the afternoon, the CoW resumed. Participants discussed: the Manila Declaration on Sustainable Development and Migratory Species; crosscutting conservation issues, including marine debris, climate change, bycatch, and the conservation implications of animal culture and social complexity; the future shape and strategies of CMS and the CMS Family; and taxonomy.
The working groups and the Budget Committee met over the course of the day to continue their work.
IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage, daily reports, and a summary and analysis report from the CMS COP12. The summary and analysis report is now available in HTML and PDF.
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Committee of the Whole (CoW)
Erik Solheim, UN Environment Executive Director, delivering a keynote speech
L-R: Bert Lenten, CMS Deputy Executive Secretary; Melanie Virtue, CMS Secretariat; Rod Hay, CoW Chair; Erik Solheim, UN Environment Executive Director; and Bradnee Chambers, CMS Executive Secretary
L-R: Erik Solheim, UN Environment Executive Director, and Bradnee Chambers, CMS Executive Secretary
Elizabeth Mrema, UN Environment
Florence Descroix-Comanducci, ACCOBAMS Executive Secretary
Jacques Trouvilliez, AEWA Executive Secretary
Andreas Streit, EUROBATS Executive Secretary
Nana Kofi Adu-Nsiah, Ghana
Thea Carroll, South Africa
Marcelo Böhlke, Brazil
Juan Miguel Cuna, the Philippines
Margi Prideaux, Wild Migration
Michael Donoghue, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Fernando Spina, Scientific Council Chair
Colin Galbraith, CMS Scientific Councillor
Ines Verleye, Belgium
Melanie Virtue, CMS Secretariat
Tilman Schneider, CMS Secretariat
Working Groups
View of the Aquatic Working Group, chaired by Barry Baker, CMS Scientific Councillor
View of the Avian Working Group, chaired by Rob Clay, CMS Scientific Councillor
CMS COP12 Snapshots
COP12 local registration staff pose with Nermalie Lita (center), Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the Philippines
L-R: Kelly Malsch, UNEP-WCMC, and Sarah Ferriss, International Whaling Commission (IWC)
"A Happy Marine Life," an art installation on marine migratory species by Yvette Co and Roel Lazaro
Luggage tags depicting Philippine migratory wildlife