Summary
The Second Meeting of Signatories (MOS2) to the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks (Sharks MOU) of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) continued for its fourth day in San José, Costa Rica.
In the morning, MOS2 began with a signing ceremony, welcoming Portugal as the fortieth member of the Sharks MOU. The Credentials Committee reported that all Signatories present at MOS2 have provided their credentials. MOS2 proceeded, continuing its discussion on the MOU’s rules of procedure, including on its purpose, quorum, decision making, procedural motions and observers. MOS2 then discussed the Advisory Committee’s (AC) terms of reference.
In the afternoon, MOS2 discussed: the MOU’s programme of work, including items related to information exchange and supporting synergies; the AC’s draft format for national reporting; and the draft terms of reference for cooperating partners, which they agreed to. They heard presentations from candidate cooperating partners, namely International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), Project Aware, the Shark Trust, Sharks Advocates International, Manta Trust, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) on, inter alia: their conservation strategies; education and outreach activities; capacity building efforts; and efforts to support the Sharks MOU. Afterwards, they signed the Sharks MOU as coordinating partners. MOS2 then proceeded to discuss the terms of reference for the Conservation Working Group, to which they agreed.
Two side events were held during the lunch break, “Golfo Dulce: Scalloped Hammerhead Sanctuary” was organized by Misión Tiburon, and “Global and Regional Perspectives for the Conservation and Management Of Migratory Sharks” was organized by Pretoma and Pew Charitable Trusts.
IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage and a summary and analysis report from Sharks MOS2, which is avaiable in HTML and PDF formats.
Signing Ceremony for Portugal to the Sharks MOU
Melanie Virtue, CMS Secretariat, João Loureiro, Portugal, Bert Lenten, CMS Secretariat, Chair Fernando Mora Rodríguez, Vice Minister of Waters, Oceans, Coasts and Wetlands, Costa Rica
Melanie Virtue, CMS Secretariat, Bert Lenten, CMS Secretariat, and João Loureiro, Portugal
Plenary
Lesley Gidding, Australia
Djibril Diouck, Senegal
Francisco Ponce, Chile, Andrea Ramírez, Colombia, and IWG Co-Chair Jamie Rendell (UK)
Ralf Sonntag, DEEPWAVE
Jürgen Friedrich, Germany
Stamatis Varsamos, EU
Øystein Størkersen, Norway
Francisco Ponce, Chile, and Andrea Ramírez, Colombia
Kossi Maxoe Sedzro, Togo
Scott Gallacher, New Zealand
Informal consultation during coffee break
Lesley Gidding, Australia, and Stamatis Varsamos, EU
Signing Ceremony for new Coordinating Partners to the Sharks MOU
Akram Eissa Darwich, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
Sonja Fordham, Shark Advocates International
Amie Brautigam, World Conservation Society (WCS)
Isabel Ender, Manta Trust
Ania Budziak, Project AWARE
Ali Hood, Shark Trust
Side Event: Global and Regional Perspectives for the Conservation and Management of Migratory Sharks
Side Event: Golfo Dulce: Scalloped Hammerhead Sanctuary
Around the Venue
Costa Rican delegates
Bo-Alex Fredvik, IISDRS, Brazil/Canada, Asterios Tsioumanis, IISDRS, Greece, and Jennifer Lenhart, IISDRS, Sweden/United States
Tine Lindberg-Roncari, CMS Secretariat, Robert Vagg, Report Writer, CMS Secretariat
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Funding for coverage of Sharks MOS2 has been provided by CMS
CMS Resources
- Sharks MOS2 Website
- Provisional Agenda and List of Documents
- Sharks MOU Text with Annexes
- Report of the First MOU
- Fact Sheet on the CMS Sharks MOU
- Sharks MOU Website
IISD ENB/ENB Meeting Coverage
- 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP11) of the CMS, 3-9 November 2014, Quito, Ecuador
- 12th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 12) and 1st Meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (NP COP/MOP 1), 6-17 and 13-17 October 2014, Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea
- Sharks MOS1, 24-27 September 2012, Bonn, Germany
- IISD Reporting Services Archive of CMS Meetings
Additional IISD Resources
- BIODIVERSITY-L - A Mailing List for News on Biodiversity and Wildlife Policy
- Natural Resources Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Activities Addressing Biodiversity, Forests, Land and Water Issues
- Linkages Update - Bi-weekly International Environment and Sustainable Development News
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