Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals

Convention on Migratory Species
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
Type	Multilateral
Context	Wildlife conservation
Signed	6 November 1979
Location	Bonn, West Germany
Effective	1 November 1983
Condition	Ratification by 15 states
Parties	130 States + EU Afghanistan ; Albania ; Algeria ; Angola ; Antigua and Barbuda ; Argentina ; Armenia ; Australia ; Austria ; Bangladesh ; Belarus ; Belgium ; Benin ; Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ; Bosnia and Herzegovina ; Brazil ; Bulgaria ; Burkina Faso ; Burundi ; Cabo Verde ; Cameroon ; Central African Republic ; Chad ; Chile ; Congo ; Cook Islands ; Costa Rica ; Côte d'Ivoire ; Croatia ; Cuba ; Cyprus ; Czech Republic ; DR Congo ; Denmark ; Djibouti ; Dominican Republic ; Ecuador ; Egypt ; Equatorial Guinea ; Eritrea ; Estonia ; eSwatini ; Ethiopia ; European Union ; Fiji ; Finland ; France ; Gabon ; Gambia (Republic of The) ; Georgia ; Germany ; Ghana ; Greece ; Guinea ; Guinea-Bissau ; Honduras ; Hungary ; India ; Iran (Islamic Republic of) ; Iraq ; Ireland ; Israel ; Italy ; Jordan ; Kazakhstan ; Kenya ; Kyrgyzstan ; Latvia ; Lebanon ; Liberia ; Libya ; Liechtenstein ; Lithuania ; Luxembourg ; Madagascar ; Malawi ; Maldives ; Mali ; Malta ; Mauritania ; Mauritius ; Monaco ; Mongolia ; Montenegro ; Morocco ; Mozambique ; Netherlands ; New Zealand ; Niger ; Nigeria ; North Macedonia ; Norway ; Pakistan ; Palau ; Panama ; Paraguay ; Peru ; Philippines ; Poland ; Portugal ; Republic of Moldova ; Romania ; Rwanda ; Samoa ; São Tomé and Príncipe ; Saudi Arabia ; Senegal ; Serbia ; Seychelles ; Slovakia ; Slovenia ; Somalia ; South Africa ; Spain ; Sri Lanka ; Sweden ; Switzerland ; Syrian Arab Republic ; Tajikistan ; Togo ; Trinidad and Tobago ; Tunisia ; Uganda ; Ukraine ; United Arab Emirates ; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ; United Republic of Tanzania ; Uruguay ; Uzbekistan ; Yemen ; Zimbabwe ;
Depositary	Government of Germany
Languages	English; French; German; Russian; Spanish;
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The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, also known as the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) or the Bonn Convention, is an international agreement that aims to conserve migratory species throughout their ranges.^[1] The agreement was signed under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme and is concerned with conservation of wildlife and habitats on a global scale.^[2]

Signed in 1979 in Bonn, West Germany, the convention entered into force in 1983. As of September 2020, there are 131 Member States to the convention. The depositary is the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany.

The CMS is the only global, and United Nations-based, intergovernmental organization established exclusively for the conservation and management of terrestrial, aquatic and avian migratory species. The CMS, and its daughter agreements, determine policy and provide further guidance on specific issues through their strategic plans, action plans, resolutions, decisions and guidelines.

^ "Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals" (PDF). Retrieved 18 August 2023.
^ "Amendments, done at Bergen on 25 November 2011,to Appendices I and II to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (Bonn, 23 June 1979) – ATS 10 of 2012". Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 18 April 2017.

[1] "Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals" (PDF). Retrieved 18 August 2023.

[treaty-2] "Amendments, done at Bergen on 25 November 2011,to Appendices I and II to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (Bonn, 23 June 1979) – ATS 10 of 2012". Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 18 April 2017.

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