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For news from all members of the CMS Family go to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140823065508/http://migratoryspecies.org/" target="_blank">www.migratoryspecies.org</a>. </p> <p>Please read more in our</p> <ul><li><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/news/press-releases">Press releases</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/news/op-ed">Op eds</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/news/notifications">Notifications</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/news/media-watch">Media Watch</a></li> </ul> </section> <!-- /.block --> </div> <div class="region region-content"> <section id="block-system-main" class="block block-system clearfix"> <div class="view view-front-end-news view-id-front_end_news view-display-id-news view-dom-id-eb12a6ba018b4b60f28e53b69c00a7b7"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <div id="node-6039" class="node node-news node-teaser clearfix" about="/en/news/cop11-agenda-discussed-during-preparatory-workshop-chile" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype=""><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/en/news/cop11-agenda-discussed-during-preparatory-workshop-chile">COP11 Agenda discussed during the preparatory workshop in Chile</a></h2> <div class="content article-body"> <div class="field field-name-field-featured-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/en/news/cop11-agenda-discussed-during-preparatory-workshop-chile"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140823065508im_/http://www.cms.int/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news_featured_image/precop_chile_0.jpg?itok=xrw6EV42" width="220" height="114" alt=""/></a><blockquote class="image-field-caption"> <p>Workshop participants © Francisco Rilla UNEP/CMS</p> </blockquote> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The UNEP/CMS Secretariat, in conjunction with the Department of Environment and Maritime Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile, successfully completed the preparatory workshop for the 11th Conference of the Parties to CMS (COP 11) in Santiago, Chile from 11-13 August 2014.</p> </div></div></div> <span class="text-muted">20 August 2014</span> </div> <ul class="links list-inline"><li class="node-readmore first last"><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/en/news/cop11-agenda-discussed-during-preparatory-workshop-chile" rel="tag" title="COP11 Agenda discussed during the preparatory workshop in Chile">Read more<span class="element-invisible"> about COP11 Agenda discussed during the preparatory workshop in Chile</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div id="node-6026" class="node node-news node-teaser clearfix" about="/en/news/tackling-marine-debris-issue-iwc-workshop" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype=""><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/en/news/tackling-marine-debris-issue-iwc-workshop">Tackling the Marine Debris Issue at IWC Workshop </a></h2> <div class="content article-body"> <div class="field field-name-field-featured-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/en/news/tackling-marine-debris-issue-iwc-workshop"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140823065508im_/http://www.cms.int/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news_featured_image/IWC-Workshop-Participants.jpg?itok=xrhX2lZc" width="220" height="124" alt=""/></a><blockquote class="image-field-caption"> <p>Participants at IWC Workshop. Credit: Claire Bass, World Animal Protection</p> </blockquote> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>CMS, which was represented by its Focal Point for North America, participated in an international workshop on marine debris and cetacean impacts held 5-7 August, Honolulu, USA. </p> </div></div></div> <span class="text-muted">14 August 2014</span> </div> <ul class="links list-inline"><li class="node-readmore first last"><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/en/news/tackling-marine-debris-issue-iwc-workshop" rel="tag" title="Tackling the Marine Debris Issue at IWC Workshop ">Read more<span class="element-invisible"> about Tackling the Marine Debris Issue at IWC Workshop </span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div id="node-6024" class="node node-news node-teaser clearfix" about="/en/news/regional-preparatory-and-negotiation-workshop-pacific-preparation-cms-cop11" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype=""><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/en/news/regional-preparatory-and-negotiation-workshop-pacific-preparation-cms-cop11">Regional Preparatory and Negotiation Workshop for the Pacific in Preparation of CMS COP11</a></h2> <div class="content article-body"> <div class="field field-name-field-featured-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/en/news/regional-preparatory-and-negotiation-workshop-pacific-preparation-cms-cop11"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140823065508im_/http://www.cms.int/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news_featured_image/precop_fiji.jpg?itok=6xX-W6gX" width="220" height="114" alt=""/></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The CMS Secretariat will hold a Regional Preparatory and Negotiation Pre-COP Workshop in Nadi, Fiji on 18-20 August to prepare Pacific representatives for the upcoming 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CMS COP11). </p> </div></div></div> <span class="text-muted">14 August 2014</span> </div> <ul class="links list-inline"><li class="node-readmore first last"><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/en/news/regional-preparatory-and-negotiation-workshop-pacific-preparation-cms-cop11" rel="tag" title="Regional Preparatory and Negotiation Workshop for the Pacific in Preparation of CMS COP11">Read more<span class="element-invisible"> about Regional Preparatory and Negotiation Workshop for the Pacific in Preparation of CMS COP11</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <div id="node-5950" class="node node-news node-teaser clearfix" about="/en/news/regional-preparatory-and-negotiation-workshop-latin-america-preparation-cms-cop11" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype=""><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/en/news/regional-preparatory-and-negotiation-workshop-latin-america-preparation-cms-cop11">Regional Preparatory and Negotiation Workshop for Latin America in Preparation for CMS COP11</a></h2> <div class="content article-body"> <div class="field field-name-field-featured-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/en/news/regional-preparatory-and-negotiation-workshop-latin-america-preparation-cms-cop11"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140823065508im_/http://www.cms.int/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news_featured_image/FourPreCOP_Overview_0.jpg?itok=uLpP5DRf" width="220" height="114" alt=""/></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The CMS Secretariat, in cooperation with the Government of Chile, will host a Regional Preparatory and Negotiations Workshop on 11-13 August in Santiago, Chile. The primary objective is to introduce the important issues of COP 11 to National Focal Points (NFPs) from the Latin American region.</p> </div></div></div> <span class="text-muted">07 August 2014</span> </div> <ul class="links list-inline"><li class="node-readmore first"><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/en/news/regional-preparatory-and-negotiation-workshop-latin-america-preparation-cms-cop11" rel="tag" title="Regional Preparatory and Negotiation Workshop for Latin America in Preparation for CMS COP11">Read more<span class="element-invisible"> about Regional Preparatory and Negotiation Workshop for Latin America in Preparation for CMS COP11</span></a></li> <li class="es last"><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/es/news/taller-de-negociaci%C3%B3n-preparatorio-regional-para-los-puntos-focales-de-am%C3%A9rica-latina-sobre-la" class="language-link" lang="es">Español</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd"> <div id="node-5876" class="node node-news node-teaser clearfix" about="/en/news/celebrating-20th-anniversary-siberian-crane-mou" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype=""><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/en/news/celebrating-20th-anniversary-siberian-crane-mou">Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Siberian Crane MOU</a></h2> <div class="content article-body"> <div class="field field-name-field-featured-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/en/news/celebrating-20th-anniversary-siberian-crane-mou"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140823065508im_/http://www.cms.int/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news_featured_image/siberian_crane_icf.jpg?itok=ba30gEEv" width="220" height="144" alt="Siberian Crane (Grus leucogeranus) © ICF" title="Siberian Crane (Grus leucogeranus) © ICF"/></a><blockquote class="image-field-caption"> <p>Siberian Crane (Grus leucogeranus) © ICF</p> </blockquote> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) has long been associated with efforts to protect the endangered Siberian Crane. The Memorandum of Understanding concerning Conservation Measures for the Siberian Crane (Grus leucogeranus) -the Siberian Crane MOU - was the first one to be developed under the auspices of CMS. It was concluded on 1 July 1993 and revised on 1 January 1999.Since then, the Siberian Crane MOU has been of great value to the Convention. This historic memorandum has consequently long served as an example to many of the other MOUs on the conservation of migratory species concluded to date under CMS.</p> </div></div></div> <span class="text-muted">30 July 2014</span> </div> <ul class="links list-inline"><li class="node-readmore first last"><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/en/news/celebrating-20th-anniversary-siberian-crane-mou" rel="tag" title="Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Siberian Crane MOU">Read more<span class="element-invisible"> about Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Siberian Crane MOU</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"> <div id="node-5865" class="node node-news node-teaser clearfix" about="/en/news/logo-11th-meeting-conference-parties-released" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype=""><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/en/news/logo-11th-meeting-conference-parties-released">Logo of 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties Released</a></h2> <div class="content article-body"> <div class="field field-name-field-featured-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/en/news/logo-11th-meeting-conference-parties-released"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140823065508im_/http://www.cms.int/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news_featured_image/logo_color2%20%284%29.jpg?itok=107wjoZT" width="220" height="176" alt="CMS COP11 Logo" title="CMS COP11 Logo"/></a><blockquote class="image-field-caption"> <p>CMS COP11 Logo</p> </blockquote> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Four months prior to the 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP11), the Secretariat of the Convention on Migratory Species (UNEP/CMS) presents the logo of this UN wildlife conference, which will take place in Quito, Ecuador, from 4 to 9 November 2015. </p> </div></div></div> <span class="text-muted">29 July 2014</span> </div> <ul class="links list-inline"><li class="node-readmore first last"><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/en/news/logo-11th-meeting-conference-parties-released" rel="tag" title="Logo of 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties Released">Read more<span class="element-invisible"> about Logo of 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties Released</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd"> <div id="node-5767" class="node node-news node-teaser clearfix" about="/en/news/cms-scientific-council-paves-way-cms-cop11" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype=""><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/en/news/cms-scientific-council-paves-way-cms-cop11">CMS Scientific Council Paves the Way for CMS COP11</a></h2> <div class="content article-body"> <div class="field field-name-field-featured-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/en/news/cms-scientific-council-paves-way-cms-cop11"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140823065508im_/http://www.cms.int/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news_featured_image/cms_scc_group_photo_forweb%20%282%29.jpg?itok=oCld4mKm" width="220" height="115" alt=" 18th Meeting of the CMS Scientific Council" title=" 18th Meeting of the CMS Scientific Council"/></a><blockquote class="image-field-caption"> <p>Participants at the CMS Scientific Council gathered in the atrium of the new UNFCCC HQ in Bonn © Frank Barsch (UNEP/CMS Secretariat)</p> </blockquote> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The Scientific Council of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) has set major landmarks at its 18th Meeting held in Bonn from 1-3 July. The Scientific Council advises on the implementation of the Convention and identifies important issues to be brought to the attention of the Conference of the Parties (COP) which is the main decision-making body of CMS.</p> </div></div></div> <span class="text-muted">11 July 2014</span> </div> <ul class="links list-inline"><li class="node-readmore first last"><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/en/news/cms-scientific-council-paves-way-cms-cop11" rel="tag" title="CMS Scientific Council Paves the Way for CMS COP11">Read more<span class="element-invisible"> about CMS Scientific Council Paves the Way for CMS COP11</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even"> <div id="node-5748" class="node node-news node-teaser clearfix" about="/en/news/new-member-un-family-bonn-ipbes" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype=""><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/en/news/new-member-un-family-bonn-ipbes">New Member of the UN Family in Bonn: IPBES</a></h2> <div class="content article-body"> <div class="field field-name-field-featured-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/en/news/new-member-un-family-bonn-ipbes"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140823065508im_/http://www.cms.int/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news_featured_image/ipbes_cms_website.jpg?itok=GeUj_2If" width="220" height="114" alt="IPBES" title="IPBES"/></a><blockquote class="image-field-caption"> <p>Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services</p> </blockquote> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The family of United Nations agencies in Bonn has grown with the addition yesterday of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). IPBES is the interface between the scientific community and policy makers and is of particular relevance to CMS. Professor Alfred Oteng-Yeboah of Ghana is the current chair of the CMS Standing Committee and the COP-appointed Councillor for African Fauna is a member of the IPBES Bureau.</p> </div></div></div> <span class="text-muted">09 July 2014</span> </div> <ul class="links list-inline"><li class="node-readmore first last"><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/en/news/new-member-un-family-bonn-ipbes" rel="tag" title="New Member of the UN Family in Bonn: IPBES">Read more<span class="element-invisible"> about New Member of the UN Family in Bonn: IPBES</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd"> <div id="node-5691" class="node node-news node-teaser clearfix" about="/en/news/cms-scientific-council-meets-bonn-set-course-cms-cop11" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype=""><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/en/news/cms-scientific-council-meets-bonn-set-course-cms-cop11">CMS Scientific Council Meets in Bonn to Set Course for CMS COP11 </a></h2> <div class="content article-body"> <div class="field field-name-field-featured-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/en/news/cms-scientific-council-meets-bonn-set-course-cms-cop11"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140823065508im_/http://www.cms.int/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news_featured_image/scc_18_1st_day_750_390.jpg?itok=3ABTafrO" width="220" height="114" alt="Scientific Council sets course for CMS COP11 © Florian Keil (UNEP/AEWA Secretariat) " title="Scientific Council sets course for CMS COP11 © Florian Keil (UNEP/AEWA Secretariat) "/></a><blockquote class="image-field-caption"> <p>Scientific Council sets course for CMS COP11 © Florian Keil (UNEP/AEWA Secretariat)</p> </blockquote> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The 18th Meeting of the Scientific Council to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) is meeting 1-3 July 2014 at the United Nations Premises in Bonn, Germany. The meeting brings together more than 80 experts from 50 countries including appointed experts covering specific threats, taxa, geographic regions or particular areas of interest to the Convention.</p> </div></div></div> <span class="text-muted">01 July 2014</span> </div> <ul class="links list-inline"><li class="node-readmore first last"><a href="/web/20140823065508/http://www.cms.int/en/news/cms-scientific-council-meets-bonn-set-course-cms-cop11" rel="tag" title="CMS Scientific Council Meets in Bonn to Set Course for CMS COP11 ">Read more<span class="element-invisible"> about CMS Scientific Council Meets in Bonn to Set Course for CMS COP11 </span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-10 views-row-even views-row-last"> <div id="node-5659" class="node node-news node-teaser clearfix" about="/en/news/first-un-environment-assembly-meets-nairobi" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document"> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype=""><a 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