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ecotopical.comMigratory species summit adopts new marine protections amid extinction warnings
Dozens of migratory animals, including 33 marine species, gained new protections during the recent summit for the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. The 15th Conference of the Parties (CMS COP15) took place March 23-29 in Campo Grande, Brazil, under the slogan “Connecting Nature to Sustain Life.” “It was a very strong COP for marine species,” Amy Fraenkel, CMS executive secretary, told Mongabay after the meeting…
Governments agree to protect migratory species and curb global by-catch, marking a decisive turn in the fight for biodiversity at COP15 of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), held in Brazil, in a symbolic environment: the Pantanal, the most biodiverse wetland on the planet. The agreement comes with alarming background figures: more than 1 million species at risk of extinction, according to the UN, and a massive mortality caused by by-catc…
56 visits Very motivated returned the Chilean delegation that was in Campo Grande, Brazil, participating in the Fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), at the end of March. It was not for less: in the instance, which has 133 States parties, two proposals were approved by Chile, concerning two endangered birds: the Chorlo de Magallanes and the Straight Peaked Z…
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