On
#BiodiversityDay
be part of the solution
#ForNature
.
Let’s work to conserve the natural wonders of the world and the diversity of migratory species.
Biodiversity is essential for all life on Earth.
Happy International Biodiversity Day!
Redesigned Ambassador Programme launched at
#CMSCOP13
.
Three newly appointed Ambassadors, Ian Redmond, Sacha Dench and Randeep Hooda, will promote the conservation of terrestrial, avain and aquatic
#migratoryspecies
respectively.
👉
🎉Happy
#InternationalJaguarDay
!
✅Americas' Largest
#wildcat
✅Known for its golden rosettes🐆
✅Solitary top predator
The
#jaguar
needs large territories to hunt & mate, often crossing international borders.
Countries now work under CMS on concrete conservation solutions.
📢BREAKING: New UN Report Finds Migratory Species Are Likely Among the Most Vulnerable to Plastic Pollution
It confirms
#PlasticPollution
impacts land & freshwater CMS-protected species in Asia-Pacific
Report is part of
@UNEP
CounterMeasure II Project
📢BREAKING:
Landmark UN report reveals shocking state of wildlife: the world’s
#migratoryspecies
of animals are in decline, and the global extinction risk is increasing.
The CMS report launches now at
#CMSCOP14
:
➡️
Today is
#PolarBearDay
! Scientists predict a global decline in polar bear abundance of between one and two-thirds by the end of the century due to
#climatechange
.
Official logo and slogan announced for the 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species.
#CMSCOP14
is set to take place in the historic city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from 12 to 17 February 2024.
Learn more:
Today marks the 1st celebration of the
@UN
#WorldSeagrassDay
Seagrasses are amongst the most widespread coastal habitats on the planet,essential both for many migratory species of wild animals, as well as for
#ClimateChange
mitigation.
Learn more:
It's
#WorldElephantDay
!
Did you know elephants undertake long journeys & depend on the ecological connectivity of uninterrupted migration routes?
Infrastructure developments should avoid or mitigate the isolation of elephant populations.
Read Factsheet
🗨️ "The next time you hear or see a wild bird, remember that they depend on every one of us, all along their flyways, all over the world, to protect them and the wild places they need to survive."
-
@fraenkelamy
CMS Executive Secretary Statement on
#WMBD2021
While
#bat
species can act as reservoirs of viruses, bats pose no risk to human health in their natural
#environment
. Instead, they provide enormous benefits including pollination, seed dispersal and pest control.
This year’s International Day for Biological Diversity is a day on which we can reflect on the value of nature, and recommit to protecting it, so that it can continue to protect and support us, says CMS Executive Secretary Amy Fraenkel.
#BiodiversityDay
📢BREAKING NEWS: New global initiative to map migrations of
#ungulates
(hooved mammals) launched in partnership of the Convention on Migratory Species and 92 international experts
The effort is detailed in
@ScienceMagazine
👉
@migratinghooves
⚡️PRESS RELEASE:
#CMSCOP13
Concludes in
#India
With Major New Actions for
#MigratorySpecies
- Ten Migratory Species Added to Global Wildlife Agreement including the Asian
#Elephant
🐘, Jaguar🐯and Great Indian Bustard
👉
📢Press Release:
Major New @UN Report Finds Climate Change is Severely Impacting Migratory Species of Wild Animals.
Impacts compromise key role of migratory species in mitigating climate change.
The CMS report launches now at @UNFCCC
#COP28
📢BREAKING: UN Initiative to Establish a Global Atlas on Animal Migration Sets Milestone with Launch of New Bird Migration Atlas
🗺️CMS launches the online Eurasian-African Bird Migration Atlas
➡️Press Release:
➡️Access the Atlas:
We are deeply sad to announce that Dr. Bradnee Chambers, Executive Secretary of the
@BonnConvention
passed away on 23 January 2019. Our condolences go to his family and friends. He will be missed by many colleagues here in Bonn and around the world!
#Climatechange
is affecting
#migratoryspecies
in many ways, both directly and indirectly.
The impact of climate change on migratory species and how we can help migratory species to adapt to a rapidly changing environment is now being discussed at
#CMSCOP13
.
Covering 70% of the earth’s surface, oceans are home to innumerable species, with many yet to be discovered.
In these immensities,
#sound
is vital and human-made
#noisepollution
wreaks havoc on marine wildlife.
Checkout our info hub:
🎥
@dw_environment
🎉Dec 4 is the
#InternationalCheetahDay
!
✅World’s fastest land animal
✅Most graceful of all big cats
✅Only remains in Africa & in Iran
Countries, NGOs & international experts have joined forces with CMS &
@CITES
for the conservation of
#Cheetah
& large carnivores in Africa.
#Elephants
🐘play a key role in preserving diversity in nature. Protecting their forest🌳🌱🌿 habitats as carbon sinks will sustain people and the planet.
#WorldWildLifeDay
#ForNature
👉
🚀The first-ever CMS report on the State of the World’s Migratory Species report launched today at
#CMSCOP14
Produced for CMS by conservation scientists at
@unepwcmc
, it highlights the perilous state of migratory species & calls for actions to save them
Today is the first ever International
#AngelSharkDay
! Join us in celebrating all 22 species of angel shark found around the world! The Angel Shark is listed on both CMS Appendices.
#CITESCoP18
just adopted decisions on the African Carnivores Initiative! This is a unique example of two Conventions cooperating for the conservation of large African carnivores.
#BigCats
“We have come together to fight Covid-19 as a species, so should we come together to protect these blessings that come to our homes. अतिथि देवो भवा - Guest is God. “ Here is my full message
#WorldMigratoryBirdDay
#RuddyShelduck
#BrahminyDuck
Happy
#InternationalJaguarDay
! 🎉
🐆Jaguars face many threats such as habitat fragmentation, poaching and climate change.
#CITESCoP19
has recently decided on a partnership between CMS,
@CITES
& the
#Jaguar
2030 Roadmap process to align conservation efforts!
BREAKING NEWS: Increased conservation measures are needed to address the decline in African Forest Elephant🐘 and Savanna Elephant.
The Critically Endangered smaller Forest Elephant has now been recognized by the IUCN Red List as a separate species.
👉
Let's preserve the world’s oceans and its natural wonders. The incredible variety of marine species is an essential part of food security and vital to the communities and livelihoods of half a billion people across the planet.
Happy
#WorldOceansDay
!
Shrinking sea meadows store more carbon than forests. Scientists are racing to track what’s left
The Dugong & Seagrass Hub is a communal platform for dugong and
#seagrass
conservationists in
#dugong
range states.
👉
Our lives, culture, society and economies are inextricably linked to a healthy planet where nature can thrive. Its time
#ForNature
, says Amy Fraenkel, CMS Executive Secretary, in her statement to mark
#WorldEnvironmentDay
👉🏿
Migratory birds are vital to the functioning of our planet’s ecosystems, which are essential to sustaining life on Earth.
#WMBD2020
#BirdsConnectOurWorld
Happy
#WorldSeaTurtleDay
!
Sea turtles play a vital role in maintaining healthy marine ecosystems.
By feeding on sponges Hawksbill turtles contribute to the protection of coral reefs, one of the most important ecosystems in the ocean.
Recently the
@IUCNRedList
listed the African
#ForestElephant
🐘as critically endangered and the African Savanna Elephant 🐘as endangered.
Research has shown the immense contribution that these elephants make to fighting
#climatechange
.
👉
🔔Coming Up on Monday 12 Feb!
🟢1st of its kind
🟢A comprehensive overview & analysis
🟢Supporting evidence-based decision-making
▶️STATE OF THE WORLD’S MIGRATORY SPECIES◀️
Report to be launched at
#CMSCOP14
Follow the launch press conference:
Protecting dugongs is important to fight
#climatechange
. No only
#dugongs
depend on seagrass. Seagrass beds can store carbon in addition to protecting shorelines from wave energy, thereby reducing disaster risk.
#DugongMOU
As the world heads towards
@UNBiodiversity
#COP15
, we need to
#ActNow
and fast to reverse biodiversity loss.
It’s
#InternationalCheetahDay
⚡️🐆
Help raise awareness of these magnificent, champion sprinters of nature and their dramatic conservation status.
Saturday, 8 October is
#WorldMigratoryBirdDay
Did you know
#LightPollution
contributes to the death of millions of birds?
Dim the Lights for Birds at Night!
CMS global guidelines are being developed to address this growing threat.
➡️Press Release:
"Because CMS focuses on migratory species that cross national and international boundaries it has immense power to foster the regional and global collaboration that is so essential to stopping the nature crisis that we face today.", said Joyce Msuya, DED of
@UNEP
, at
#CMSCOP13
.
About 300,000 cetaceans die as a result of fisheries bycatch every year, with significant conservation impacts for whales,🐳🐋 dolphins🐬, and porpoises. Preventing
#bycatch
and its impacts is vital to the conservation of marine species.👉
Ecosystem restoration benefits people and wildlife alike!
Let's join
#GenerationRestoration
to ensure that wild animals and their habitats can co-exist with our social and economic development and well-being.
Happy
#WorldEnvironmentDay
2021!
➡️
#DYK
that the Snow Leopard, a species that is also covered under the CMS Central Asian Mammals Initiative, has the longest, densest fur of any big cat? More interesting facts about this fascinating feline
#WorldSnowLeopardDay
:
Clean water is essential for all of the world’s creatures, including river dolphins 🐬, waterbirds 🦆🦢, and people. Happy
#WorldWaterDay
! 📸
@incredibleindia
The
#ClimateCrisis
has a twofold impact on marine turtles.
#Seaturtles
lose their nesting beaches as a result of a rise in sea levels and most hatchlings are born female.
#ecologicalconnectivity
is essential for migratory birds. It supports the complex migration strategies between their resting, breeding and feeding sites necessary for their survival.
#worldmigratorybirdday
👉
"Environmental challenges have never before been so pressing. Yet we have everything at our disposal to reverse these trends.
We are all part of the solution."
Statement from CMS Executive Secretary
@fraenkelAmy
on
#BiodiversityDay
#ForNature
👇🏻
If
#MigratoryBirds
are not protected in one part of their flyway, they will never make it to their next destination.
They connect all of us through our collective efforts to help them on their way.
>
@fraenkelamy
CMS Executive Secretary to mark
#WorldMigratoryBirdDay
#WMBD2020
📣PRESS RELEASE:
Historic UN Wildlife Meeting
#CMSCOP14
Concludes with Major Set of Actions for the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
Read more: …
#UNoceans
Meeting: In view of the declining ocean and coastal biodiversity, we need to work together to achieve targets on species, on
#ecologicalconnectivity
and habitats, including for the
#post2020
Global Biodiversity Framework.
#SDG14
Wetlands are 🌎 life providers:
➡️Rice for 3.5 billion people
➡️1 billion livelihoods
➡️ Most efficient land-based carbon stores
➡️ Host 40% of global species
#ActForWetlands
to act for people and nature.
#WorldWetlandsDay
👉
The 2019 UN Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity found that we are losing
#biodiversity
at an unprecedented rate.
Collective action by all countries is needed to address threats to biodiversity including habitat loss & fragmentation, overexploitation, &
#ClimateChange
.
We mourn the loss of our friend and former colleague Nick Williams. His passion and dedication for species conservation were outstanding. His contribution to the improved protection of birds of prey worldwide will be his legacy. We will greatly miss his wit and spontaneity.
#CMSCOP13
ends today after 8 days of meetings: Stakeholder Dialogue + High-level Segment, plenary and working groups, side events & exhibitions. Parties at the end of the COP to adopt Gandhinagar Declaration on CMS & the
#Post2020
Global
#Biodiversity
Framework. Thank you
#India
!
A warm welcome to all
#CMSCOP13
participants at Gandhinagar, India!
With 2,500+ registered participants COP13 will be the largest conference in the history of the Convention.
#EcologicalConnectivity
is the unimpeded movement of species and the flow of natural processes that sustain life on Earth. Improving ways of promoting connectivity in the conservation of
#migratoryspecies
was discussed today at the
#cmscop13
Preparatory Workshop Africa 🌍.
📢 ADOPTED!
New and extended priority conservation measures with targeted conservation plans were agreed for 16
#migratoryspecies
listed on CMS Appendices at
#CMSCOP14
.
Now it is time for action!
#migratoryanimals
such as bats 🦇 provide key services that we need, such as pollination of crops, pest control, seed dispersal. They are an integral part of ecosystems that support broader functions such as provision of fresh water and modulating temperature.
📢Breaking: New initiative seeks to connect wild spaces and secure a healthy planet for the benefit of all
Today at
#COP27
CMS partners WWF,
@Largelandscapes
&
@IUCN_WCPA
launch
-Wildlife Connect- to secure ecological connectivity
➡️Learn more:
📷
@WWF
#Saiga
numbers in
#Kazakhstan
🇰🇿continue to grow: with 334 400 animals they are now higher than before the 2015 mass mortality! Amazing capacity of a remarkable species to recover if well protected! Congratulations to the Kazakh government & all. Great success under
#SaigaMOU
!