Shark underwater at Cabo San Lucas, B.C.S., Mexico / Photo by Elianne Dipp
High Seas Treaty: A New Era for Migratory Species and Ocean Governance
The Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) has reached the threshold for entry into force. This historic milestone marks the beginning of a new era for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in the high seas—an area covering two-thirds of the world’s ocean.
2025/024: Encuesta para las Partes que aplican las decisiones de la COP14 sobre los ecosistemas de pastos marinos
En la 14ª reunión de la Conferencia de las Partes (COP14), se adoptó una resolución y un conjunto de decisiones conexas para reforzar la conservación y la gestión sostenible de los ecosistemas de p
2025/023: Solicitud de apoyo financiero para la COP15 de la CMS
Tal y como se anunció en la Notificación 2025/014, la 15.ª
2025/022: Invitación a la octava reunión del Comité del período de sesiones del Consejo Científico de la CMS (ScC-SC8)
La octava reunión del Comité del período de sesiones del Consejo Científico de la CMS (ScC-SC8) tendrá lugar del 15 al 18 de diciembre de 2025 en los locales de la Secretaría de la
Migratory Species and Wetlands: Insights from the Global Wetland Outlook 2025
Bonn, 21 July 2025 — Wetlands, which sustain life across the planet, are disappearing faster than any other ecosystem.
Investing in Biodiversity: Unlocking Greater Returns
The Liaison Group of Biodiversity-related Conventions (BLG), a long-standing network uniting the executive heads of the eight biodiversity-related conventions, met on 21 February 2025 at FAO Headquarters in Rome ahead of the resumed sessions of the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP16). The group reaffirmed their collective support to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF).
El tratado de la ONU sobre Vida Silvestre publica nuevos informes sobre la importancia de la conservación liderada por comunidades
Las estrategias de conservación lideradas por comunidades pueden ser fundamentales para la conservación exitosa de especies migratorias, según dos informes clave publicados por la Convención sobre la Conservación de las Especies Migratorias de Animales Silvestres (CMS), un tratado mundial sobre vida silvestre de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas.
Internship Opportunities in the Aquatic Species Team
Are you a university student or a recent graduate? Are you interested in aquatic migratory species? Are you interested in the work of a multilateral environmental agreement of the United Nations? If your answer is yes, maybe consider applying for an internship in our Aquatic Species Team! (ASCOBANS, CMS, Sharks MOU, IOSEA Marine Turtle MOU)
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Consuming Sea Turtle Meat: Health Risks and Conservation Impacts
In a recent tragic incident in the Philippines, three people lost their lives and over 30 others were hospitalized after consuming a stew made with marine turtle meat. This tragic event is not an isolated incident, with the consumption of sea turtle meat leading to over 2400 known cases of illness and 420 fatalities worldwide since 1900.
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Actions to Strengthen Marine Turtle Conservation agreed at UN Meeting in Tanzania
Governments, scientific experts and stakeholders gathered over four days in an international meeting that ended today to discuss pressing conservation issues for marine turtles in the Indian Ocean and South-East Asia region. The 9th Meeting of the Signatory States to the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation and Management of Marine Turtles and their Habitats of the Indian Ocean and South-East Asia (IOSEA Marine Turtles MOU) agreed on a number of conservation actions.