As an environmental treaty of the United Nations, CMS provides a global platform for the conservation and sustainable use of migratory animals and their habitats. CMS brings together the States through which migratory animals pass, the Range States, and lays the legal foundation for internationally coordinated conservation measures throughout a migratory range.
As the only global convention specializing in the conservation of migratory species, their habitats and migration routes, CMS complements and co-operates with a number of other international organizations, NGOs and partners in the media as well as in the corporate sector.
Migratory species threatened with extinction are listed on Appendix I of the Convention. CMS Parties strive towards strictly protecting these animals, conserving or restoring the places where they live, mitigating obstacles to migration and controlling other factors that might endanger them. Besides establishing obligations for each State joining the Convention, CMS promotes concerted action among the Range States of many of these species.
Migratory species that need or would significantly benefit from international co-operation are listed in Appendix II of the Convention. For this reason, the Convention encourages the Range States to conclude global or regional agreements.
In this respect, CMS acts as a framework Convention. The agreements may range from legally binding treaties (called Agreements) to less formal instruments, such as Memoranda of Understanding, and can be adapted to the requirements of particular regions. The development of models tailored according to the conservation needs throughout the migratory range is a unique capacity to CMS.
Access the text of the Convention on Migratory Species and the Appendices.
Title | Status | Status date | CMS Party number | Region |
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Tonga | Non-Party | AM | Oceania | |
Togo | Party | 1996 | 048 | Africa |
Timor-Leste | Non-Party | Oceania | ||
Thailand | Non-Party | AM | Asia | |
Tajikistan | Party | 2001 | 071 | Asia |
Syrian Arab Republic | Party | 2003 | 082 | Asia |
Switzerland | Party | 1995 | 046 | Europe |
Sweden | Party | 1983 | 001 | Europe |
Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Norway) | Party | 1985 | 018 | Europe |
Suriname | Non-Party | South & Central America & The Caribbean | ||
Sudan | Non-Party | AM | Africa | |
Sri Lanka | Party | 1990 | 033 | Asia |
Spain | Party | 1985 | 017 | Europe |
South Sudan | Non-Party | Africa | ||
South Africa | Party | 1991 | 038 | Africa |
Somalia | Party | 1986 | 020 | Africa |
Solomon Islands | Non-Party | AM | Oceania | |
Slovenia | Party | 1999 | 057 | Europe |
Slovakia | Party | 1995 | 045 | Europe |
Singapore | Non-Party | Asia |
Instrument name | Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals |
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Languages | English French Spanish |
Depositary | Germany |
Website URL | http://www.cms.int/ |
Other | Summary of the application of CMS to Overseas Territories/Autonomous Regions of Parties and of reservations regarding species in the CMS Appendices |
Attachment | Size |
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Convention text (English) | 29.28 KB |
Texte de la Convention (français) | 32.24 KB |
Texto de la Convención (español) | 36.45 KB |
ConventionText (Arabic) نص الاتفاقية | 422.25 KB |
Convention Text (Chinese) 公约文本 | 746.12 KB |
Convention Text (Russian) текст Конвенции | 337.12 KB |
Application of CMS to Overseas Territories/Autonomous Regions of Parties & of reservations on species in the CMS Appendices | 143.53 KB |
Scientific name | Common name | Class | Order | Family | Appendix (App. I / App. II) |
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Acipenser schrenckii | Amur Sturgeon | Pisces (Actinopterygii) | Acipenseriformes | Acipenseridae | - / 1999 |
Brotogeris pyrrhopterus | Grey-Cheeked Parakeet | Aves | Psittaciformes | Psittacidae | 2002 / - |
Tringa glareola | Wood Sandpiper | Aves | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | - / 1979 |
Phalaropus lobatus | Red-Necked Phalarope | Aves | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | - / 1979 |
Gyps fulvus | Griffon Vulture | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | - / 1979 |
Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Aves | Falconiformes | Falconidae | - / 1979 |
Limosa limosa | Black-Tailed Godwit | Aves | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | - / 1979 |
Thalasseus bergii | Great Crested Tern | Aves | Charadriiformes | Laridae | - / 1994 |
Uncia uncia | Snow Leopard | Mammalia | Carnivora | Felidae | 1986 / - |
Geokichla guttata | Spotted Ground Thrush | Aves | Passeriformes | Muscicapidae | 2005 / 1979 |
Sternula albifrons | Little Tern | Aves | Charadriiformes | Laridae | - / 1994 |
Aythya fuligula | Tufted Duck | Aves | Anseriformes | Anatidae | - / 1979 |
Rhinolophus euryale | Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat | Mammalia | Chiroptera | Rhinolophidae | - / 1985 |
Sterna hirundo hirundo | Common Tern | Aves | Charadriiformes | Laridae | - / 1994 |
Larus relictus | Relict Gull | Aves | Charadriiformes | Laridae | 1979 / - |
Aythya baeri | Baer's Pochard | Aves | Anseriformes | Anatidae | 2008 / 1979 |
Cephalorhynchus commersonii | Commerson's Dolphin | Mammalia | Cetacea | Delphinidae | - / 1991 |
Ardea alba alba | Great Egret, Great White Egret | Aves | Pelecaniformes | Ardeidae | - / 1994 |
Plectropterus gambensis | Spur-Winged Goose | Aves | Anseriformes | Anatidae | - / 1979 |
Macronectes halli | Northern Giant Petrel | Aves | Procellariiformes | Procellaridae | - / 1999 |
Myotis blythii | Lesser Mouse-Eared Bat | Mammalia | Chiroptera | Vespertilionidae | - / 1985 |
Milvus lineatus | Black-Eared Kite | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | - / 1979 |
Butastur rufipennis | Grasshopper Buzzard | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | - / 1979 |
Balaenoptera bonaerensis | Antarctic Minke Whale | Mammalia | Cetacea | Balaenopteridae | - / 2002 |
Isurus oxyrinchus | Shortfin Mako Shark | Chondrichthyes | Lamniformes | Lamnidae | - / 2008 |
Project | Start date | End date | Implementing Agency | Status | Region |
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CounterMEASURE II: Promotion of Action Against Marine Plastic Litter in Asia and the Pacific | 12/01/2020 | 06/30/2021 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific | Ongoing | Asia, South-East Asia |
Conservation of the Saffron-cowled Blackbird Xanthopsar flavus (= Agelaius flavus) | Asociación Guyrá Paraguay (AGP) | Completed | South & Central America & The Caribbean | ||
Conservation of Sea Turtles along the coast of Peru | Asociacion Peruana para la Conservacion de la Naturaleza, APECO | Completed | South & Central America & The Caribbean | ||
Connectivity between the populations of the Giant Manta Ray in the Galapagos Islands and coastal Ecuador and Peru | 10/15/2015 | 08/31/2016 | The Manta Trust | Ongoing | South & Central America & The Caribbean |
Awareness Campaign for the Lesser White-fronted Goose | The Norwegian Ornithological Society (project leader); Danish National Environmental Research Institute (focal point councillor) | Completed | Asia, Europe | ||
Action Plan for the recovery of the Mediterranean Monk Seal in the Eastern Atlantic (Meeting of the Action Plan working group in the Mauritania) | Fundación CBD para la Conservación de la Biodiversidad y su Habitat (CBD-Habitat) | Completed | Eastern Atlantic | ||
Acoustic surveys of Humpback Whales in Southern Mozambique | 08/01/2012 | 08/31/2013 | Centre for Marine Science and Technology | Ongoing | Africa |
A SURVEY OF THE STATUS OF CETACEANS IN SENEGAL, THE GAMBIA AND GUINEA-BISSAU | Marine Education and Research (MER) | Completed | Africa | ||
Study: Conservation Priorities for Shark and Ray Species included and proposed for inclusion in Annex 1 to the CMS Sharks MOU | In preparation | Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South & Central America & The Caribbean, Atlantic Ocean, Eastern Atlantic, Indian Ocean, North Pacific, South Pacific, South-East Asia, South-West Asia, South-Western Atlantic, West Africa, Western Pacific | |||
Conservation of the Blue Swallow, in the Eastern Highlands, Zimbabwe | 09/01/2012 | 04/30/2014 | BirdLife Zimbabwe | Ongoing | Africa |
Document Number | Title | Publish date | CMS Instrument |
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UNEP/CMS/COP13/NR.118 | Togo - Rapport National COP13 | 08.11.2019 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP12/Inf.25.37 | Togo - Rapport National COP12 | 25.04.2017 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP12/Inf.25.15 | The FYR Macedonia - National Report COP12 | 18.04.2017 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP13/NR.117 | Tajikistan - National Report COP13 | 27.08.2019 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP14/NR.119 | Syrian Arab Republic - National Report COP14 | 26.05.2023 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP13/NR.116 | Syrian Arab Republic - National Report COP13 | 02.09.2019 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP12/Inf.25.41 | Syrian Arab Republic - National Report COP12 | 27.04.2017 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP14/NR.118 | Switzerland - National Report COP14 | 26.05.2023 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP13/NR.115 | Switzerland - National Report COP13 | 27.08.2019 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP12/Inf.25.6 | Switzerland - National Report COP12 | 31.03.2017 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP14/NR.117 | Sweden - National Report COP14 | 19.05.2023 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP13/NR.114 | Sweden - National Report COP13 | 29.08.2019 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP14/NR.116 | Sri Lanka - National Report COP14 | 22.05.2023 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP13/NR.113 | Sri Lanka - National Report COP13 | 02.09.2019 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP12/Inf.25.4 | Sri Lanka - National Report COP12 | 28.03.2017 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP12/Inf.25.67 | Spain/España - Informe Nacional COP12 | 19.05.2017 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP13/NR.112 | Spain / España - Informe Nacional COP13 | 24.09.2019 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP14/NR.115 | Spain - National Report COP14 | 19.05.2023 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP14/NR.114 | South Africa - National Report COP14 | 26.05.2023 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP13/NR.111 | South Africa - National Report COP13 | 27.08.2019 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP12/Inf.25.77 | South Africa - National Report COP12 | 19.05.2017 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP14/NR.112 | Slovenia - National Report COP14 | 15.09.2023 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP13/NR.109 | Slovenia - National Report COP13 | 30.08.2019 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP12/Inf.25.64 | Slovenia - National Report COP12 | 12.05.2017 | CMS |
UNEP/CMS/COP14/NR.111 | Slovakia - National Report COP14 | 26.05.2023 | CMS |