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UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) report on "State of the World’s Migratory Species" launched

Posted 13 Feb 2024

Updated 22 Mar 2024

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  • This First ever report was launched by Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) at 14th Conference of Parties in Uzbekistan.

 

  • Key findings of report
    • 1 in 5 CMS-listed species are threatened with extinction (TwE) and 44% have decreasing population trend.
      • 82% of Appendix I species are TwE and 76% are declining.
      • 18% of Appendix II species are globally threatened and 42% have decreasing trend.
    • 97% of CMS-listed fish are TwE.
    • Extinction risk growing for both CMS listed species and all migratory species.
    • Globally, 399 migratory species (threatened or near TwE) are not currently listed under CMS.
    • 2 Main threats to migratory species: Habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation; Overexploitation.
    • Other threats: Climate change & severe weather, Pollution, Invasive species and diseases etc.
  • Importance of Migratory Species: Climate change mitigation; Regulate Ecosystem through predation and grazing; important source of food and ecotourism attractions etc.

 

  • Recommendations 
    • Identify, protect, connect and restore sites for migratory species.
    • Strengthen collaborative international efforts to tackle overexploitation.
    • Scale up efforts to tackle climate change, and light, noise, chemical and plastic pollution.
    • Prioritize research on ‘Data Deficient’ migratory species.

 

About CMS

  • Signed in 1979, CMS (Bonn Convention) is an environmental treaty under aegis of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
  • It provides a global platform for conservation and sustainable use of migratory animals and their habitats.
  • CMS Appendices
  • Appendix I: Migratory species that have been assessed as being in danger of extinction.
  • Appendix II: Migratory species which require international agreements for their conservation.
  • CMS has 133 parties including India.
  • Tags :
  • State of the World’s Migratory Species Report
  • Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)
  • United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
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