WCS at CMS COP15

The 15th meeting of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS CoP15) is running from March 23-29 in Campo Grande, Brazil.

WCS has a long history of partnership with CMS, which includes the signing of a formal Cooperation Agreement in 2007, and we have a team on the ground participating in the event.

Urgent Action

WCS’s Role at CMS COP15

Watch more WCS videos from COP15 on YouTube.

WCS Wild Audio

This Month in Brazil, Renewed Hope for the World’s Migratory Species

Ahead of CMS CoP15, WCS Wild Audio spoke to CMS Executive Secretary Amy Fraenkel about the state of the world’s migratory species — and what’s at stake at this year’s conference.

Reporting: Nat Moss
Guest: Amy Fraenkel

WCS Wild Audio · This Month in Brazil, Renewed Hope for the World’s Migratory Species

Documents

CMS CoP15 Policy Recommendations

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Regional Action Plan for Migratory Amazonian Catfish

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Recent Scientific Evidence Showing Population Declines in Thresher Sharks

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Blog

To Save Migratory Species, Conservation Must Cross Borders

A few days ago in Brazil’s Pantanal, I watched a pair of jaguars resting in tall grasses, their bodies almost disappearing into the landscape, writes WCS's Susan Lieberman. But their future is far from secure.

WCS Urges Global Action to Protect Striped Hyena as Populations Decline

WCS is urging Parties to support the proposal to include the striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) on both Appendix I and Appendix II of CMS.

WCS Backs Urgent Protections for Giant Otter at Wildlife Summit in Brazil

“Listing the giant otter on both Appendix I and Appendix II of CMS will send a clear signal that urgent, coordinated international action is needed to conserve this species and the freshwater ecosystems it depends on,” said WCS's Susan Lieberman.

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WCS Urges Urgent Action to Halt the Accelerating Decline of Migratory Species Worldwide

CMS Party governments have a critical opportunity at this meeting to act decisively, using the best available science, to halt and reverse these trends.

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