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Hammerhead shark in Galapagos
The Charles Darwin Foundation has become the newest Cooperating Partner to the CMS Sharks Memorandum of Understanding (Sharks MOU)
The Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) and the
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.
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).
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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Internship Opportunities in the CMS Aquatic Species Team in 2025
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, consider applying for an internship in our team!
Internship Opportunities at the CMS 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, consider applying for an internship at the CMS Secretariat! Check out the details in the Job Opening on the UN Careers page.
Les gouvernements de la côte Atlantique de l'Afrique s'engagent à la conservation efficace de la mégafaune marine
Aujourd'hui, une série historique de réunions, la « Semaine de la mégafaune marine de la CMS : Côte atlantique de l'Afrique » s’est achevée avec succès. En collaboration avec le Partenariat Régional pour la Conservation de la zone côtière et Marine (PRCM), quatre réunions ont été organisées au cours de quatre jours, réunissant des représentants gouvernementaux, des organisations intergouvernementales et non gouvernementales et des scientifiques pour des discussions détaillées sur quatre projets de plans d'action pour les espèces marines dans cette région riche en biodiversité.
Internship Opportunities at the CMS Aquatic Species Team in 2023
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, consider applying for an internship in our Aquatic Species Team! (CMS, ASCOBANS, Sharks MOU, IOSEA Marine Turtle MOU, Dugong MOU)
Une nouvelle étude révèle que la consommation de viande d’animaux sauvages appartenant à la mégafaune aquatique protégée par la CMS est largement répandue dans les tropiques
Dans la majeure partie du monde, et en particulier dans les régions tropicales et subtropicales, les animaux sauvages aquatiques sont capturés ou attrapés de façon opportuniste, et leur viande, les parties de leurs corps et/ou leurs œufs sont consommés à des fins de subsistance locale ou utilisés à des fins traditionnelles.