Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), Moorea, French Polynesia. Photo by Charles J. Sharp (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Green Turtle Recovery: A Major Conservation Success in Advance of CMS COP15
Four decades after being classified as ‘Endangered,’ the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) was recently reclassified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to ‘Least Concern’. This marked the first time an endangered marine turtle was reclassified to a non-threatened category.
Green turtles at Raine Island, Australia © Great Barrier Reef Foundation
Blue Corridors for Turtles – Funding Opportunity and Call for Data to Identify Important Marine Turtle Areas (IMTAs)
Blue Corridors for Turtles (BC4T) is a global initiative bringing together research institutions, non-profits, corporations, government agencies and local communities to conserve marine turtle
Sea turtle carapaces and skulls used as decoration on tribal house © Adela Hemelikova
Sea Turtle Protection Starts with Understanding More About the People who Take and Use Turtles
by Adela Hemelikova ([email protected]), Petr Chajma, Teuku Reza Ferasyi, Awaluddin, Nur Fadli, Widya Sari, Christine Madden, Kimberly Riskas, and Jiri Vojar
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.