LHNet signed the joint statement to Secure the Future of CMS

Nineteen non-governmental organisations, incluciing LHNet, undersigned the Joint Statement directed to the participants of the 10th CMS Conference of the Parties, November 2011, Norway. The action was based based on a initiative of the Migratory Wildlife Network.

The Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), Ramsar and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are important international conventions that together provide the combination of strict protection for endangered migratory species and habitat, facilitation and coordination of species and transboundary research, restriction of trade, targeted conservation activities for species migrating across national boundaries, as well as the organization and conclusion of multilateral agreements for species with an unfavourable conservation status. This complete package is crucial for migratory species.

The position of CMS in the global conservation effort is vital, and it is imperative that we sufficiently support CMS in order to drive forward an agenda that is of the greatest importance to us all: download the Statement.