CMS COP14: Action plans for African-Eurasian migratory landbirds, other avian species adopted

CMS COP14: Action plans for African-Eurasian migratory landbirds, other avian species adopted

Subject: Environment

Section: International Conventions

Context:

• The 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP14), held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, adopted an action plan to improve the conservation status of migratory landbird species in the African-Eurasian region on February 15, 2024.

African-Eurasian Migratory Landbirds Action Plan (AEMLAP):

• The adopted African-Eurasian Migratory Landbirds Action Plan (AEMLAP) includes urgent measures for habitat conservation, urges against illegal and unsustainable killing and trade, and emphasizes preventing bird poisoning from pesticides.
• It also included the adoption of the 12-year multi-species action plan for vultures.
• The plan also focuses on addressing habitat loss, degradation, and threats from energy infrastructure, particularly for migratory bustards.
• Additional action plans were adopted for species like the far eastern curlew, Baer’s pochard, European roller, Great Bustard, and the Christmas Island Frigatebird.
• Concerns were raised about the declining conservation status of the Indian Skimmer, with India and Bangladesh proposing its listing under the CMS and the development of an international action plan for its conservation.

Source: DTE