As #CMSCOP15 closes, thank you to all delegates, partners and participants for your commitment & collaboration.
Warm thanks to the staff and the people of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, and its Ministry of Environment & Climate Change for the support.
Safe travels home to delegates. 🙏
BREAKING: CMS Parties agree on new or upgraded protections for 40 migratory species and populations at the close of #CMSCOP15 in Brazil, a major step for global wildlife conservation.
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-Español: www.cms.int/es/news/40-e...
-Français: www.cms.int/fr/news/liss...
From bats to sea turtles, #CMSCOP15 participants have a favorite migratory animal.
Which is your favorite migratory species? Let us know in the comments! 🦇
At #CMSCOP15, during Sunday's closing statements, a delegate commended the “vibrant youth volunteers” from Brazil asking critical questions in the corridors, and stressed the importance of being accountable to youth when making decisions with far-reaching implications. #ConnectingNature @cms.int
As the final session of #CMSCOP15 gets underway, meet some of the incredible people who have made our conference happen! 👏
To those featured here, and to the many more not pictured: thank you! #CMSCOP15 would not have been possible without you.
A major outcome from #CMSCOP15: Parties have officially approved the inclusion of 40 species in CMS Appendices I and/or II. 🐾
More updates on the newly listed species coming soon.
Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) writers bring you a full daily recap of negotiations, discussions and highlights at #CMSCOP15, along with fantastic images you won’t find anywhere else.
Don’t miss today’s coverage: enb.iisd.org/conference-p...
Final day. Final decisions. Follow the closing of #CMSCOP15 live here: www.youtube.com/@BonnConvent...
Only 53% of the total area of KBAs is covered by protected and conserved areas, revealing significant gaps in safeguarding critical habitats. More work is needed to conserve comprehensive networks of sites that support species throughout their migratory cycles.
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One day to go until #CMSCOP15 officially closes.
Delegates are in the final stretch ahead of tomorrow’s Plenary, where important decisions and actions for migratory species are expected.
Follow the discussions live here: www.youtube.com/@BonnConvent...
Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) writers bring you a full daily recap of negotiations, discussions and highlights at #CMSCOP15, along with fantastic images you won’t find anywhere else.
Don’t miss today’s coverage: enb.iisd.org/conference-p...
Today, #CMSCOP15 will discuss Concerted Actions, focused CMS measures for migratory species that need coordinated international attention. They help countries and partners align action across borders, track progress, and step up conservation where it is most needed.
Learn more www.cms.int/cop15docs
Governments at #CMSCOP15 agreed to proposals to list the most threatened hammerhead species and all three thresher shark species on Appendix I, which requires strict protection nationally for all the countries in CMS.
Official adoption of the proposals on Sunday is final step.
Held on the evening of 23 March 2026, Champion’s Night at #CMSCOP15 celebrated the partners supporting conservation action for migratory species.
Congratulations to all our Migratory Species Champions and thank you for your support! ⭐
Learn more about the Champions: www.cms.int/news/migrato...
At #CMSCOP15, a proposal to list three closely-related #ThresherShark species (Pelagic, Bigeye, & Common) on @cms.int Appendix I prompted lengthy deliberations. Then in COP15’s first vote, Parties recommended the three Thresher sharks for Appendix I listing. #ConnectingNature
Migratory freshwater fish are vital for food systems, cultures, biodiversity. They are also in steep decline.
We are proud to partner on a new report that IDs 349 of these species at risk, with only 24 now protected under @cms.int.
🌎 We need coordinated action. bit.ly/4rW7ZOE #CMSCOP15
Nearly every CMS-listed migratory freshwater fish is at risk.
When rivers are broken up, migratory fish lose access to habitats they need to feed, breed and complete life cycles.
Protecting connectivity is vital. 🐟
Read the #CMSFreshwaterFishes report: www.cms.int/publication/...
Dorado catfish travel thousands of kms through the Amazon Basin each year, undertaking the longest freshwater migration of any fish on Earth.
But human-caused disruptions risk ending that journey.
At #CMSCOP15, nations have the chance to change that: https://ow.ly/vbic50YzzqT
Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) writers bring you a full daily recap of negotiations, discussions and highlights at #CMSCOP15, along with fantastic images you won’t find anywhere else.
Don’t miss today’s coverage: enb.iisd.org/conference-p...
Key species decisions are on the table today at #CMSCOP15.
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Today’s discussions are expected to focus on proposals to amend CMS Appendices, as Parties continue considering species listing proposals and related measures ahead of the closing plenary on Sunday.
At #CMSCOP15, participants welcomed the six global marine flyways based on seabird tracking data analyzed by @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social—especially given seabirds are among the most threatened migratory animals globally, with more than half of their species in decline. #ConnectingNature @cms.int
At #CMSCOP15, CMS “warmly welcomed” a friend of the #Angelshark — the @leibnizbiodiv.bsky.social, which signed onto the @cms.int Sharks MOU as a cooperating partner. #ConnectingNature
At #CMSCOP16, delegates reached agreement to forward several Appendix I and II listing proposals to the COP for adoption, including Gadfly Petrels, Cheetah, Giant Otter, and Striped Hyena.
#ConnectingNature @cms.int
At #CMSCOP15, delegates recommended several action plans for adoption by the COP, including for the:
-Northeast Atlantic & Mediterranean sub-pops of Tope Shark;
-Amazonian Migratory Catfish;
-African, Eurasian & Australian Bustards; &
-Steppe Eagle.
#ConnectingNature
Photo by Henrik Hansen.
There are practical steps governments can take now to protect migratory freshwater fish.
The new #CMSFreshwaterFishes report notes how recovering these species and keeping them alive will take cooperation and determination at a global scale.
Read more: www.cms.int/publication/...
Party delegates at #CMSCOP15 are coming together with one shared purpose: ensure migratory species can recover & thrive.
Meet the delegates representing countries from around the world, and hear the voices seeking to safeguard migratory species and their habitats through international cooperation.
¡La #CMSCOP15 se está llevando a cabo esta semana en Campo Grande, Brasil!
Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) nos recuerda que se necesitan esfuerzos urgentes y coordinados para garantizar que su protección se extienda a todas las especies que la necesitan. 🦋🌎
🔗 https://www.cms.int/cop15
At #CMSCOP15, we are supporting cooperation around conserving the Amazon’s migratory turtles, says Camila Ferrara of WCS Brazil.
CMS is built around the idea that it’s not enough to protect animals in one country if they are vulnerable in another.
🌎 Follow along: wcs.org/cms-cop15
At #CMSCOP15 today, Parties are discussing terrestrial species conservation issues, including regional initiatives that help coordinate action for migratory mammals across borders. Watch the video to explore some of today’s agenda items.
If you want to learn more: www.cms.int/cop15docs
Now launched at #CMSCOP15: the Americas Flyways Atlas
This new CMS online platform, developed with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, brings together citizen-science data and expert modelling to highlight key sites for migratory birds across the Americas.
View the Atlas: www.cms.int/atlas-americ...
