Tag: Great Indian Bustard

Asian Elephant, Great Indian Bustard and Bengal Florican classified as “Endangered” Migratory Species at CMS COP 13

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Feb 21,2020 India’s proposal to include great Indian bustard, Asian elephant and Bengal florican in Appendix I of UN Convention on Migratory Species was unanimously accepted on 20,Feb 2020  at the ongoing 13th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS COP 13) in Gandhinagar. Highlights Great Indian Bustard, Asian Elephant and Bengal Florican […]

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Major UN meeting on wildlife to address critical threats to migratory species due to infrastructural development

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Feb 17,2020 The Thirteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP13) opened in Gandhinagar, India today. CMS is the only United Nations treaty that addresses migratory species and their habitats.   The concept of ‘ecological connectivity’ is the top CMS priority […]

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