Context:
State of the World’s Migratory Species 2024 report was launched.
State of the World’s Migratory Species:
- Launched by – Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) of Wild Animals
- Significance – It provides the 1st comprehensive global assessment on the conservation status and threats facing migratory animals.
Key Findings:
- Nearly half of species listed in the Convention are showing population declines
- More than one-in-five are threatened with extinction
- 97% of CMS-listed fish are threatened
- Overexploitation and habitat loss are the top threats facing migratory species
Convention on Migratory Species (CMS):
- Convention on Migratory Species – An environmental treaty of the United Nations that provides a global platform for the conservation and sustainable use of terrestrial, aquatic and avian migratory animals and their habitats.
- Signed on – 23 June 1979
- Also known as – Bonn Convention
- Significance – Only global and UN-based intergovernmental organisation established exclusively for the conservation and management of migratory species
- Decision making organ – Conference of Parties (COP)
- 2 Appendices –
- Appendix I – Lists endangered migratory species.
- Appendix II – Lists species that have an ‘unfavourable conservation status’
- Position of India – India has been a party to the CMS since 1983.
Source: Indian Express
Previous Year Question
With reference to an organisation known as ‘BirdLife International’, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. It is a Global Partnership of Conservation Organisations.
2. The concept of ‘biodiversity hotspots’ originated from this organisation.
3. It identifies the sites known/referred to as ‘Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas’
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
[UPSC Civil Service Exam – 2015 Prelims]
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (c)
Explanation: Statement 2 is incorrect. The concept of ‘biodiversity hotspots’ originated from Conservation International.
