This week, world leaders are gathering in Samarkand, Uzbekistan for the Fourteenth Assembly of the Convention of the Events to the Conference on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals or what is usually known as CMS COP14. This United Nations convention is among the most important international biodiversity gatherings for the reason that adoption of the Biodiversity Plan, which got here out of the Conference on Organic Variety (or CBD COP15) in December of 2022. One of many anticipated outcomes this week is an implementation technique for the Biodiversity Plan.
This 12 months, the convention theme is “Nature Is aware of No Borders” in recognition that migratory species don’t adhere to political boundaries and that their survival depends on worldwide collaboration and international conservation efforts. A landmark State of the World’s Migratory Species Report launched on the convention reveals the variety of the world’s migratory species is in decline and the danger for international extinction is growing for a lot of. It’s clear that we’re at a crossroads, and the one manner ahead is thru collaboration.
That is why Audubon has shifted in the direction of a hemispheric strategy to conservation, directing our work to the locations the place birds want us essentially the most. Collaborative initiatives like Conserva Aves and the Migratory Bird Initiative assist to safe the way forward for migratory birds. We acknowledge that the majority fowl species within the Americas migrate yearly between Canada, the US, Latin America, and the Caribbean. So, like birds and different migratory species that “know no borders”, our work have to be unencumbered by political boundaries and seamlessly built-in all through the Western Hemisphere.
Take a look at the Bird Migration Explorer to discover interactive maps for over 400 migratory fowl species. And be taught extra about our hemispheric work in Canada, Chile, Colombia, Panama, and the Bahamas.
