Manila The Philippines Asia. The COP will be preceded by a High Level Panel 22 October which will be moderated by a leading international broadcast journalist and will involve dignitaries and celebrities including executives of international organizations and prominent goodwill ambassadors. Several governments, organizations and companies will be recognized as Migratory Species Champions for their long-term support to initiatives that benefit migratory species.
Migratory species can also fire our imagination with their majestic presence and beauty and inspire us with their intrepid journeys across deserts and oceans. COP12 presents an opportunity to place the cause of nature conservation centre stage in the wider debate about the future of the planet and the fate of its residents — human and animal.
Delegates will be able to highlight the fact that global efforts to reach SDG will and must be beneficial for people and wildlife. Social Media Package. Tweet cmscop It is expected that Parties will put forward a number of proposals to add species to the Appendices — likely candidates are lions and leopards, giraffes and vultures. Millions of birds are illegally taken each year — the last COP set up a task force to examine the problem in the Mediterranean region — solutions identified in that region could be applied worldwide.
A Multi-species International Action Plan will be submitted for adoption to prevent a repeat of the catastrophic collapse in vulture numbers that occurred in Asia. Along with bycatch and ship strikes, this is one of the major threats to marine fauna, with animals becoming entangled in discarded fishing gear and ingesting plastics.
Guidance will be presented on appropriate environmental impact assessment of activities generating noise in the marine environment. Cetaceans are fascinating and understandably people want to find out more about them, but while humans want to see cetaceans up close, we must be sure that the feeling is mutual and that swim—with-cetacean programmes are not unwillingly doing more harm than good. CMS already has an initiative for Central Asian Mammals and now a similar approach is being proposed for African carnivores such as the lion, the cheetah, the wild dog and the leopard.
