Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- PART I General instruments
- PART II Atmosphere
- PART III Oceans: global
- PART IIIB Oceans: regional
- PART IV Freshwater resources
- PART V Biodiversity
- 16 International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, 2 December 1946
- 17 Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, 2 February 1971
- 18 Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, 16 November 1972
- 19 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, 3 March 1973
- 20 Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, 23 June 1979
- 21 Convention on Biological Diversity, 5 June 1992
- 21A Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity, 29 January 2000
- 22 Non-Legally Binding Authoritative Statement of Principles for a Global Consensus on the Management, Conservation and Sustainable Development of All Types of Forests, 13 June 1992
- 23 United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa, 17 June 1994
- PART VIA Hazardous substances and activities: nuclear
- PART VIB Hazardous substances and activities: pesticides
- PART VIC Hazardous substances and activities: waste
- PART VII Human rights and the environment
- PART VIII War and the environment
- PART IX Trade and the environment
- PART X Environmental impact assessment and access to information
- PART XI Liability for environmental damage and breaches of environmental obligations
- PART XII The Antarctic
20 - Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, 23 June 1979
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- PART I General instruments
- PART II Atmosphere
- PART III Oceans: global
- PART IIIB Oceans: regional
- PART IV Freshwater resources
- PART V Biodiversity
- 16 International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, 2 December 1946
- 17 Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, 2 February 1971
- 18 Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, 16 November 1972
- 19 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, 3 March 1973
- 20 Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, 23 June 1979
- 21 Convention on Biological Diversity, 5 June 1992
- 21A Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity, 29 January 2000
- 22 Non-Legally Binding Authoritative Statement of Principles for a Global Consensus on the Management, Conservation and Sustainable Development of All Types of Forests, 13 June 1992
- 23 United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa, 17 June 1994
- PART VIA Hazardous substances and activities: nuclear
- PART VIB Hazardous substances and activities: pesticides
- PART VIC Hazardous substances and activities: waste
- PART VII Human rights and the environment
- PART VIII War and the environment
- PART IX Trade and the environment
- PART X Environmental impact assessment and access to information
- PART XI Liability for environmental damage and breaches of environmental obligations
- PART XII The Antarctic
Summary
Editorial note
The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals applies to all species for which a significant proportion of the population habitually moves across national boundaries (Article I). Obligations of the Parties depend upon the conservation status of the animals for which its territory is a range. For species that are the most endangered (Appendix I), Range States are to ‘endeavour’ to conserve and restore their habitats, prevent ‘as appropriate’ activities which adversely affect the species, and prohibit takings except under very limited circumstances (Article III). If the species is not endangered but has an unfavourable conservation status (Appendix II), Range States are encouraged to conclude ‘agreements’ among themselves on the measures to restore the conservation status of the species (Article IV). The Convention provides guidelines for the content of these ‘agreements’ (Article V). So far eleven such agreements have been adopted under the Appendix II procedure:
the 1988 Agreement on the Conservation of Seals in the Wadden Sea Area;
the 1991 Agreement on Conservation of Bats in Europe;
the 1992 Agreement on Small Cetaceans in the North Sea and the Baltic;
the 1994 Memorandum of Understanding concerning Conservation Measures for the Slender-Billed Curlew;
the 1995 African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement;
the 1996 Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area;
the 1998 Memorandum of Understanding concerning Conservation Measures for the Siberian Crane;
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- Documents in International Environmental Law , pp. 681 - 695Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2004
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