CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Signed in 1979, the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (Bonn Convention; CMS) is an environmental treaty under the aegis of the United Nations Environment Programme. It provides a global platform for the conservation and sustainable use of migratory animals and their habitats.

Detailed explanation-2: -The CMS COP-13 has adopted the Gandhinagar Declaration which calls for migratory species and the concept of ‘ecological connectivity’ to be integrated and prioritized in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (also known as CMS or Bonn Convention) is an intergovernmental treaty, concluded under the aegis of the United Nations Environment Programme, concerned with the conservation of wildlife and habitats on a global scale.