CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -India today assumed COP Presidency for the next three years with a focus on Collaborative Approach to tackle Biodiversity Issues.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), also known as the Bonn Convention, is 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.

Detailed explanation-3: -India is a signatory to the CMS. The CMS CoP-13 in 2020 at Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat. India will remain president of the CoP to Bonn convention till 2023. India has also launched the National Action Plan for the conservation of migratory species under the Central Asian Flyway.

Detailed explanation-4: -CMS or Convention on Conservation of Migratory Species was adopted in 1979 in Bonn, Germany and came into effect on November 1, 1983.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) is an United Nations Environment Programme treaty that provides a global platform for the conservation and sustainable use of migratory animals and their habitats.