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Published
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
New migratory animals species added for worldwide protection By the A.M. Costa Rica staff and wire services The United Nations protected species list got 10 additions over the weekend at a meeting to address the conservation needs and threats facing migratory species around the globe. Among the seven species designated for the most protection is the jaguar, one of Costa Rica's iconic jungle cats. Others entries to the list are the Asian elephant, great Indian bustard, Bengal florican, little bustard, antipodean albatross and the oceanic white-tip shark. The urial, smooth hammerhead shark and the tope shark were listed for lesser protection which covers migratory species that have an unfavorable conservation status and would benefit from enhanced international cooperation and conservation actions. The action took place in Gandhinagar, India, at an international meeting of the 129 countries that agreed to the conservation of migratory species in 1983. This is the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals or the so-called Bonn Convention. Costa Rica is a party to the treaty. The United States is not. This was the 13th such session. New and extended concerted actions with targeted conservation plans were agreed for those species, said an announcement. The conference was the first of a series of international nature-related meetings in 2020, which will culminate in the U.N. Biodiversity Conference at the end of this year when a new global biodiversity strategy for the next decade is expected to be adopted. The meeting was the largest ever with 2,550 people attending including 263 delegates representing 82 states, 11 delegates from five non-party countries, 50 representatives from United Nations agencies, 70 representatives of international non-profits, 127 representatives of national non-profits and more than 100 members of both national and international media. The first ever report on the status of migratory species, presented at the meeting, shows that despite some success stories, the populations of most migratory species covered by the convention are declining, said the announcement. The participants agreed that a more comprehensive review should be undertaken to better understand the status of individual species and the main threats they face, it said. The session also agreed on a number of cross-cutting policy measures to address threats to migratory species: - Integrate biodiversity and migratory species considerations into national energy and climate policy and promote wildlife-friendly renewable energy; - Strengthen initiatives to combat the illegal killing, taking and trade of migratory birds; - Mitigate the impacts of linear infrastructure such as roads and railways on migratory species; - Address the unsustainable use of aquatic wild meat; - Undertake a review of by-catch levels of sharks and rays, and further implement by-catch mitigation measures for marine mammals in national fishing operations; - Deepen our understanding of the importance of animal culture and social complexity for the conservation of endangered species; - To investigate possible trade in species and the implications for their conservation status. The meeting also highlighted some of the India’s efforts in wildlife conservation including for the emblematic tiger, lion, Asian elephant, snow leopard, greater one-horned rhinoceros, and the great Indian bustard. ------------------------ Which other species, in danger of extinction, should be included in the list of protected species? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to news@amcostarica.com |
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