Wildlife conservation/COP15 : Governments agreed on new or enhanced treaty protections for 40 species

"Governments agreed on expanded conservation efforts, including new or enhanced treaty protections for 40 species and populations of birds, aquatic wildlife, and terrestrial animals", during the conclusion of COP15, dedicated to the conservation on migratory species (CMS), on 29/03/2026.

According to recent CMS studies, "key indicators for many treaty-protected species continue to trend downwards, reinforcing warnings that habitat loss, overexploitation, and infrastructure barriers are accelerating declines across species that traverse national borders".

Gathered in Campo Grande in Brazil from 23 to 29/03, Parties finally agreed to list the 40 additional species or populations of species on "CMS Appendices I (species in danger of extinction) or II (species in need of coordinated international action), which now include over 1 200 unique species under the 47-year-old Convention".

During the week, Parties also approved multi-species conservation plans in key regions such as the Amazon and launched the Global Initiative on the Taking of Migratory Species (GTI) to address mounting…