| Short Name: | CMS |
| Full Name: | Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals |
| Purpose: | biodiversity |
| Established: | 23-Jun-1979 |
| Entered into force: | 01-Nov-1983 |
| Type: | convention, multi-lateral |
| Place where established: | Bonn, Germany |
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| Goals and Objectives: | The purpose of the Convention is to protect those species of wild animals that migrate across or outside national boundaries. |
| Related Legislation: | African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) (Entered into force 16 June 1995). Agreement on the Conservation of Seals in the Wadden Sea. (Entered into force on 1 Oct 1991). Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas, 1991 (ASCOBANS) (Entered into Force 29 Mar 1994). Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Black Sea Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS) . Agreement on the Conservation of Bats in Europe (EUROBATS) (Entered into force 16 January 1994). |
| Internet source: | #http://www.cms.int/species/index.htm# |