Stakeholder Meeting on the Conservation of Large Mammals in Central Asia

The Stakeholder Meeting on the Conservation of Large Mammals in Central Asia developed a draft programme of work for the conservation of migratory mammals in central Asia, including identification of priority activities and suitable coordination and financial arrangements for implementation support. This Programme of Work and a Resolution on the Central Asian Mammals Initiative (CAMI) was adopted at the 11^th Conference of the Parties to CMS (COP11) in November 2014.

The German international radio broadcaster Deutsche Welle conducted interviews concerning the meeting and conservation in Central Asia with Christiane Röttger.  The interviews can be accessed here: Central Asia to protect mammals and Röttger: 'There's a need to invest in conservation now'.

The presentations held during the meeting are available as PDF download:

• CMS: Conserving Migratory Mammals in Central Asia
• Assessing gaps and needs in conserving migratory mammals in the Central Asian region
• WCS: Enforcement Mechanisms for the Conservation of Migratory Large Mammals in Central Asia
• TRAFFIC: Sustainable Use and Trade of Wildlife in Central Asia
• ICS: Creating a Livestock Free National Park to Safeguard the Critically Endangered Asiatic Cheetah in Northern Iran
• WCS: Guidelines for Reducing the Impact of Linear Infrastructure on Migratory Mammals in Central Asia
• Kyrgyzstan: Опыт Кыргызской Республики в разработке законодательных рамок в регулировании охоты и сохранении охотничьих ресурсов
• Improving scientific knowledge - gaps & successful approaches
• Kyrgyzstan: Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection Program (GSLEP)
• Mongolia: Transboundary landscape cooperation in the Altay-Sayan region: experiences and lessons learnt
• MoU for the conservation of Saiga antelope / Altyn Dala Conservation Initiative - ACBK
• WWF Russia: Efficiency of the Bukhare Deer MOU implementation in Central Asia - Part 1 and Part 2
• RSPB: African-Eurasian Migratory Landbirds Action Plan (AEMLAP)
• SCA: Communicating Conservation: Tools for disseminating information and facilitating action (Saiga News, Saiga Resource Centre)
• GIZ: Sustainable use of wildlife in the context of the GIZ Regional Programme in Central Asia

A COP11 Regional Preparatory and Negotiation Workshop for National Focal Points of central Asian Parties to CMS took place back-to-back on 26-28 September 2014.

For more information, please contact the CMS Secretariat ([email protected]).