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CMS-ACAP: Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels

Type

Global Treaty, Agreement or Convention

Themes

environment and biodiversity

Year in force

2004

Regional relevance

Global Ocean

Summary

The CMS-ACAP is an international agreement adopted under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). It aims to protect albatrosses and petrels. The implementation of the CMS-ACAP is coordinated by the CMS Secretariat, hosted by UNEP and headquartered in Bonn, Germany, supported by a scientific advisory committee on albatrosses and petrels.

Secretariat

CMS-ACAP Secretariat

CMS-ACAP Secretariat

Address: 119 Macquarie St, Hobart TAS 7000

Phone: +61 3 6165 6674

Email: secretariat@acap-aq

Website: https://acap.aq/

Subsidiary to

CMS

Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals

Year in force : 1983

Website: https://www.ecolex.org/details/treaty/convention-on-the-conservation-of-migratory-species-of-wild-animals-tre-000495

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