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CMS West Africa Cetaceans MOU: Memorandum of Understanding concerning the Conservation of the Manatee and small Cetaceans of Western Africa and Macaronesia

Type

Regional Treaty, Agreement or Convention (other)

Themes

environment and biodiversity

Year in force

2008

Regional relevance

North Atlantic Ocean
South Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean

Summary

In this Memorandum of Understanding, countries of West Africa agree to cooperate in research, information exchange, and reporting on cetaceans and manatees (as well as other CMS Appendix I species) in the region, as part of their work under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). The CMS Secretariat functions as the Secretariat to this MOU.

Secretariat

CMS Secretariat

CMS Secretariat

Address: Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1, 53113 Bonn

Phone: +49 228 815 2401

Email: cms.secretariat@cms.int

Website: https://www.cms.int/en/about/secretariat

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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