Samarkand Strategic Plan for Migratory Species 2024 - 2032

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Samarkand Strategic Plan for migratory species 2024 - 2032

During the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) Conference of Parties 14 (COP14), a  resolution was taken adopting a new Strategic Plan for Migratory Species, to be known as the Samarkand Strategic Plan for Migratory Species 2024-2032. The Strategic Plan sets forth the key priorities for CMS, while providing important linkages and responding to wider global priorities, notably the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), and addressing the findings of recent scientific reports, including the 2019 Global Assessment Report of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services published by IPBES, the 5th edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook published by Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and many other scientific documents, including those prepared under CMS itself. The Strategic Plan is designed to achieve an improved conservation status for migratory species and their habitats, and reduce and/or eliminate the threats that currently affect them. Its vision is that “By 2032, migratory species are thriving and live in fully restored and connected habitats.”