ASCOBANS News

ASCOBANS Advisory Committee Addresses Key Threats to Small Cetaceans

Today, three intense meeting days reviewing progress made in the implementation of the Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas (ASCOBANS) came to a successful conclusion.

29 August 2013

CMS and Marine Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction

The CMS Secretariat has been attending the Sixth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to study issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction taking place in New York, 19-23 August 2013.

21 August 2013

Actor Hannes Jaenicke Supports Efforts to Save the Baltic Harbour Porpoise

12 August 2013 – German actor and conservationist Hannes Jaenicke has become patron of the creativity competition “The Last 300”.

12 August 2013

New Address for the CMS Family in Bonn

17 July 2013 - The second phase of the extension of the UN Campus in Bonn is nearing completion.

22 July 2013

The Last 300 - What do Germany's Native Whales Mean to You?

17 May 2013 - On the occasion of the International Day of the Baltic Harbour Porpoise, which is celebrated in countries around the Baltic Sea every year on the third Sunday in May, ASCOBANS has par

20 May 2013

Jastarnia Group Recommends Crucial Actions for Harbour Porpoises in the Baltic Sea Region

Established to take forward the implementation of the Recovery Plan for the Baltic Harbour Porpoise (also called Jastarnia Plan), this expert working group met from 16-18 April 2013 in Gothenburg, Sweden, upon the kind invitation of the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management.

22 April 2013

New Executive Secretary of Convention on Migratory Species (CMS)

12 March 2013 - The ASCOBANS Secretariat warmly welcomes Dr. Bradnee Chambers who has entered on duty as the new Executive Secretary of Convention on Migratory Species (CMS).

12 March 2013

Call for Tender: CMS Family Websites - Deadline 7 April 2013

4 March 2013 - The CMS Secretariat has issued a call for tender for the design and implementation of harmonized websites of the Secretariats of CMS, AEWA, ASCOBANS and EUROBATS.

04 March 2013

Advisory Committee Workspace Now Online

29 January 2013 - After months of preparation, we are pleased to launch the ASCOBANS Advisory Committee Workspace, an online platform de

29 January 2013