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Appointment of NFPs

“The people chosen to be the NFPs are key to breathing life into the CMS Family. Our enthusiasm is decisive for saving migratory species.”

James Njogu, Kenya

Under CMS and its instruments, Member States are requested to appoint NFPs. The Secretariats and Coordinating Units are required to promote communication and collaboration with and among the Member States. To fulfill this responsibility the Secretariats and Coordinating Units maintain a list of the NFPs designated by the governments of Member States.

Regions:
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South & Central America & Caribbean

CMS Instruments:
ACAP, ACCOBAMS, AEWA, Aquatic Warbler, ASCOBANS, Atlantic Turtles, Bukhara Deer, CMS, Dugong, EUROBATS, Gorilla Agreement, High Andean Flamingos, IOSEA Marine Turtles, Middle-European Great Bustard, Monk Seal in the Atlantic, Pacific Islands Cetaceans, Raptors (Birds of Prey), Ruddy-headed Goose, Saiga Antelope, Sharks, Siberian Crane, Slender-billed Curlew, South Andean Huemul, Southern South American Grassland Birds, Wadden Sea Seals, West African Elephants, Western African Aquatic Mammals
Appointment of Members to Subsidiary Bodies

Appointment of experts to Scientific and Technical Subsidiary Bodies

CMS and some of its instruments establish a number of subsidiary bodies to which Member States are invited to appoint expert members to provide technical and scientific advice. In the case of ASCOBANS members of the Advisory Committee have a double function.

Regions:
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South & Central America & Caribbean

CMS Instruments:
ACAP, ACCOBAMS, AEWA, Aquatic Warbler, ASCOBANS, Atlantic Turtles, Bukhara Deer, CMS, Dugong, EUROBATS, Gorilla Agreement, High Andean Flamingos, IOSEA Marine Turtles, Middle-European Great Bustard, Monk Seal in the Atlantic, Pacific Islands Cetaceans, Raptors (Birds of Prey), Ruddy-headed Goose, Saiga Antelope, Sharks, Siberian Crane, Slender-billed Curlew, South Andean Huemul, Southern South American Grassland Birds, Wadden Sea Seals, West African Elephants, Western African Aquatic Mammals