National Reporting is an integral part of the overall implementation process of the CMS Family instruments. This process usually occurs at the end of the intersessional period before the meetings of the decision-making bodies. However, it should also be seen as a continuous underlying process influencing the planning of activities, their implementation and the assessment of progress made under CMS and each of its instruments.
CMS Family Portal
Why have National Reporting at all?
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Regions: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
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All CMS Family instruments include provisions for the preparation and submission of National Reports
prior to meetings of their decision-making body. However, obligations differ depending on the legal status
of the CMS instrument. For CMS and its Agreements - which are legally binding - reporting is an obligation
for each Party. However, there is no mandatory reporting requirement under the MOUs, which are legally
non-binding in nature. Nonetheless, Signatories to these MOUs are requested to make periodic reportsRegions: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