Statements of the Executive Secretary

Statement of Amy Fraenkel, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Migratory Species on the International Day for Biological Diversity 2024

“Be part of the Plan” is this year’s theme for the International Day for Biological Diversity, celebrated around the world on 22 May.

22 May 2024

Statement by Amy Fraenkel, Executive Secretary of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) on World Migratory Bird Day 2024

“Protect insects, protect birds” is the theme of this year’s World Migratory Bird Day, which will be celebrated on May 11, to mark the spring migration in the Northern Hemisphere. This year the focus will be on insects and their importance to migratory birds. Insects provide essential nutrition for many migratory bird species, crucial for their survival. For many species, the success of their migrations depends on the presence of insects.

10 May 2024

CMS COP14 Opening Statement from Amy Fraenkel, CMS Executive Secretary

H.E. Mr. Abdulla Nigmatovich Aripov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan,

H.E. Mr. Aziz Abdukhakimov, Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change,

12 February 2024

Statement by Amy Fraenkel, CMS Executive Secretary to mark the International Day for Biological Diversity 2023

“From Agreement to Action: Build Back Biodiversity” is this year’s theme for the International Day for Biological Diversity.  The theme reminds us of the incredible achievement this past December, when the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework – the GBF - was adopted.  At the same time, the theme underlines the need for countries to move quickly to take the actions necessary to achieve the GBF's ambitious goals and targets. 

18 May 2023

World Migratory Bird Day Partners Statement on World Water Day 2023

World Water Day, celebrated on March 22, is an ideal moment to contemplate the importance of water to migratory birds. Migratory birds rely on water and its associated habitats - lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, all inland and coastal wetlands - for migration, wintering, and breeding. Unfortunately, increasing human demand for water as well as pollution and climate change threaten these precious aquatic ecosystems and the migratory birds that depend on them.

22 March 2023

World Wildlife Day 2023 – Partnerships for Wildlife Conservation - Statement by Amy Fraenkel

This year’s World Wildlife Day highlights Partnerships for Wildlife Conservation,  which greatly resonates with the work of CMS – the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species.  Addressing the many challenges  for wildlife conservation is only possible through   the dedicated efforts of  many different  actors, including governments, scientists, conservation groups, , indigenous peoples and local communities, the private sector and other international entities. 

03 March 2023

Sharks MOS4 Opening Remarks by Amy Fraenkel, Executive Secretary of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)

I am delighted to welcome you all to Bonn for this 4th Meeting of Signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks. I’d like to give a special welcome to the Ambassador of Cote d’Ivoire. Bienvenue. The UN Campus in Bonn is the home of the Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species and many of its specialized agreements and MOUs, including the Sharks MOU.

28 February 2023

Statement by Amy Fraenkel, Executive Secretary of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) on World Wetlands Day 2023

Bonn, 2 February 2023 - When I walked through the exhibition space during COP14 of the Convention on Wetlands last year, I was not surprised that virtu

02 February 2023

High-Level Segment - UN Biodiversity COP15: Statement from CMS Executive Secretary

HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT

UN BIODIVERSITY CONFERENCE

15-17 December 2022, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

 

Statement

15 December 2022