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CMS East Atlantic Monk Seal MOU: Memorandum of Understanding concerning Conservation Measures for the Eastern Atlantic Populations of the Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus)

Type

Regional Treaty, Agreement or Convention (other)

Themes

environment and biodiversity

Year in force

2007

Regional relevance

Mediterranean Sea

Summary

The CMS East Atlantic Monk Seal MOU is a regional multilateral agreement focused on the conservation of monk seals in the Mediterranean, agreed under the auspices of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). The body responsible for coordinating the implementation of the MOU is the CMS Secretariat, which fulfils the function of Secretariat to the MOU.

Secretariat

CMS Secretariat

CMS Secretariat

Address: Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1, 53113 Bonn

Phone: +49 228 815 2401

Email: cms.secretariat@cms.int

Website: https://www.cms.int/en/about/secretariat

Subsidiary to

CMS

Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals

Year in force : 1983

Website: https://www.ecolex.org/details/treaty/convention-on-the-conservation-of-migratory-species-of-wild-animals-tre-000495

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