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CMS IOSEA Marine Turtles: Memorandum of Understanding concerning Conservation and Management of Marine Turtles and their Habitats of the Indian Ocean and South East Asia

Type

Regional Treaty, Agreement or Convention (other)

Themes

environment and biodiversity

Year in force

2001

Regional relevance

Indian Ocean

Summary

The IOSEA Marine Turtles is a regional multilateral agreement that puts in place a framework for states and other stakeholders to work together to conserve marine turtles and their habitats in the Indian Ocean and South-East Asian region. It was agreed under the auspices of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). The MOU applies to the Indian Ocean and and South-East Asian seas, extending to the Torres Strait. The body responsible for coordinating the implementation of the MOU is the CMS Secretariat.

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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