UNEP/CMS/Inf.10.4 Parties to the CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY SPECIES OF WILD ANIMALS and its Agreements as at 1 November 2011 Legend CMS Party n = shows the chronological order of the Parties accession : Eu = Europe; Af = Africa; As = Asia; Oc = Oceania; SCA = South & Central America & the Caribbean; NA: North America CMS-Parties: 116 Agreements X = Party (x) = signed but not ratified Memoranda of Understanding S = MOU Signatory CMS Party No. 076 Albania Eu 1.09.2001 X X X S S 094 Algeria Af 1.12.2005 X X 099 Angola Af 1.12.2006 S S S 104 Antigua & Barbuda SCA 1.10.2007 039 Argentina SCA 1.01.1992 X S S S 115 Armenia EU 1.03.2011 S 037 Australia Oc 1.09.1991 X S S S S 091 Austria Eu 1.07.2005 S 1
095 Bangladesh As 1.12.2005 S 084 Belarus Eu 1.09.2003 S 035 Belgium Eu 1.10.1990 X X X S 021 Benin Af 1.04.1986 X S S S 081 Bolivia SCA 1.03.2003 S S 061 Bulgaria Eu 1.09.1999 X X X S S S 030 Burkina Faso Af 1.01.1990 S 116 Burundi Af 1.07.2011 S 001 Cameroon Af 1.11.1983 S 096 Cape Verde Af 1.05.2006 S S 051 Chad Af 1.09.1997 X S S 001 Chile SCA 1.11.1983 X S S S S 066 Congo Af 1.01.2000 X X S S S S 098 Cook Islands Oc 1.08.2006 S 103 Costa Rica SCA 1.08.2007 S 083 Côte d Ivoire Af 1.07.2003 S S S 070 Croatia Eu 1.10.2000 X X X S S 105 Cuba SCA 1.02.2008 077 Cyprus Eu 1.11.2001 X X S 044 Czech Republic Eu 1.05.1994 X X S 034 D.R. Congo Af 1.09.1990 X X S S 001 Denmark Eu 1.11.1983 X X X X 087 Djibouti Af 1.11.2004 X S 085 Ecuador SCA 1.02.2004 X 2
001 Egypt Af 1.11.1983 X X S 114 Equatorial Guinea Af 1.08.2010 X S S S 089 Eritrea Af 1.02.2005 S S 110 Estonia Eu 1.10.2008 X X 113 Ethiopia Af 1.01.2010 X 001 European Union Eu 1.11.1983 X (X) 028 Finland Eu 1.01.1989 X X X S 032 France Eu 1.07.1990 X X X X X S S S S 109 Gabon Af 1.08.2008 X S S 075 Gambia Af 1.08.2001 X S S 067 Georgia Eu 1.06.2000 X X X S 016 Germany Eu 1.10.1984 X X X X S S 026 Ghana Af 1.04.1988 X S S S S 062 Greece Eu 1.10.1999 (X) X S S 041 Guinea Af 1.08.1993 X S S S S S 047 Guinea-Bissau Af 1.09.1995 X S S S 102 Honduras SCA 1.04.2007 001 Hungary Eu 1.11.1983 X X S S S S 001 India As 1.11.1983 S S S 106 Iran, Islamic Republic As 1.02.2008 S S S of 001 Ireland Eu 1.11.1983 X X 001 Israel As 1.11.1983 X 001 Italy Eu 1.11.1983 X X X S 3
072 Jordan As 1.03.2001 X S 097 Kazakhstan As 1.05.2006 S S S S 058 Kenya Af 1.05.1999 X S S S S 060 Latvia Eu 1.07.1999 X X S 088 Liberia Af 1.12.2004 S S S S 080 Libya Af 1.09.2002 X X 052 Liechtenstein Eu 1.11.1997 079 Lithuania Eu 1.02.2002 X X X S 001 Luxembourg Eu 1.11.1983 X X S S 101 Madagascar Af 1.01.2007 X S S S 024 Mali Af 1.10.1987 X S S S S 074 Malta Eu 1.06.2001 X X 054 Mauritania Af 1.07.1998 S S S 086 Mauritius Af 1.06.2004 X S 040 Monaco Eu 1.06.1993 X X X 065 Mongolia As 1.11.1999 S S S 111 Montenegro Eu 1.03.2009 X X X 042 Morocco Af 1.11.1993 (X) X S S S S 112 Mozambique Af 1.08.2009 S S 001 Netherlands Eu 1.11.1983 X X X X S 069 New Zealand Oc 1.10.2000 X S 001 Niger Af 1.11.1983 X S S 022 Nigeria Af 1.01.1987 X X S S 018 Norway Eu 1.08.1985 X X X S 4
025 Pakistan As 1.12.1987 S S S 107 Palau Oc 1.02.2008 S 029 Panama SCA 1.05.1989 056 Paraguay SCA 1.01.1999 S 050 Peru SCA 1.06.1997 X S 043 Philippines Oc 1.02.1994 S S S 049 Poland Eu 1.05.1996 X X S 001 Portugal Eu 1.11.1983 X X X S S S 073 Republic of Moldova, Eu 1.04.2001 X X S 053 Romania Eu 1.07.1998 X X X S S 090 Rwanda Af 1.01.2005 X 093 Samoa Oc 1.11.2005 S 078 Sao Tome & Principe Af 1.12.2001 S S 036 Saudi Arabia As 1.03.1991 S 027 Senegal Af 1.06.1988 X S S S S S S 108 Serbia, Republic of Eu 1.03.2008 092 Seychelles Af 1.08.2005 S 045 Slovakia Eu 1.03.1995 X X S 057 Slovenia Eu 1.02.1999 X X X 020 Somalia Af 1.02.1986 038 South Africa Af 1.12.1991 X X S S S S 017 Spain Eu 1.05.1985 X X X S S S 033 Sri Lanka As 1.09.1990 S 001 Sweden Eu 1.11.1983 X X X 5
046 Switzerland Eu 1.07.1995 X 082 Syrian Arab Rep. As 1.06.2003 X X 071 Tajikistan As 1.02.2001 S 064 The FYR of Macedonia Eu 1.11.1999 X X S 048 Togo Af 1.02.1996 X S S S S S 023 Tunisia Af 1.06.1987 X X 068 Uganda Af 1.08.2000 X 063 Ukraine Eu 1.11.1999 X X X S S S 019 United Kingdom Eu 1.10.1985 X X X X S S S S 059 United Rep of Af 1.07.1999 X S S Tanzania 031 Uruguay SCA 1.05.1990 X S 055 Uzbekistan As 1.09.1998 X S S S S 100 Yemen As 1.12.2006 S S S There are also two signatories to the Convention: the Central African Republic and Jamaica. : Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (1.11.1999) : Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of European Bats (16.01.1994) : Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas (29.03.1994) : Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Seas, Mediterranean and Contiguous Atlantic Area (01.06.2001) : Agreement on the Conservation of Seals in the Wadden Sea (01.10.1991) : Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (01.02.2004) : Agreement on the Conservation of and their Habitats (01.06.2008) : Memorandum of Understanding concerning Conservation Measures for the (01.07.1993) : Memorandum of Understanding concerning Conservation Measures for the (10.09.1994) 6
: Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation and Management of the Middle-European Population of the (01.06.2001) : Memorandum of Understanding concerning Conservation Measures for Marine Turtles of the Atlantic Coast of Africa (01.07.1999) : Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation and Management of Marine Turtles and their Habitats of the Indian Ocean and South-East Asia (01.09.2001) : Memorandum of Understanding concerning Conservation and Restoration of the (16.05.2002) : Memorandum of Understanding concerning Conservation Measures for the (30.04.2003) : Memorandum of Understanding concerning Conservation Measures for the West African Populations of the African Elephant (22.11.2005) : Memorandum of Understanding concerning Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Use of the (23.11.2005) : Memorandum of Understanding for the Conservation of Cetaceans and their Habitats in the Pacific Islands (15.09.2006) Ruddy-headed Goose: Memorandum of Understanding between the Argentine Republic and the Republic of Chile on the Conservation of the Ruddy-headed Goose (21.11.2006) : Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Southern South American Migratory Grassland Bird Species and their Habitats (26.08.2007) Monk Seal: Memorandum of Understanding concerning Conservation Measures for the Eastern Atlantic Populations of the Mediterranean Monk Seal (18.10.2007) Dugong: Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation and Management of and their Habitats throughout their Range (31.10.2007) : Memorandum of Understanding concerning the Conservation of the Manatee and Small Cetaceans of Western Africa and Macaronesia (03.10.2008) : Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory in Africa and Eurasia (01.11.2008) : Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of High Andean and their Habitats (04.12.2008) : Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory (01.03.2010) : Memorandum of Understanding between the Argentine Republic and the Republic of Chile on the Conservation of the Southern (04.12.2010) France, the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom are allocated to the European region but it should be noted that these countries accession includes overseas territories located elsewhere in the world 7