CMS COP 13
- Recently, the 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) held from 17th to 22nd February, 2020 at Gandhinagar in Gujarat. CMS COP13 was the largest ever in the history of the Convention. India has officially taken over its Presidency for the next three years, till 2023.
- The theme of CMS COP-13 was ‘Migratory species connect the planet and we welcome them home’. The mascot for CMS COP-13 was ‘Gibi – The Great Indian Bustard’. It is a critically endangered species (according to the IUCN) and has been accorded the highest ....
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