In this episode, Amy Fraenkel, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), discusses the Convention’s first State of the World’s Migratory Species report, the urgent threats facing migratory animals, and the need for international cooperation and ecological connectivity to protect them.

The conversation covers key findings from the report, main threats such as habitat loss and over-exploitation, successful cross-border conservation efforts, and practical ways governments, communities, scientists and industry can work together to safeguard migratory species.

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Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals

State of the World's Migratory Species Report:

https://www.cms.int/publication/state-worlds-migratory-species

Central Asian Mammals Initiative: https://cami.cms.int/about-cami

Where to listen to this episode

Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-page/id1469021154
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/10fp8ROoVdve0el88KyFLy
YouTube: https://youtu.be/4AK9WjzyQRs

Content

Guest: Amy Fraenkel, Executive Secretary, Convention on Migratory Species

Host, production and editing: Amy Smith, UN Library & Archives Geneva

Recorded online & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva

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