1902 Convention for the Protection of Birds Useful to Agriculture

                · Bird-related agreement

1911 Pacific Fur Seal Convention

1916 US-Canada Migratory Bird Treaty

                · Bird-related agreement

1936 US-Mexico Migratory Species Treaty

1940 Western Hemisphere Convention

1950 International Convention for the Protection of Birds

                · Bird-related agreement

1957 Interim Convention on the Conservation of North Pacific Fur Seals

1969 Convention for the Conservation of Vicuña

1971 Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat

                · Bird-related agreement

1972 Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Japan for the Protection of

          Migratory Birds and Birds in Danger of Extinction, and their Environment

1973 Agreement on the Preservation of Polar Bears

1976 Protocol to the Interim Convention on the Conservation of North Pacific Fur Seals

1976 Convention Between the USA and the USSR Concerning the Conservation of Migratory Birds and Their Environment

1979 Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats

1979 Convention for the Conservation and Management of Vicuña

1979 Convention on Migratory Species

                · Under CMS

1981 Bilateral Agreement between the Bolivian and Argentinean Governments for the Protection and Conservation of Vicuña

1985 ASEAN Agreement on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

1987 Porcupine Caribou Herd Agreement

1988 MoU on a Tripartite Committee for the Conservation of Migratory Birds and their Habitat

                · Bird-related agreement

1990 Agreement on the Conservation of Seals in the Wadden Sea

                · Under CMS

1991 Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of European Bats (EUROBATS)

                · Under CMS

1992 Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans in the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas (ASCOBANS)

                · Under CMS

1993 MoU concerning Conservation Measures for the Siberian Crane

                · Bird-related agreement

                · Under CMS

1994 MoU concerning Conservation Measures for the Slender-billed Curlew

                · Bird-related agreement

                · Under CMS

1995 Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA)

                · Bird-related agreement

                · Under CMS

1996 CEC Resolution on Cooperation for the Conservation of the Birds of North America

                · Bird-related agreement

1996 Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea

          and Contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS)

                · Under CMS

1996 MoU Establishing the Canada/Mexico/United States Trilateral Committee for Wildlife and Ecosystem Conservation

              and Management

1996 Memorandum of Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and

           the Government of Malaysia on the Establishment of the Turtle Island Heritage Protected Area

1996 Inter-American Convention and Conservation of Sea Turtles

1997 MoU on ASEAN Sea Turtle Conservation & Protection

1998 MoU concerning Conservation Measures for the Siberian Crane

                · Bird-related agreement

1998 Cooperative Agreement for the Conservation of Sea Turtles of the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama

1999 North American Bird Conservation Initiative of the Council for Environmental Cooperation

1999 MoU concerning Conservation Measures for Marine Turtles of the Atlantic Coast of Africa

                · Under CMS

2001 MoU on the Conservation and Management of the Middle-European Population of the Great Bustard

                · Bird-related agreement

                · Under CMS

2001 Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP)

                · Bird-related agreement

                · Under CMS

2001 MoU on the Conservation and Management of Marine Turtles and their Habitats of the Indian Ocean and South-East Asia

                · Under CMS

2002 MoU concerning Conservation and Restoration of the Bukhara Deer

                · Under CMS

2002 Partnership for the Conservation of Migratory Waterbirds and the Sustainable Use of their Habitats in the East

          Asian–Australasian Flyway

                · Bird-related agreement

                · Under CMS

2003 MoU concerning Conservation Measures for the Aquatic Warbler

                · Bird-related agreement

                · Under CMS

2005 MoU concerning Conservation Measures for the West African Populations of the African Elephant

                · Under CMS

2006 MoU concerning Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Use of the Saiga Antelope

                · Under CMS

2006 MoU for the Conservation of Cetaceans and their Habitats in the Pacific Islands Region

                · Under CMS

2006 MoU between the Republic of Argentina and the Republic of Chile on the Conservation of the Ruddy-headed Goose

                · Bird-related agreement

2007 Agreement on the Conservation of Gorillas and their Habitats (Gorilla Agreement)

                · Under CMS

2007 MoU on the Conservation of Southern South American Migratory Grassland Bird Species and their Habitats  

                · Bird-related agreement

                · Under CMS

2007 MoU concerning Conservation Measures for the Eastern Atlantic Populations of the Mediterranean Monk Seal

                · Under CMS

2007 MoU on the Conservation and Management of Dugongs (Dugong dugon) and their Habitats throughout their Range

                · Under CMS

2008 MoU concerning the Conservation of the Manatee and Small Cetaceans of Western Africa and Macaronesia

                · Under CMS

2008 MoU on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia

                · Bird-related agreement

                · Under CMS

2008 MoU on the Conservation of High Andean Flamingos and their Habitats

                · Bird-related agreement

                · Under CMS

2010 MoU on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks

                · Under CMS

2010 MoU between the Argentine Republic and the Republic of Chile on the Conservation of the Southern Huemul

2013 Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on

         protection of migratory birds and natural habitats thereof.

                · Bird-related agreement

· Bird-related agreements are highlighted in orange.

· Agreements under the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) are highlighted in blue.

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