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Le traité des Nations Unies sur les espèces sauvages publie de nouveaux rapports sur l'importance de la conservation menée par les communautés
Selon deux rapports importants publiés par la Convention sur la conservation des espèces migratrices appartenant à la faune sauvage (CMS), un traité mondial des Nations Unies sur les espèces sauvages, les stratégies de conservation menées par les communautés peuvent être déterminantes pour garantir la conservation des espèces migratrices.
New Atlas Helps Remove Barriers to Animal Migration in Central Asia
The UN Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) has launched the Central Asian Mammals Migration and Linear Infrastructure Atlas to help ensure the survival of migratory wildlife in this important region. Featured in the Atlas are the Asiatic Cheetah, the Snow Leopard, as well as antelopes, deer, gazelles, wild horses and yaks which undertake long-distance journeys across the steppes, deserts and mountains of Central Asia to reach their feeding and breeding grounds.
growing number of railways, roads, pipelines, and fences increasingly threatens large migratory mammals such as Mongolian gazelles in Central Asia. CREDIT: Copyright Ganbayar Hureelen.
First Central Asian Migration Atlas Created to Reduce Harm to Wildlife from Infrastructure
Vilm, Germany (May 4, 2017)– Experts have for the first time mapped the distribution and movement corridors of migratory mammals in combination with threats from linear infrastructure, such as railways, roads, pipelines, and border fences, across the entire Central Asian region.