Monday, 10 February 2020

India to host COP13 UN Summit on conservation of migratory birds from Feb 17

India to host COP13 UN Summit on conservation of migratory birds from Feb 17

The 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), an environmental treaty under the aegis of United Nations Environment Programme, is going to be hosted by India during 17 to 22 February at Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

This was announced by Union Ministry for Environment, Forest and Climate Change at a press conference in New Delhi.

As the host, India shall be designated the President for the next three years.

The Government of India is Signatory to the Convention on Conservation of Migratory Wild Animals since 1983.

The theme of CMS COP13 in India is ‘Migratory species connect the planet and we welcome them home’.

The CMS COP 13 logo is inspired by ‘Kolam’, a traditional art form from southern India.