29 November 2010: The 37th Meeting of the Standing Committee to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) was held in Bonn, Germany, from 23-24 November.

Among other issues, the Committee discussed conservation instruments under development, including agreements on the Houbara Bustard and Central African Elephants, the process on the future shape of the CMS, and three draft resolutions on marine debris, ecological networks and response to emergencies, which will be examined further before submission to the 10th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the CMS. The Committee also endorsed a paper on CMS Campaigns, CMS Ambassadors and other honorary roles and awards presented by the Secretariat. [CMS Press Release]