At the First Meeting of the Technical Committee to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) Agreement on the Conservation of Gorillas and their Habitats (Gorilla Agreement), topics for discussion include: gorilla range States’ activities in the implementation of action plans; conservation of transboundary gorilla populations; a monitoring and reporting system; funding; and preparations for the second meeting of the Parties to the Gorilla Agreement (MOP 2).  

dates: 29-30 March 2011   location: Kigali, Rwanda   contact: Melanie Virtue   phone: (+49 228) 815 2426   e-mail: mvirtue@cms.int   www: http://www.cms.int/news/events.htm