12 March 2013: The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) has announced that Bradnee Chambers has officially commenced his role as the new Executive Secretary of CMS. He succeeds Elizabeth Mrema.

Prior to joining CMS, Bradnee Chambers headed the Law and Governance Branch of the Division of Environmental Law and Conventions at UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. He has also co-chaired, with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the MEA Information and Knowledge Management Initiative (IKM), in which the CMS and African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) Secretariats participate. [CMS News] [Biodiversity Policy & Practice News on the appointment of Chambers]