The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) was enacted by the UN Environment Programme in 1979. CMS aims to protect migratory species throughout the entirety of their range, whether it be on land, air, sea, or a combination. Every year and a half, a scientific council meets to support conservation research meant to help those who spend at least a portion of their life cycle in the Arctic and Antarctic regions.
Without a focus on the Arctic, and partied by a majority of states worldwide, the only Arctic nations to be a part to the convention are the Scandinavian countries and Denmark, excluding Greenland. Thus, with a majority of the Arctic states not parties to the agreement, it is hard to coordinate efforts meant to protect these species in their zones which occupy parts of non-participatory nations.
Without a focus on the Arctic, and partied by a majority of states worldwide, the only Arctic nations to be a part to the convention are the Scandinavian countries and Denmark, excluding Greenland. Thus, with a majority of the Arctic states not parties to the agreement, it is hard to coordinate efforts meant to protect these species in their zones which occupy parts of non-participatory nations.