Whales, dolphins and porpoises are often highly migratory, traveling great distances and through many Country territories. Because no signal country can control everything their effective protection can only be achieved through international cooperation. Developing this cooperation is the focus of the WDCS Securing Regions Programme.
WDCS believe that one way to develop solutions to conservation problems is through regional agreements. The Convention for Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), is a tool for WDCS to work through to develop these Agreement and have Countries commit to conservation activities.
CMS has already developed three agreements.
WDCS is working towards three more agreements in West Africa, Southern Asia and Latin America.
WDCS is pleased to be recognised as a Partner organisation to CMS.
Pacific Islands Show Global Leadership On Cetacean Conservation
WDCS continues to play a vital role in a progressive action plan with far reaching conservation benefits for whales and dolphins.
2009-July-29
A Worldwide Web For Whales
WDCS is calling for the creation of a worldwide web, or network, of protected areas for the protection of whales, dolphins and the places important to their survival.
2009-April-14
ACCOBAMS
CMS Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area.
2009-April-07
ASCOBANS
CMS Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas.
2009-April-07
Rome: Greater Protection Secured For Endangered Dolphin Species, But Habitats Remain Threatened
Several species of dolphin and one porpoise species have been awarded greater protection through the Convention of Migratory Species (CMS) at its 9th meeting of Parties in Rome.
2008-December-04
WDCS Calls For Action At UN Meeting
This week, WDCS's Chief Executive, Chris Butler Stroud, delivered the opening speech at a week-long meeting of the Convention of Migratory Species of Wild Animals.
2008-December-02
CMS COP9: WDCS Calls On Parties To Act!
From 1st to 5th December more than 100 Countries will meet in Rome for the 9th Conference of the Parties (CoP) of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS). WDCS is attending the meeting to fight on behalf of whales and dolphins.
2008-December-01
Parties To The Convention Of Migratory Species Of Wild Animals Meet In Rome
A meeting of parties to the Convention of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) is due to begin on the 1st December in Rome, Italy with an opening speech by WDCS Chief Executive, Chris Butler-Stroud.
2008-November-28
Four Dimensional Homes In The Sea
Whales need homes in the sea. This is what WDCS is saying as part of our Global Campaign for Marine Protected Areas. But what does that mean?
2008-October-03
Saving Species Needs A Shift In Values
Niki Entrup, Managing Director of WDCS Germany, is the contributor this week to the Green Room on the BBC website, where he looks at how we decide what creatures need our help to survive.
2008-August-27
Outer Moray Firth Survey
WDCS has been conducting research surveys in the Outer Moray Firth in Scotland in order to find out more about the whales and dolphins that inhabit this region.
2008-June-30
Pacific Islands Region
In 2002, WDCS identified the Pacific as a region in need of greater protection for whales and dolphins.
2008-February-20
Baltic And North Seas
The serious threats facing whales, dolphins and porpoises of the North East Atlantic, including the Baltic and North Seas, are many.
2008-February-20
Black And Mediterranean Seas
Whale and dolphin populations of the Mediterranean and Black seas are in dramatic decline. Over the past decades, the fragile ecosystems of these seas have been damaged by over-fishing, pollution, coastal development and increased vessel traffic.
2008-February-20
A New Pacific Protection Agreement Is Born
Signaling a new era of regional leadership, on the 15th September 2006 an important agreement was signed to protect and conserve whales and dolphins in the Pacific Islands Region.
2007-February-01