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Topic 129 · Summits, Conferences & Treaties

CMS COP15 on migratory species, Brazil

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA
  1. Core Trigger: The 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species met at Campo Grande, Brazil, from 23 to 29 March 2026.
  2. Theme: The theme was 'Connecting Nature to sustain life'.
  3. Current Head: Amy Fraenkel serves as Executive Secretary of the CMS Secretariat.
  4. Key Outcome: Parties agreed a new marine flyway framework and stronger protection for seabirds, raptors and shorebirds.
  5. Appendices: Appendix I lists migratory species threatened with extinction; Appendix II lists species needing international cooperation.
  6. Daughter Agreements: CMS has spawned regional agreements such as AEWA on African-Eurasian waterbirds and ACAP on albatrosses and petrels.
  7. India Link: India hosted COP13 at Gandhinagar in 2020 and has been a CMS party since 1983.
  8. Headquarters: The CMS Secretariat is in Bonn, Germany, under the UN Environment Programme.
  9. Founded: The Convention was adopted at Bonn in 1979, hence its name Bonn Convention, and entered into force in 1983.
  10. Landmark: M.K. Ranjitsinh v. Union of India (2024) read a right against climate harm into Articles 14 and 21, in a Great Indian Bustard case.
  11. Articles: Article 48A directs the State to protect wildlife; Article 51A(g) makes compassion for living creatures a citizen's duty.
  12. Doctrine: A Range State is any country where a migratory species spends any part of its life cycle.
Question 1 of 10

At which place in Brazil did CMS COP15 meet in March 2026?

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Answer: (D) Campo Grande

Core Trigger: The 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species met at Campo Grande, Brazil, from 23 to 29 March 2026.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 129, point 1

Question 2 of 10

What was the theme of CMS COP15?

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Answer: (D) Connecting Nature to sustain life

Theme: The theme was 'Connecting Nature to sustain life'.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 129, point 2

Question 3 of 10

Amy Fraenkel serves in which role?

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Answer: (A) Executive Secretary of the CMS Secretariat

Current Head: Amy Fraenkel serves as Executive Secretary of the CMS Secretariat.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 129, point 3

Question 4 of 10

Parties at COP15 agreed a new framework on which feature?

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Answer: (B) Marine flyway

Key Outcome: Parties agreed a new marine flyway framework and stronger protection for seabirds, raptors and shorebirds.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 129, point 4

Question 5 of 10

Consider: 1. CMS Appendix I lists migratory species threatened with extinction. 2. Appendix II lists species needing international cooperation. Which is correct?

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Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2

Appendices: Appendix I lists migratory species threatened with extinction; Appendix II lists species needing international cooperation.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 129, point 5

Question 6 of 10

AEWA, a CMS daughter agreement, covers which species?

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Answer: (C) African-Eurasian waterbirds

Daughter Agreements: CMS has spawned regional agreements such as AEWA on African-Eurasian waterbirds and ACAP on albatrosses and petrels.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 129, point 6

Question 7 of 10

Where is the CMS Secretariat located?

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Answer: (B) Bonn, Germany

Headquarters: The CMS Secretariat is in Bonn, Germany, under the UN Environment Programme.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 129, point 8

Question 8 of 10

In which year was the CMS (Bonn Convention) adopted?

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Answer: (C) 1979

Founded: The Convention was adopted at Bonn in 1979, hence its name Bonn Convention, and entered into force in 1983.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 129, point 9

Question 9 of 10

M.K. Ranjitsinh v. Union of India (2024) concerned which species?

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Answer: (B) Great Indian Bustard

Landmark: M.K. Ranjitsinh v. Union of India (2024) read a right against climate harm into Articles 14 and 21, in a Great Indian Bustard case.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 129, point 10

Question 10 of 10

Consider: 1. A Range State is any country where a migratory species spends part of its life. 2. Article 51A(g) is a duty of the State. Which is correct?

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Answer: (A) Only 1

Doctrine: A Range State is any country where a migratory species spends any part of its life cycle.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 129, point 12

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