Convention on Migratory Species

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United Nations treaty international treaty multilateral environmental agreement wildlife conservation treaty

The Convention on Migratory Species is a global environmental treaty under the United Nations that aims to conserve migratory animal species and their habitats across national borders.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Convention on Migratory Species canonical	11
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals	11
Bonn Convention	4
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (Bonn Convention)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T598233 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Convention on Migratory Species
Context triple: [Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, relatedTo, Convention on Migratory Species]

A. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is a global treaty that regulates and monitors international wildlife trade to ensure it does not threaten the survival of species.
B. Washington Convention
The Washington Convention is the international treaty that established the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) to arbitrate disputes between foreign investors and states.
C. Migratory Bird Treaty Act
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act is a U.S. federal law that protects migratory bird species by prohibiting their unauthorized taking, killing, or possession.
D. Convention on Biological Diversity
The Convention on Biological Diversity is a landmark international treaty adopted in 1992 that aims to conserve biological diversity, promote sustainable use of its components, and ensure fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from genetic resources.
E. World Conservation Congress
The World Conservation Congress is a major global forum organized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) that brings together governments, NGOs, scientists, and other stakeholders to shape international conservation policy and action.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Convention on Migratory Species
Target entity description: The Convention on Migratory Species is a global environmental treaty under the United Nations that aims to conserve migratory animal species and their habitats across national borders.

A. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is a global treaty that regulates and monitors international wildlife trade to ensure it does not threaten the survival of species.
B. Washington Convention
The Washington Convention is the international treaty that established the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) to arbitrate disputes between foreign investors and states.
C. Migratory Bird Treaty Act
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act is a U.S. federal law that protects migratory bird species by prohibiting their unauthorized taking, killing, or possession.
D. Convention on Biological Diversity
The Convention on Biological Diversity is a landmark international treaty adopted in 1992 that aims to conserve biological diversity, promote sustainable use of its components, and ensure fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from genetic resources.
E. World Conservation Congress
The World Conservation Congress is a major global forum organized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) that brings together governments, NGOs, scientists, and other stakeholders to shape international conservation policy and action.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations treaty ⓘ international treaty ⓘ multilateral environmental agreement ⓘ wildlife conservation treaty ⓘ
administeredBy	UNEP/CMS Secretariat ⓘ United Nations Environment Programme ⓘ
adoptedOn	1979-06-23 ⓘ
aimsTo	conserve migratory species habitats ⓘ conserve migratory species throughout their range ⓘ mitigate obstacles to migration ⓘ
concludedAt	Bonn, Germany ⓘ linked to: Bonn
covers	migratory avian species ⓘ migratory marine species ⓘ migratory terrestrial species ⓘ
definesCategory	Appendix I migratory species in danger of extinction ⓘ Appendix II migratory species that need or would significantly benefit from international cooperation ⓘ
depositary	Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ
encourages	international agreements for Appendix II species ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn	1983-11-01 ⓘ
establishesBody	Conference of the Parties to CMS ⓘ linked to: Conference of the Parties Scientific Council of CMS ⓘ Standing Committee of CMS ⓘ
establishesMechanism	memoranda of understanding for specific migratory species ⓘ
focusesOn	transboundary conservation of migratory species ⓘ
geographicalCoverage	range states of listed migratory species ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	CMS ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Bonn Convention ⓘ linked to: Convention on Migratory Species Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals ⓘ linked to: Convention on Migratory Species
hasLanguage	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Bonn, Germany ⓘ linked to: Bonn
legalStatus	in force ⓘ
openedForSignatureOn	1979-06-23 ⓘ
partyCountType	number of Parties ⓘ
relatedTo	CITES ⓘ linked to: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ Ramsar Convention ⓘ
requires	conservation and restoration of habitats for Appendix I species ⓘ cooperation between range states ⓘ strict protection for Appendix I species ⓘ
scope	global ⓘ
subjectMatter	conservation of migratory animals and their habitats ⓘ conservation of migratory species of wild animals ⓘ
underAuspicesOf	United Nations Environment Programme ⓘ
usesInstrument	Appendix I ⓘ Appendix II ⓘ

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Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora → relatedTo → Convention on Migratory Species ⓘ

Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services → cooperatesWith → Convention on Migratory Species ⓘ

Convention on Migratory Species → hasAlternativeName → Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals ⓘ