Abstract
Species migrating across boundaries represent the classic case for international cooperation in biodiversity conservation. Climate change is adding fresh challenges to such cooperation, on account of the shifting ranges and particular vulnerabilities to climate change of migratory wildlife. In view of the need to help migratory species adapt to climate change with minimal losses, this article performs an in-depth analysis of the present and potential future role in respect of climate adaptation of the main intergovernmental regime for migratory species conservation, the 1979 Bonn Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and its various daughter instruments.
Highlights
Migratory wildlife represents the classic case for international cooperation aimed at nature conservation
Species migrating across national boundaries constitute the classic case for the creation of international nature conservation law
Climate change is complicating this enterprise of international cooperation for migratory wildlife conservation, on account of the shifting ranges and particular vulnerabilities to climate change of migratory species
Summary
Migratory wildlife represents the classic case for international cooperation aimed at nature conservation. Diversity 2012, 4 an apt opener for the present article, the focus of which is on the junction of migratory species, climate change and international law. Erratic weather spells, such as the unusual cold snap from the Alpine example, are predicted to occur more often as climate change advances [2], and many other impacts of climate change on migratory species have been documented or predicted (see Section 2.2 for an overview). The Bonn Convention was adopted in 1979, well before the adaptation of species to climate change became an item on intergovernmental agendas This naturally raises questions as to the suitability of the CMS regime for meeting the present challenge of facilitating the adaptation of species to climate change. Whereas the article is predominantly legal, it has been written with a broader, transdisciplinary readership in mind
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