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Digital hub launched to protect migratory birds across the Central Asian Flyway
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Which 1979 Bonn treaty protects birds on the Central Asian Flyway? The CMS answer GS3 Environment tests
A shared online hub supports cross-border bird conservation along the flyway.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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The Central Asian Flyway Digital Hub aims to bring together researchers, conservationists and the public to protect migratory birds across borders.
It offers tools for tracking bird movements, reporting collisions and sharing educational resources.
Migratory species are the subject of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, adopted at Bonn in 1979.
સ્રોત: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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Remember these
- The Central Asian Flyway Digital Hub brings together researchers, conservationists and the public for cross-border bird protection.
- It offers tools for tracking bird movements, reporting collisions and sharing educational resources.
- The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) was adopted at Bonn in 1979, hence the name Bonn Convention.
- The Ramsar Convention (1971) protects wetlands, while CITES regulates trade in endangered species.
- The Convention on Biological Diversity (1992) was adopted at Rio and covers biodiversity broadly.
પ્રિલિમ્સ · મેઇન્સ
How the exam will ask it
પ્રિલિમ્સ
- The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) is also known as the Bonn Convention and was adopted in 1979.
- The Ramsar Convention is concerned with the conservation of wetlands as habitats, whereas CMS focuses on migratory species across their range.
- CITES regulates international trade in endangered species and does not address migratory movements as such.
- A flyway is a broad route used by migratory birds between breeding and non-breeding areas, and its conservation needs cooperation among the countries it crosses.
મેઇન્સ
GS3 Environment: Biodiversity and international conventions. Migratory birds cross many national borders, so national protection alone is not enough; CMS provides the treaty framework for range-wide cooperation, and a shared digital hub supports it through tracking data, collision reporting and public engagement. The way forward is data sharing among range states, habitat protection along stopover sites and mitigation of collisions with infrastructure.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Which international convention, adopted at Bonn in 1979, seeks the conservation of migratory species of wild animals, including birds that travel along flyways?
- Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
- Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
- Convention on Biological Diversity
જવાબ જુઓ
જવાબ: A — Correct: Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals — The Bonn Convention (CMS), adopted in 1979, is the treaty devoted to migratory species across their range. • Ramsar Convention on Wetlands — wrong: The Ramsar Convention (1971) protects wetlands as habitats, rather than migratory species as such. • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species — wrong: CITES regulates international trade in endangered species, not migratory movements. • Convention on Biological Diversity — wrong: The Convention on Biological Diversity (1992) covers biodiversity broadly and was adopted at Rio, not Bonn.
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