Global Event Seeks Solutions to Protect Wildlife from Infrastructure Threats

Co-organized by the Center for Large Landscape Conservation (CLLC), Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) Secretariat, Global Initiative on Ungulate Migration (GIUM), our website-WCPA Connectivity Conservation Specialist Group (CCSG), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), and World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

Linear infrastructure - including roads, railways, canals, powerlines, pipelines, and fences - represents one of the biggest threats to migratory species and ecological connectivity as a key driver of direct and indirect negative impacts on wildlife and habitats. Toward addressing these impacts, the CMS Scientific Council Working Group on Infrastructure and Migratory Species has undertaken several activities with partners since CMS/CoP-14 to implement decisions and resolutions related to infrastructure .

Supported by resources, such as the our website Guidelines for conserving connectivity through ecological networks and corridors and our website WCPA Technical Report Addressing ecological connectivity in the development of roads, railways, and canals, this event will highlight new and expanded initiatives around the world building capacity and mobilizing resources to mainstream nature positive linear infrastructure. Co-organized with our website's World Commission on Protected Areas Connectivity Conservation Specialist Group (CCSG), participants at this event will learn about innovative approaches in science, policy, financing, collaboration, and project implementation to support countries and stakeholders across sectors to fulfil their conservation commitments by avoiding and mitigating impacts of linear infrastructure.