International forums help protect species here in New Zealand and around the world.
CBD promotes the development of global targets, national strategies and action plans for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
CMS is a legally binding international treaty to promote co-operation between countries in understanding and conserving migratory species and their habitats.
CITES is an international agreement that regulates and monitors trade in animal and plant species to ensure it does not threaten their long-term survival in the wild.
An international organisation, representing the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network, comprising both government and civil society members.
An international convention to regulate whaling and conserve whale populations.
An international agreement to conserve albatrosses and petrels and provide science-based best practice advice.
Other forums that DOC is engaged in to protect species include:
- Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)
- South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO)
- Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
- Antarctic Treaty and Environmental Protocol
- United Nations
- East Asian-Australian Flyway Partnership
- The Intergovernmental Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)