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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- CMS COP13 Gandhinagar was the 13th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species, hosted by India in February 2020.
- What was the significance of the Gandhinagar Declaration adopted at CMS COP13?
- Which species did India propose for listing at CMS COP13?
- How does CMS differ from CITES?
- What is the Central Asian Flyway and how did COP13 address it?

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1. 1 November 1983

   The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), also known as the Bonn Convention, is a 1979 environmental treaty concluded un…

2. 22 February 2020

   The 13th meeting of this body, CMS COP13, was held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, from 17 to — the first time India hosted the conference, in its capacity…

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India hosted CMS COP13 in Gandhinagar from 17 to 22 February 2020, where Parties added the Asian elephant, great Indian bustard, and Bengal florican to Appendix I and adopted the Gandhinagar Declaration.

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