India, Feb. 17 -- The flyway covers countries ranging from Russian Siberia to the Maldives

The Fourteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP 14) adopted the Initiative for the Central Asian Flyway introduced by India on February 17, 2024.

Led by India, the proposal was supported by conservation non-profit BirdLife International and 30 other governments from Russian Siberia to the Maldives. It committed to establish an initiative for the Central Asian Flyway under the CMS.

The aim of the initiative is to restore and maintain favourable conservation status of migratory species populations and assisting their ecological connectivity in the flyway.

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