India, Feb. 17 -- Guidelines entail specific protocol for marine turtles, seabirds and bats

The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species and Wild Animals (CMS) has prepared International Light Pollution Guidelines for migratory species.

The issue of light pollution first emerged with the draft resolutions introduced independently by the European Union and Australia during the Thirteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP 13) four years ago in Gandhinagar. The guidelines were framed following the meet.

CMS COP14, which ended in Uzbekistan's Samarkand on February 17, 2024, noted that natural darkness has conservation value equal to clean ...