The UNEP/CMS Thesis Award on Migratory Species Conservation has been
launched by the Secretariat of the Bonn Convention on Migratory Species, on
the occasion of its 25th Anniversary in 2004. The initiative is sponsored by
National Geographic Deutschland and Lufthansa. The award of 10,000 EURO will
be offered every three years at the Conference of Parties to CMS, and for
the first time at the 8th meeting of the CMS Conference of the Parties
(COP8) in November 2005. Online Application for COP8 Awards is open until 30
April 2005. Any relevant thesis published since the last COP7 (Bonn,
September 2002) can be submitted.
Details and online application form can be found at:
http://www.cms.int/news/PRESS/nwPR2004/301104_cms_thesis_award.htm
or
http://131.220.109.5/groms/Thesis_Award/Award.html

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UNEP/CMS Thesis Award on Migratory Species Conservation



The UNEP/CMS Thesis Award on Migratory Species Conservation has been
launched by the Secretariat of the Bonn Convention on Migratory Species, on
the occasion of its 25th Anniversary in 2004, and is sponsored by National
Geographic Deutschland and Lufthansa. The award of 10,000 EURO will be
offered every three years at the Conference of Parties to CMS at alternating
locations, and for the first time at the 8th meeting of the CMS Conference
of the Parties (COP8) in November 2005, in affiliation with Museum Koenig
and the Global Register of Migratory Species in Bonn. The Secretariat of the
Bonn Convention on Migratory Species advertises this award to promote
scientific research and conservation of migratory species, as defined by the
convention.
The thesis should provide new data and insights into the biology of
migratory species or external factors disrupting their migration patterns.
Research results must be applicable to conservation measures to the benefit
of migratory species.

Online Application for COP8 Awards is now open until 30 April 2005. After
this period, application is immediately open for COP9, to be held in 2008. A
licensed educational institution must have accepted the study as a Ph.D. or
doctoral thesis. All theses accepted since the last COP7 (September 2002)
may be submitted.

From all online applications, 10 theses will be short-listed by an advisory
board of 20 international experts, covering different regions and animal
groups. Referees will not see any personal data, such as candidates´
address, email, home institutions or names of supervisors. Their
pre-selection is only based on abstracts and publications (if available). In
addition, candidates should outline the relevance of their work for
migratory species conservation by a short statement (max. 300 words).

Short-listed candidates have to submit 3 hardcopies for detailed review by
two experts. A final Jury, consisting of 8 scientists and conservationists
will meet in Bonn, in July 2005, to nominate the winner. Their decision is
based on the expert reviews, the candidate´s statement, and the Jury´s
assessment of the potential for migratory species conservation (Jury’s
decision is final ).

Submitted hardcopies are not returned, but will remain in the libraries of
the CMS secretariat and the Museum Koenig. Bibliographic data and English
abstracts of all theses will be transferred and permanently stored within
the Global Register of Migratory Species (GROMS) bibliographic database.

The winner should be willing to make his/her original data widely accessible
through the CMS Information System and the GROMS database (except sensitive
data). The Secretariat and the Museum Koenig will eventually provide support
to generate appropriate data repositories and related metadata, as well as
online and/or hardcopy publication of the winner´s thesis.

Click here to visit the official CMS Thesis Award on Migratory Species
Conservation Website

Click here to go directly to the Online Application Form*



*If your Internet connection does not allow Online application, you can also
send your thesis by mail to the Museum Koenig, with an accompanying letter
explaining its relevance for species conservation.

Address:
PD Dr. Klaus Riede
Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig
Adenauerallee 160
53113 Bonn
GERMANY





Sincerely

Marco Barbieri

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Fax. (+49 228) 815 2449
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