Dear MARMAMers, Curious about how conservation policy works at intergovernmental level? How the UN works? Here’s an opportunity to learn more and help shape policies that benefit marine mammals, sea turtles, sharks and rays, and more. As an environmental treaty of the United Nations, CMS (www.cms.int<http://www.cms.int/>) provides a global platform for the conservation and sustainable use of migratory animals and their habitats. CMS brings together the States through which migratory animals pass, the Range States, and lays the legal foundation for internationally coordinated conservation measures throughout a migratory range. As the only global convention specializing in the conservation of migratory species, their habitats and migration routes, CMS complements and co-operates with a number of other international organizations, NGOs and partners in the media as well as in the corporate sector. The CMS Appendices cover around 130 aquatic (marine and freshwater) species, including 51 species of cetaceans, 6 species of pinnipeds, 4 species of sirenians, 2 species of otters, and the polar bear, besides many species of migratory fish and reptiles. The Aquatic Species Team of the Secretariat of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), which coordinates also the ASCOBANS Agreement, Sharks MOU, and IOSEA Marine Turtles MOU, is offering internships starting throughout 2025. You can find more information on internships with CMS here<https://www.cms.int/about/organizational-structure/opportunities#cms-vacancies> (click on the tab “Internship at the UNEP/CMS Secretariat and co-located Agreement Secretariats”). The Aquatic Species Team of the Secretariat is responsible for the coordination of several daughter agreements established under the umbrella of CMS, as well as coordinating the implementation of Decisions, Resolutions, Action Plans and Concerted Actions from the Conference of the Parties (COP) related to aquatic species. These cover topics such as bycatch, marine noise, marine wildlife tourism, aquatic wild meat, or deep-sea mining. The Team facilitates the implementation of the mandates for many activities related to aquatic species assigned to the Secretariat the Scientific Council, and prepares the draft Resolutions and Decisions related to aquatic species that will be discussed at the 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties in March 2026. Internships with the CMS Secretariat provide a unique opportunity to see how conservation policy works at international level, and allow interns to contribute to the conservation outcomes of the Convention. The internships can start at a mutually agreed date anytime in 2025 and run for 3-6 months. Interns will work from the CMS Secretariat offices in Bonn, Germany. The application deadline is 10 February – so be quick! Applications must be submitted through the UN Careers portal, where you can also find further details on this opportunity: https://careers.un.org/jobSearchDescription/251445?language=en. Please reserve ample time to complete your profile in Inspira (which you can find via 'Apply Now' in the Job Opening). Please pass on this information to university students and recent graduates in your networks, and don’t hesitate to contact me or my colleague Jenny off-list with any questions you might have. Best wishes, Heidi Heidrun FRISCH-NWAKANMA (she/her) IOSEA Turtle MOU Coordinator & CMS Aquatic Species Team Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) UN Campus - Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1 - 53113 Bonn - Germany Phone: +49 228 815 2491 – Email: heidrun.frisch-nwakanma@un.org<mailto:heidrun.frisch-nwakanma@un.org> www.cms.int/iosea-turtles<http://www.cms.int/iosea-turtles> / www.cms.int<http://www.cms.int/> [cms_logo_blue_300dpi][_IOSEA_Logo - OFFICIAL Transparent small] Disclaimer: The information transmitted is intended only for use by the addressee and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, re-transmission, dissemination or other use of it, or the taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons and/or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please inform the sender and/or addressee immediately and delete the material. Thank you.
