The Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of European Bats is an international treaty that binds the Parties on the conservation of bats in their territories. It was set up in 1991 under the auspices of the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), also known as “Bonn Convention”. Today the Agreement covers 35 of 63 range states.
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