Conference of the Parties (CoP)

The CoP is the decision-making body of the CMS Convention. The CoP meets every three years.

Documents of the last CoP meetings concerning cat species

CoP	Topic	Proposal	Decision
12, October 2017	Conservation and management of cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) and African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)		Decisions of the Conference of the Parties to CMS
	Recommendation 9.3, tigers and other Asian big cats
	Joint CMS-CITES African Carnivores Initiative
	Conservation and management of the African lion, Panthera leo	Proposal for the inclusion of the lion (Panthera leo) on Appendix II of the Convention	Conservation and Management of the African lion, Panthera leo
		Proposal for inclusion of the lion on Appendix II Addendum 1
	Conservation and management measures for leopard (Panthera pardus)	Proposal for the inclusion of the lepard (Panthera pardus) on Appendix II of the Convention
		Proposal for Inclusion of the leopard on Appendix II Addendum 1
11, November 2014	Conservation and management of the African lion, Panthera leo	Proposal for the inclusion of the lion (Panthera leo) in CMS Appendix II
		Proposal to add Panthera leo in Appendix II
9, December 2008	Tigers and other Asian Big Cats
		Proposal for inclusion of species on the appendices of the CMS convention