The Brazilian Government is party to multilateral agreements related to cetaceans, besides the IWC, such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). The Government of Brazil participates as Observer in the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) and has signed a Letter of Intentions to this agreement. Potential benefits of such agreements include conservation efforts to protect southern right whales and franciscana dolphin.
Country
Date Start
Status
Active
Summary/Text
The Brazilian government is a party to multilateral cetacean agreements, such as the IWC, CITES, and CMS.
Url
https://cites.org/eng/parties/country-profiles/br
Profile
https://wwhandbook.iwc.int/en/country-profiles/brazil
CMP
On
CMP Sub-category
Southwest Atlantic Southern Right Whale CMP