Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels

The Convention for the Protection of Albatrosses and Petrels ( Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels ) ( ACAP ) is a multilateral environmental agreements based on the Bonn Convention. The Convention was adopted in 2001 and entered into force on 1 February 2004.

Signatory States

Signatory countries are:

Protected species

The Convention is intended to protect the following types:

Albatrosses

  • Diomedea exulans
  • Diomedea dabbenena
  • Diomedea antipodensis
  • Diomedea amsterdamensis
  • Diomedea epomophora
  • Diomedea sanfordi
  • Phoebastria irrorata
  • Phoebastria albatrus
  • Phoebastria immutabilis
  • Phoebastria nigripes
  • Thalassarche cauta
  • Thalassarche steadi
  • Thalassarche salvini
  • Thalassarche eremita
  • Thalassarche bulleri
  • Thalassarche chrysostoma
  • Thalassarche melanophris
  • Thalassarche impavida
  • Thalassarche carteri
  • Thalassarche chlororhynchos
  • Phoebetria fusca
  • Phoebetria palpebrata

Petrels

  • Macronectes giganteus
  • Macronectes halli
  • Procellaria aequinoctialis
  • Procellaria conspicillata
  • Procellaria parkinsoni
  • Procellaria westlandica
  • Procellaria cinerea
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