The Union Government has announced the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) as the mascot for the 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the UN Convention on the conservation of migratory species (CMS) to be held in Gujarat in 2020.

• The mascot for the event, Great Indian Bustard has been fondly named as ‘Gibi’.

Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)

• CMS is an international treaty under the aegis of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). It is also known as the Bonn Convention. CMS aims to conserve terrestrial, marine and avian migratory species throughout their range.
• CMS is only global and UN-based intergovernmental organization established exclusively for conservation and management of terrestrial, aquatic and avian migratory species throughout their range.
• The convention provides a global platform for deliberations on the conservation and sustainable use of migratory wild animals and their habitat.