MS ▁Secret ariat ▁also ▁signed ▁the ▁Mo U . ▁ ▁A im ▁of ▁Mo U ▁ ▁T aking ▁into ▁consideration ▁that ▁the ▁major ▁thre ats ▁that ▁cause ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁high ▁And e an ▁fl aming o ▁are ▁amongst ▁others ▁the ▁frag ility ▁of ▁the ▁high ▁And e an ▁wet lands ▁and ▁the ▁impact ▁caused ▁by ▁human ▁activities ▁such ▁as ▁fresh ▁water ▁cont am ination ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁min ing ▁industry , ▁the ▁over exp lo itation ▁of ▁ground ▁water , ▁water ▁treatment ▁projects , ▁the ▁modification ▁of ▁natural ▁river ▁courses ▁for ▁agricult ural ▁purposes , ▁un reg ulated ▁tour ism , ▁extra ction ▁of ▁eggs ▁and ▁destruction ▁of ▁colon ies ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ade qu ate ▁management ▁of ▁gra zing ▁on ▁the ▁flo od ▁pla ins ▁of ▁the ▁high ▁And e an ▁ste pp es , ▁the ▁Mo U ▁a ims ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁conservation ▁status ▁of ▁the ▁species ▁and ▁their ▁habit ats ▁through ▁coordin ated ▁and ▁concert ed ▁actions ▁across ▁the ▁range ▁states . ▁ ▁Species ▁covered ▁by ▁Mo U ▁ ▁The ▁Mo U ▁protect s ▁two ▁species ▁of ▁And e an ▁fl aming os , ▁Pho en ic opter us ▁and inus ▁and ▁Pho en ic opter us ▁j ames i , ▁both ▁listed ▁on ▁Append ix ▁I ▁of ▁the ▁C MS ▁Convention . ▁ ▁Fund amental ▁components ▁▁ ▁All ▁sign ator ies ▁agree ▁to ▁undert ake ▁steps ▁to ▁con serve ▁the ▁high ▁And e an ▁fl aming o ▁throughout ▁their ▁range . ▁To ▁this ▁end ▁they ▁will