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CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE
IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA
Thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties
Bangkok (Thailand), 2-14 October 2004
Draft decisions of the conference of the parties
This document has been prepared on the basis of document CoP13
Doc. 32 by a working group
established by Committee I.
CoP13 Com. I. 6
CoP13 Com. I. 6 - p. 1
Directed to all range States of Saiga tatarica (Kazakhstan,
Mongolia, Russian Federation, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan)
13.xx
a) All relevant range States are urged to complete their internal consultations
and processes,
making the necessary arrangements with the Secretariat of the Convention on
Migratory
Species (CMS), to sign as soon as practicable the "Memorandum of Understanding
concerning Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Use of the Saiga Antelope
(Saiga
tatarica tatarica)" drafted at the workshop in Elista, Kalmykia in May
2002; and to
implement the saiga Action Plan in order to restore the habitat and populations
of the saiga
antelope, and enhance transboundary and international cooperation through inter
alia a
regional conservation and management strategy.
b) Mongolia is urged to participate in the implementation of those elements
of the saiga Action
Plan that are of relevance to the conservation of its saiga population.
c) All saiga range States should address the problems they have in implementing
CITES and
ensure the conservation and management of Saiga tatarica in close cooperation
with the
Secretariat, other countries, other competent Authorities, intergovernmental
organizations,
and non-governmental organizations.
d) Recognizing uncertainty as to the occurrence of Saiga tatarica in China,
China is encouraged
to investigate and report on the status of the wild population of Saiga tatarica
and its
habitats in China, and as necessary undertake necessary conservation activities.
e) All range States should report on the activities outlined above, through
the Secretariat, to the Standing Committee at each of its meetings between
its 53rd meeting and the 14th meeting of the Conference of the Parties.
Directed to the Secretariat
13.xx
The Secretariat shall:
a) assist the Parties with the implementation of the CITES-relevant aspects
of the saiga Action
Plan of the Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Conservation, Restoration,
and
Sustainable Use of the Saiga Antelope;
b) facilitate technical and other assistance, as required, and work with
all range and consumer countries as appropriate on trade-related aspects of
the conservation of saiga, with particular focus on China, Kazakhstan, and
the Russian Federation;
c) undertake missions to range and consumer Parties to verify, among others,
species conservation and management efforts, enforcement actions, stockpiles
of saiga specimens, implementation of the saiga Action Plan, and compliance
with recommendations of the Standing Committee;
CoP13 Com. I. 6 - p. 2
d) include the issue of saiga trade and conservation in an enforcement workshop
in the Asian
region prior to be held the 14th meeting of the Conference of the Parties;
e) cooperate with the Secretariat of the Convention on Migratory Species
(CMS) on issues
pertaining to saiga including, but not limited to, the implementation of the
saiga Action Plan
and the Memorandum of Understanding between the two conventions;
f) if requested, assist the range states in the reporting requirements referred
to in paragraph d) of Decision 13.xx;
g) identify important consumer and trading countries of saiga parts and
derivatives, and
encourage them to take the actions required under Decision 13.xx;
h) report on progress in implementation of Decisions regarding Saiga tatarica
to the Standing
Committee at each of its meetings between its 53rd meeting and the 14th meeting
of the
Conference of the Parties, as well as at the 14th meeting of the Conference
of the Parties.
Directed to the Standing Committee
13.xx
The Standing Committee shall discuss the conservation of and trade in Saiga
tatarica at its
meetings between its 53rd meeting and the 14th meeting of the Conference of
the Parties and
recommend appropriate action.
Directed to the Parties
13.xx
Important consumer and trading countries of saiga parts and derivatives (as
identified by the
Secretariat pursuant to Decision 13.xx) should report to the Secretariat for
transmission to each
meeting of the Standing Committee between the 53rd and the 14th meeting of the
Conference
of the Parties, and in their biennial reports on:
a) stockpiles in their country; and
b) steps they are taking to control any legal and illegal trade in parts
and derivatives of the
saiga antelope;
13.xx Donor Parties, aid agencies, businesses using and producing saiga products,
intergovernmental
organizations and non-governmental organizations are urged to assist all range
States and
consumer countries in any way possible with the conservation of this species,
including the
provision of:
a) funding;
b) assistance with enforcement, anti-poaching and anti-smuggling ;
c) capacity building;
d) equipment, particularly for undertaking anti-poaching and anti-smuggling
activities;
e) assistance with education and public awareness;
f) assistance with population monitoring;
g) analysis and monitoring of stockpiles in key consumer countries;
h) gathering and exchange of scientific, technical, and legal information
and expertise; and
i) missions of the Secretariat, as specified in Decision 13.xx, paragraph
c).
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