| Directed to the Standing Committee |
| 14.3 |
The Standing Committee shall, subject to the
availability of external funding, and requesting the assistance of organizations
including the IUCN Species Survival Commission, initiate and supervise a
process to develop, by the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties: |
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a) tools for voluntary use by the Parties for
the rapid assessment at the national level of the positive and negative
impacts of implementing CITES listing decisions on the livelihoods of the
poor, in conformity with Resolution Conf. 8.3 (Rev. CoP13); and |
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b) draft voluntary guidelines for Parties to
address these impacts, particularly in developing countries. The guidelines
should, where possible, assist Parties to develop local, national and regional
initiatives that take account of the impacts of implementing CITES listing
decisions on the livelihoods of the poor. This process may benefit from
taking account of the deliberations and recommendations of the CITES and
Livelihoods Workshop (5-7 September 2006) and should draw on the technical
contributions of Parties, the Secretariat, non-governmental organizations
and other national and international agencies, such as IUCN – The World
Conservation Union. |
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For further clarification, the process shall
not include consideration of the criteria for amendment of the Appendices
or the requirement to make non-detriment findings. |
| Directed to the Secretariat |
| 14.4 |
The Secretariat shall seek external funds to
enable the Standing Committee to initiate and develop the process described
in Decision 14.3. |
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