| Directed to the range States of Psittacus
erithacus |
| 14.82 |
The range States of Psittacus erithacus
should participate in the development and implementation of regional management
plans for the conservation of and trade in P. erithacus erithacus
and P. erithacus timneh. |
| Directed to the Secretariat |
| 14.83 |
Subject to external funding, the Secretariat
shall develop regional management plans for the conservation of and trade
in P. erithacus erithacus and P. erithacus timneh, in collaboration
with the range States, relevant experts, non-governmental organizations
and other stakeholders. Issues to be addressed in these plans should include: |
| |
a) |
development of biologically sustainable national
export quotas in cooperation with neighbouring range States; |
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b) |
development of standards for making non-detriment
findings; |
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c) |
providing details of the control measures in
place or to be implemented to verify the origin of the specimens; |
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d) |
cooperation on studies on the population status
and demography of the species and the status of its habitat; |
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e) |
cooperation on long-term monitoring efforts; |
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f) |
actions to implement law enforcement programmes
to combat poaching and illegal trade (both national and international) and
report on the results of the programmes in terms of enforcement efforts,
seizures and prosecutions; |
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g) |
agreements on reliable methodologies for assessing
population status and population monitoring; |
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h) |
investigations of the possibility of establishing
in situ captive-breeding facilities for the species; |
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i) |
encouragement of the participation of all range
States, enforcement authorities, importing countries, experts, the NGO community
and the private sector in implementing these plans; and |
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j) |
considering expanding the management plans to
include other psittacine species in the region. |
| 14.84 |
The Secretariat shall seek funding for and organize
workshops in West and Central Africa to assist range States in the development
and implementation of regional management plans for the conservation of
and trade in P. erithacus erithacus and P. erithacus
timneh. |
| 14.85 |
The Secretariat should identify cases where
there has been a history of exports in excess of quotas and, as long as
necessary, verify export permits issued to ensure that quotas are not exceeded. |
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