| Directed to Parties |
| 14.88 |
Range States of African and Asian
rhinoceroses and Parties that have stocks of rhinoceros horns and derivatives
thereof should declare the status of their stocks of rhinoceros horns and
derivatives before the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties in
accordance with a format to be circulated by the Secretariat. |
| Directed to the Secretariat |
| 14.89 |
The Secretariat shall: |
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a) |
develop, in collaboration with the African and
Asian Rhino Specialist Groups of the IUCN Species Survival Commission and
TRAFFIC, a format for the declarations referred to in Decision 14.88 and
distribute it through a Notification to the Parties; |
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b) |
invite TRAFFIC to review information on the
accumulation of rhinoceros horn stocks in range States and the routes by
which horns enter and flow to illegal markets, with priority countries for
such review being those in which either there has been a recent significant
increase in poaching levels, where discrepancies might exist in reported
horn stockpiles, where volumes of horn stockpiles are unknown or where insufficient
crossborder collaboration to combat illegal rhinoceros horn trade has been
reported; and |
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c) |
request IUCN – The World Conservation Union
and TRAFFIC to include an analysis of the information provided by the Parties
on stocks of rhinoceros horns and derivatives thereof, and of the review
referred to in paragraph b) above in their reporting to the Secretariat
pursuant to Resolution Conf. 9.14 (Rev. CoP14) and for consideration
at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties. |
| 14.90 |
The Secretariat shall: |
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a) |
examine the implementation of Resolution Conf. 9.14
(Rev. CoP14) in the range States where illegal poaching of rhinoceroses
appears to have increased and to pose a significant threat to populations
of rhinoceroses, particularly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nepal
and Zimbabwe; |
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b) |
collaborate with the World Heritage Convention
in addressing rhinoceros poaching and illegal trade issues in World Heritage
sites in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, inter alia to support
greater coordination with neighbouring countries, facilitate the collation
and distribution of intelligence information and provide capacity building
for wildlife law enforcement personnel; |
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c) |
encourage relevant range States to link rhinoceros
conservation actions where possible with the CITES site-based programme
for Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants; and |
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d) |
report on the implementation of these Decisions
at the 57th and 58th meetings of the Standing Committee and at the 15th
meeting of the Conference of the Parties. |
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