| Directed to all range States of the Saiga
antelope (Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russian Federation, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan)
and to China as a former range State |
| 14.91 |
All range States of Saiga tatarica
should fully implement the measures directed to them that are contained
in the Medium-Term International Work Programme for the saiga antelope
(2007-2011), developed in support of the Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) concerning ‘Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Use of the Saiga
Antelope (Saiga tatarica tatarica)’ and its Saiga Action Plan. |
| 14.92 |
The Russian Federation should, as
soon as possible, sign the MoU concerning Conservation, Restoration and
Sustainable Use of the Saiga Antelope (Saiga tatarica tatarica) and
implement its Saiga Action Plan. |
| 14.93 |
All range States of Saiga tatarica
should provide information on the measures and activities they undertook
to implement the Medium-Term International Work Programme for the saiga
antelope (2007-2011) in their biennial reports for the periods 2007-2008
and 2009-2010. |
| Directed to States that are important
consumer and trading countries of saiga parts and derivatives |
| 14.94 |
Important consumer and trading States
of saiga parts and derivatives are encouraged to collaborate among each
other in managing and controlling trade in saiga antelope, and should take
into consideration the recommendations formulated in Trade in saiga antelope
horns and other parts: an overview of recent global trade trends and conservation
aspects with a focus on market demand in Southeast Asia (Annex 6
to document CoP14 Doc. 56), particularly those relating to: |
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a) |
the development of coherent policies
and procedures for the disposal of confiscated saiga parts and derivatives; |
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b) |
the registration and marking of saiga
parts and derivatives that are kept in government or private ownership,
regular monitoring of such stockpiles, and the adoption of a labelling system
for products containing saiga specimens; |
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c) |
the reduction of the overall consumption
of saiga parts and derivatives in close cooperation with medicine manufacturers
and communities using traditional Asian medicine, e.g. by restricting the
varieties of patent medicines that are allowed to contain saiga horn, researching
and promoting appropriate substitutes for the saiga horn, and confining
the prescription of medicines containing saiga horn to the most essential
treatments; and |
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d) |
the improvement of trade controls
on China’s borders with Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation and Mongolia
by providing training and promoting the exchange of enforcement-related
information amongst relevant authorities, and controls of trade to and from
saiga-trading countries. |
| 14.95 |
Important consumer and trading States
of saiga parts and derivatives should provide information on their implementation
of Decision 14.94 in their biennial reports for the periods 2007-2008 and
2009-2010. |
| Directed to Parties and others |
| 14.96 |
Donor Parties, aid agencies, businesses
using and producing saiga products, and intergovernmental and non-governmental
organizations are urged to assist all range States and consumer countries
in any way possible with the conservation of the saiga antelope, particularly
by focusing funding, resources and expertise on the measures specified in
the Medium-Term International Work Programme for the saiga antelope (2007-2011),
developed in support of the Memorandum of Understanding concerning Conservation,
Restoration and Sustainable Use of the Saiga Antelope (Saiga tatarica
tatarica) and its Saiga Action Plan. |
| Directed to the Secretariat |
| 14.97 |
The Secretariat shall: |
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a) |
cooperate with the Secretariat of
the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
on issues pertaining to the saiga antelope, including: |
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i) |
the implementation of the Medium-Term International
Work Programme for the Saiga antelope (2007-2011); |
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ii) |
the organization of the second meeting of the
signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding concerning Conservation,
Restoration and Sustainable Use of the Saiga Antelope (Saiga tatarica
tatarica), scheduled to take place in 2008; |
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iii) |
facilitating collaboration between the range
States of the saiga antelope and major consumer Parties; and |
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iv) |
securing support for implementing the Medium-Term
International Work Programme inter alia by exploring possibilities
to establish an enabling mechanism to use funds from the traditional Asian
medicine industry for in situ conservation of the saiga antelope;
and |
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b) |
report on the implementation of Decisions 14.91
to 14.97, including a written summary of the information contained in biennial
reports from relevant Parties, for consideration at the 15th meeting
of the Conference of the Parties, and recommend appropriate actions. |
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