Decisions 15.192 to 15.195 - Illegal and Unsustainable Taking of Migratory Species
Crosscutting Conservation Issues
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Decision directed to: Parties
Parties are requested to provide support for implementation of Decision 15.195, and cooperate with the Secretariat in implementing Decision 15.195.
Decision directed to: Parties, IGOs & NGOs
Parties, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations are encouraged to collaborate with the Secretariat and Parties in the implementation of activities set out in Decision 15.195.
Decision directed to: Scientific Council
The Scientific Council is requested, subject to the availability of resources, to:
a) renew the Scientific Council Working Group on Illegal and Unsustainable Taking and, as needed, amend the Terms of Reference,
b) review the in-depth analysis described in Decision 15.195 b) and provide recommendations on the analysis and on further research and conservation priorities, if needed, for consideration by the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties;
c) support the Secretariat for the other actions in Decision 15.195.
Decision directed to: Secretariat
The Secretariat, subject to the availability of resources, is requested to
a) on the basis of the review in Annex 1, develop a more integrated approach to effectively support Parties in addressing pressures from illegal and unsustainable taking of migratory species;
b) building on the scoping analysis, conduct, subject to the availability of resources, an in-depth analysis of:
i. the scale of illegal and unsustainable take of migratory species listed on CMS Appendices I and II;
ii. the impacts of illegal and unsustainable take on the conservation status of such species, including cumulative impacts on species at the migration range and population level, and the consequences of these impacts on affected ecosystems and the services they provide;
c) develop priorities for the work of the Global Initiative on Illegal and Unsustainable Taking of Migratory Species during the intersessional period;
d) support measures to address illegal and unsustainable taking of migratory species identified in the scoping analysis;
e) conduct a workshop (online) on the utility of a scoreboard for a wider range of taxa (e.g. similar to the Illegal Killing of Birds (IKB) Scoreboard) and on means to improve weaknesses in enforcement systems;
f) support Parties in the development of a strategy to combat illegal taking using best practices which may include the use of a scoreboard;
g) convene a forum on illegal and unsustainable taking of species to showcase positive examples, existing challenges and solutions, as well as the role of the different CMS initiatives and instruments in supporting Parties in addressing these threats;
h) support the Scientific Council in its work to implement Decisions 15.194.