Decisions 15.229 to 15.231 - Maintaining Lists of Species Included in CMS Appendices
CMS Appendices
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Decision directed to: Parties
The Parties are invited to inform the Secretariat about changes in their status as Range State of species listed in CMS Appendices, either through their National Reports or via another appropriate mechanism.
Decision directed to: Scientific Council
The Scientific Council is requested, subject to the availability of resources, to:
a) re-establish, with appropriate Terms of Reference, its Working Group on Maintaining Lists of Species Included in CMS Appendices;
b) provide recommendations to the Secretariat in implementation of Decision 15.231;
c) discuss and exchange information and scientific findings on:
i. mapping the different uses of the online databases, and defining the information needed for different purposes and by relevant users;
ii. species to be displayed in the CMS Species List and Species+ databases, with specific focus on Appendix II species listed at family and genus level;
iii. information to be displayed for each species;
iv. search options and other recommended functionalities of the databases;
v. integration of the lists requested under Resolution 14.19 (Rev.COP15), paragraph 1, and Decision 15.231.f) into the online databases;
vi. practical issues in implementing any options considered.
Decision directed to: Secretariat
The Secretariat is requested, with support from the Scientific Council, as appropriate, and subject to the availability of resources, to:
a) consult the Range States concerned in cases where information available to the Secretariat differs from scientific sources, as appropriate, and update the CMS Species List database in line with the procedure described in Annex 2, paragraph 3 of UNEP/CMS/COP15/Doc.29.2/Rev.1;
b) bring to the attention of the Scientific Council any cases where differences between data available to the Secretariat and scientific sources could not be resolved through consultations;
c) prepare an overview of all changes made and propose possible additional changes to the data displayed in the CMS Species List database;
d) present recommendations on adjustments to the workflow, including a possible permanent mechanism for updating species names and Range State data, for information or consideration by the Standing Committee;
e) liaise with UNEP–WCMC to support and provide recommendations with respect to the continued development of the CMS section of the Species+ database as an advisory source of information to support the Secretariat in maintaining the list of Range States for CMS species, as per Article IX f) of the Convention;
f) in collaboration with the CITES Secretariat, develop a list of species included on CMS Appendix I, annotated as to whether they are also on the CITES Appendices (and, if so, on which CITES Appendix they are listed), taking into account possible differences in nomenclature used in the two Conventions, and publish this list on the CMS website and revise it as necessary;
g) commission studies and liaise with holders of data on species and their distribution, as appropriate, in support of implementation of Decision 15.230.