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.
Decision directed to:
Secretariat