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15.146
Parties are encouraged to: a) undertake national review and monitoring exercises to encourage implementation of the phase-out of all types of lead ammunition and lead fishing weights, and in doing so: i. review, in light of the scientific evidence of the harms caused by lead ammunition and fishing weights to wildlife and the wider environment, the provisions and effectiveness of implementation of their legal instruments (legislation and policies) that regulate the use of lead ammunition and lead fishing weights, and modify these or introduce additional measures where necessary to restrict use of lead in ammunition and fishing weights; ii. actively facilitate and support the development and availability of expanded product ranges of non-toxic alternative to lead ammunition and fishing weights, including through the innovative use of economic measures; iii. implement ongoing national-level monitoring and collate and analyze information on shooting activities, ammunition use across different areas and over time, and compliance with any restrictions and map this information against at-risk migratory bird habitats to determine likely affected areas and scale of impacts; iv. share information on progress made on activities i. and ii. above, and the information collated from activities iii. and iv. with the Secretariat for use by the Intergovernmental Task Force on Phasing Out the Use of Lead Ammunition and Lead Fishing Weights (Lead Task Force); b) nominate representatives to the Lead Task Force; c) take active measures to implement the recommendations set out in UNEP/CMS/COP11/Doc.23.1.2 Annex 2 to substitute lead ammunition and fishing weights for non-toxic alternatives; d) enhance and continue efforts to prevent poisoning of migratory birds to contribute to achieving the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
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