Parties that are Range States to the SSAP are requested to: a) nominate, if not yet done, one national government representative (Focal Point) and one national expert per Range State to serve on the Steering Group, and support activities of the Steering Group; b) establish or maintain National Working Groups consisting of National Focal Points, local stakeholders and scientists, particularly those who would be involved in implementing actions; c) develop or update a national work plan focusing on priority actions relevant to their country or territory; giving particular attention to essential and high-priority SSAP actions, and start implementation of relevant medium-priority actions; d) actively encourage non-Party Range States to adopt the SSAP for their use; e) when requested, provide a national implementation report, using the reporting template provided by the Secretariat.