Non-Party Range States of the SSAP are encouraged to: a) adopt the SSAP; b) once the SSAP is adopted: i. nominate one national government representative (Focal Point) and one national expert per Range State to serve on the Steering Group; ii. establish National Working Groups consisting of National Focal Points, local stakeholders and scientists, particularly those who would be involved in implementing actions; iii. when requested, provide a national implementation report, using the reporting template provided by the Secretariat; iv. 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.