Taking into account the recommendations emanating from the 7th meeting of the Sessional Committee and recognizing that the tool Identifying opportunities for transboundary conservation (the ‘tool’), is a pilot tool, which may or may not be used by Parties for the identification of transboundary areas for cooperative conservation, the Scientific Council is requested to establish a Working Group, which should include representatives from the Southern African Development Community region (the lead region for establishing Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs)), to: a) determine potential target users of the tool for identifying opportunities for transboundary conservation, based on the TFCA model of cooperation, in close consultation with Parties and other stakeholders; b) taking into account the recommendations emanating from the 7th meeting of the Sessional Committee, conduct joint consultations with potential target users to identify their needs, the applicability of the tool, taking into account that the TFCA model goes beyond conservation, and any technical adjustments required to improve it; c) based on the outcomes of a) and b), identify, in close consultation with target users, technical requirements, parameters and functions to be considered in the development of the tool.