Decisions 12.103 to 12.104 - Concerted Actions

By the 13th meeting of the Conference of the Parties, the Scientific Council should:

a) Determine whether species previously listed for Cooperative Actions, but for which no activity has yet begun, should remain listed in the newly unified Concerted Actions list or be deleted;

b) Review the projects and initiatives already begun as Cooperative Actions under earlier Decisions of the Conference of the Parties, subject to the criteria included in Step 2, paragraph 2 of the Guidelines to the Implementation of the Concerted Actions Process contained in Annex 1 to UNEP/CMS/Resolution 12.28 on Concerted Actions, along with any information about progress towards and impact of implementing those actions. Such review may conclude, inter alia, that the objectives of a given action have been achieved and it has been completed, or that it should continue within the terms of the unified Concerted Actions mechanism (and be added to the list of species accordingly);

c) Report to the Standing Committee at its 48th and 49th meeting on the progress in implementing this Decision.

The Secretariat shall:

a) Develop a template to be used by the Members of the Council or alternative experts nominated by the Scientific Council to provide a concise written report to each meeting of the Scientific Council on progress in the implementation of actions for the species or taxonomic group concerned;

b) Report to the Sessional Committee of the Scientific Council at its 3rd and 4th meeting on the progress in implementing this Decision.