Decisions 12.94 to 12.97 - Transfrontier Conservation Areas for Migratory Species

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12.94
Decision directed to
Parties

Parties are invited to:

a) Identify transboundary habitats of CMS-listed species, which could be considered as transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs), meaning an area or component of a large ecological region that straddles the boundaries of two or more countries and is within their national jurisdiction, which may encompass one or more protected areas, as well as multiple resource use areas;

b) Consider developing jointly with neighbouring Range States bi- or multilateral arrangements, including joint management plans, to improve the conservation of the habitats and species concerned;

c) Enable, in the development of such arrangements the participation of local communities and stakeholders for the purposes of benefitting wildlife and the sustainable development of the communities living within it.

12.95
Decision directed to
Secretariat

The Secretariat shall, subject to the availability of external resources:

a) Support Parties in implementing Decision 12.94;

b) Report to the Standing Committee at its 48th and 49th meetings as well as the Conference of the Parties at its 13th meeting on the progress in implementing this Decision. 

12.96
Decision directed to
Parties, IGOs & NGOs

Parties, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations are encouraged to provide financial and technical support to implement Decisions 12.94 and 12.95. 

12.97
Decision directed to
Standing Committee

The Standing Committee shall consider the report received from the Secretariat. 

13.116
Decision directed to
Parties

Parties are invited to: a) based on the best available science, propose transboundary habitats of CMS-listed species, which could be considered as transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs), meaning an area or component of a large ecological region that straddles the boundaries of two or more countries and is within their national jurisdiction, which may encompass one or more protected areas, as well as multiple resource use areas; b) take steps to jointly develop with neighbouring Range States bi- or multilateral arrangements, including joint management plans, to improve the conservation of the habitats and species concerned; c) enable, in the development of such arrangements, the participation of local communities and stakeholders for the purposes of benefitting wildlife and the sustainable development of the communities living within a TFCA; and d) inform the Secretariat of any such areas proposed under paragraph (a)

13.117
Decision directed to
Secretariat

The Secretariat shall, subject to the availability of external resources: a) support Parties in implementing Decision 13.116; b) report to the Conference of the Parties at its 14th meeting on the progress in implementing this Decision.

13.118
Decision directed to
Parties, IGOs & NGOs

Parties, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations are encouraged to provide financial and technical support to implement Decisions 13.116 and 13.117.

14.197
Decision directed to
Parties

Parties that are members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the East African Community (EAC) are invited to: a) consider testing, as appropriate, the UNEP-WCMC pilot Transboundary tool (the ‘Tool’) to identify potential opportunities for transboundary conservation using data from the World Database on Protected Areas and the World Database on Key Biodiversity Areas; and b) consider reporting through the Secretariat to the Sessional Committee of the Scientific Council at its 7th and/or 8th meeting on the potential opportunities for identifying transboundary conservation areas, as well as the functionality and usefulness of the Tool in supporting Parties to identify these.

14.198
Decision directed to
Scientific Council

The Scientific Council is requested, subject to the availability of resources, to review the usefulness of the Tool based on the reports submitted by Parties through the Secretariat, in line with Decisions 14.197 (b) and 14.199 (b), and make appropriate recommendations to the Secretariat and Parties on its further use and to help identify improvements that should be incorporated into the Tool and to inform the future expansion of the Tool.

14.199
Decision directed to
Secretariat

The Secretariat shall, subject to the availability of resources: a) in collaboration with UNEP-WCMC and other partners, raise awareness of the Tool among Parties mentioned in Decision 14.197; b) request Parties referred to in Decision 14.197 to consider sharing feedback on the functionality and usefulness of the Tool in identifying potential opportunities for transboundary conservation, and submit a report on the feedback received to the Sessional Committee of the Scientific Council at its 7th and/or 8th meeting; and c) report to the Conference of the Parties at its 15th meeting on the progress in implementing these Decisions.