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Legal acquisition findings

Document type
Decision
Reference number
19.130
Date
Nov 25, 2022
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Status
Active
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Treaty
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Mar 3, 1973)
Meeting
Nineteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties
Website
cites.org
Abstract

Decision directed to Secretariat

The Secretariat shall: a) subject to external funding, and taking into consideration the information gathered under Decisions 19.128 and 19.129 on experiences with using the Rapid Guide, develop digital solutions to automate relevant parts of the ‘Rapid guide for making legal acquisition findings’, inviting Parties to provide input on the development of these digital solutions, and maintain a dedicated webpage regarding the verification of legal acquisition for different taxa and specimens on the CITES website and update it regularly; b) subject to external funding, organize workshops and other capacity-building activities related to the implementation of Resolution Conf. 18.7 (Rev. CoP19) on Legal acquisition findings and disseminate training material for the verification of the legal acquisition of CITES specimens; and c) report to the Standing Committee on the progress made in the implementation of Resolution Conf. 18.7 (Rev. CoP19) on the basis of information, experiences and examples submitted by the Parties.