× Information on this section of ECOLEX comes from the InforMEA Portal which compiled information from MEA Secretariats with the support of the European Union. The accuracy of the information displayed is the responsibility of the originating data source. In case of discrepancy the information as displayed on the respective MEA website prevails. Songbird trade and conservation management (Passeriformes spp.) Document type Decision Reference number 18.256 (Rev. CoP19) Date Nov 25, 2022 SourceUNEP, 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 SecretariatSubject to available funds, the Secretariat shall: a) within 12 months of the conclusion of the meeting of the Conference of the Parties, commission a preliminary study on the scale and scope of international songbird trade to consider the management and conservation priorities of songbird taxa involved in such trade; b) consult with appropriate technical experts in the preparation of documents on the conservation, trade, management, enforcement and regulatory priorities of the songbird taxa identified; c) convene a technical workshop to consider the findings of the study and the reports referred to in paragraph b); d) invite the members of the Animals and Standing Committees, representatives from range, exporting, transit and consumer States, and relevant intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to participate in the workshop; and e) make the results of the study and workshop, together with recommendations, available to the Animals Committee for its consideration.