× 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. West African vultures (Accipitridae spp.) Document type Decision Reference number 19.193 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 OthersParties, West African range States and relevant intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations are encouraged, subject to resources, to: a) collaborate in the conservation and restoration of West African vultures and support the implementation of the Multi-species Action Plan to Conserve African-Eurasian Vultures (Vulture MsAP) 2017-2029 of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS); and b) gather and exchange scientific knowledge and expertise on West African vultures, with a particular focus on: i) documenting the scale of vulture trade by surveying markets in and outside West Africa, and identifying inter-regional and international trade routes; ii) characterizing links between poisoning and trade in vultures, and contributing to the African Wildlife Poison Database; and iii) updating the conservation and population status information of West African vultures, and Gyps africanus (white-backed vultures), Gyps rueppellii (Rüppell’s vultures) and Torgos tracheliotus (lappet-faced vultures) in particular.