Agreement between the Central African States concerning the Creation of a Special Fund for the Conservation of Wild Fauna

Accord entre les Etats de l'Afrique centrale pour la création d'un fonds spécial pour la conservation de la faune sauvage

Abkommen der Zentralafrikanischen Staaten über die Schaffung eines besonderen Fonds für die Erhaltung wildlebender Tiere

Objectives: To create a Special Fund of Central African States for the conservation of wild fauna. Summary of provisions: Parties agree that the goal of the Fund is to finance conservation operations in favour of wild fauna in general and against poaching in particular (art. 2). Parties further agree that the fund is to be fed by, inter alia, profits arising out of the sale of specimens and derivatives thereof (art. 3), other than those listed in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (art. 4). Institutional mechanism: A Fund is established (art. 1).