Capacity building in Small Island Developing States

Directed to the Secretariat

12.95

The Secretariat shall, in collaboration with Fiji, develop a capacity-building initiative to improve the implementation of the Convention in Fiji. This initiative shall seek to integrate existing initiatives carried out through the Secretariat to improve legislation and the scientific basis for non-detriment findings and, in collaboration with Parties of the Oceania region, importing Parties, and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, provide direct assistance to Fiji to improve the administrative, legal and scientific basis for CITES implementation in Fiji. The Secretariat shall assist in obtaining funds from interested Parties, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, exporters, importers and other stakeholders, to support this initiative.