| Directed to the Secretariat |
| 14.86 |
The Secretariat shall: |
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a) |
provide support to, and collaborate with, the
Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles
and the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment
of the Wider Caribbean region (Cartagena Convention) and its Protocol Concerning
Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW Protocol), in raising funds
to conduct, before the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties, a
meeting about hawksbill turtles for the wider Caribbean region with the
purpose of promoting collaboration, planning and information sharing within
the region, and to cooperate with other organizations and multilateral agreements
that have a mandate concerning the conservation, management and sustainable
use of this species in the wider Caribbean region; |
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b) |
request the above mentioned organizations to
include issues related to illegal trade in hawksbill turtles in the regional
meeting’s agenda; |
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c) |
request these organizations to enable the participation
of the CITES Secretariat in the regional meeting as an observer, as well
as the participation of CITES Parties of the wider Caribbean region; and |
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d) |
request these organizations to provide the report
including the results of the regional meeting, as well as, if available,
information about the progress made regarding the implementation of the
national management plans of the Parties of the wider Caribbean region and
to submit this report at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties. |
| Directed to Parties, intergovernmental
organizations, international aid agencies and non-governmental
organizations |
| 14.87 |
Parties, intergovernmental organizations,
international aid agencies and non-governmental organizations are encouraged
to provide funds to enable the development of the regional meeting and Parties
in the region are encouraged to participate in it. |