19.110 to 19.114 Jaguars (Panthera onca)

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Decision directed to
19.110
Decision directed to:
Parties, especially those that are range States of the jaguar, and relevant stakeholders

Parties, especially those that are range States of the jaguar, and relevant stakeholders are encouraged to:

a) urgently adopt comprehensive legislation and enforcement controls aimed at eliminating the poaching of jaguars and illegal trade in their parts and derivatives, including online sales of specimens;

b) include the jaguar as a priority species to be targeted as part of enforcement operations, measures and controls deployed to respond to and address wildlife crime;

c) ensure that any illegal domestic and international trade in jaguar specimens detected are included in annual illegal trade reports in accordance with Resolution Conf. 11.17 (Rev. CoP19) on National reports;

d) promote the design and implementation of conservation corridors between range countries of the jaguar, strengthening cooperation mechanisms on a local, national and regional level in order to promote good conservation practices; channel investments to the conservation of the species; reduce the threats to the connectivity of its habitats; and strengthen the capacities of the main players involved, including by mobilizing Global Environment Facility (GEF) funding for this purpose;

e) support the development of the proposal for establishing a long-term system for monitoring illegal killing of jaguars, associated illegal trade in their parts and derivatives and other key aspects related to jaguar conservation;

f) raise awareness about the importance of the jaguar and its protection status, its role in the ecosystem and the threats it faces, including illegal trade;

g) participate in the meeting of jaguar range States referred to in paragraph c) of Decision 19.111, and other events as appropriate, in order to share experiences and knowledge about the priority issues identified to combat illegal trade in jaguars;

h) recognize the jaguar as the flagship species of its range countries so that the protection and conservation of the species and its habitat becomes a joint priority due to its ecological significance; and

i) provide information to the Secretariat on the measures and activities they undertook to implement the actions directed to them under this Decision.

19.111
Decision directed to:
Secretariat, in cooperation with the Secretariat of the Convention on Migratory Species and the Coordination Committee for the 2030 Jaguar Conservation Roadmap for the Americas led by the United Nations Development Programme

The Secretariat shall, subject to the availability of external funding, cooperate with the Secretariat of the Convention on Migratory Species and the Coordination Committee for the 2030 Jaguar Conservation Roadmap for the Americas led by the United Nations Development Programme with a view to:

a) integrate and align conservation efforts, demand reduction strategies, behaviour change and livelihood alternatives to prevent illegal killing of jaguars and associated illegal trade in jaguar parts and derivatives;

b) develop a proposal for establishing a long-term system for monitoring illegal killing of jaguars, associated illegal trade in their parts and derivatives and other key aspects related to jaguar conservation, including engagement of local communities and indigenous peoples in the monitoring and gender-based approaches as appropriate;

c) convene a meeting of jaguar range States to:

    i) identify opportunities for cross-border collaboration and regional cooperation, joint actions, and resource mobilisation aimed at reducing habitat loss, habitat fragmentation and human-animal conflict, and preventing the illegal killing of and illegal trade in jaguars;

    ii) review options for an intergovernmental platform aimed to support jaguar conservation and combating the poaching and illegal trade in jaguars through a continental action plan;

    iii) review the Secretariat’s proposal for establishing a long-term system for monitoring poaching and other key aspects related to jaguar conservation, referred to under paragraph b) of the present Decision; and

    iv) promote the reporting of any illegal domestic and international trade in jaguar specimens in CITES annual illegal trade reports in accordance with Resolution Conf. 11.17 (Rev. CoP19) on National reports.

19.112
Decision directed to:
Secretariat

The Secretariat shall:

a) support Parties in their implementation of Decision 19.110;

b) issue a Notification to the Parties requesting the information specified in Decision 19.110; and

c) report on the implementation of the Decisions 19.110 and 19.111 to the Standing Committee and the Conference of the Parties with recommendations as appropriate.

19.113
Decision directed to:
Standing Committee

The Standing Committee shall establish an intersessional working group on jaguars (Panthera onca), with the following terms of reference:

a) based on the Secretariat’s analysis in document SC74 Doc. 75, to assess whether a specific draft resolution on jaguars would be appropriate, also taking into consideration the conclusions of the meeting of jaguar range States mentioned in Decision 19.111, paragraph c), where applicable;

b) to make recommendations to range States, and transit and destination countries, as appropriate: and

c) to report its conclusions and recommendations at the next meeting of the Standing Committee.

19.114
Decision directed to:
Standing Committee
The Standing Committee shall review the implementation of Decision 19.111, as well as the report and recommendations of the Secretariat under Decision 19.112 and the results of the intersessional working group, and make recommendations to range States, transit and destination countries, as appropriate and to the Secretariat for inclusion in the Secretariat’s report to the Conference of the Parties under Decision 19.112.