The Standing Committee shall:
a) examine the terminology used in different Resolutions and Decisions when referring to “indigenous peoples”, “local communities” or “rural communities”; and
b) make recommendations to the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties on whether there is need for consistency of terminology across these Resolutions and Decisions.
The Standing Committee shall:
a) establish an intersessional working group to consider how to effectively engage indigenous peoples and local communities* in the CITES processes, taking into account the discussions from the previous intersessional periods, including the information contained in document SC74 Doc. 20.2 and SC70 Doc. 15, experiences shared by Parties and relevant Multilateral Environmental Agreements and international organizations, and any information provided pursuant to Decision 18.32 (Rev. CoP19); and present its findings and recommendations to the Standing Committee;
b) when establishing the intersessional working group, endeavour to achieve regional balance of Parties and observers, and give special consideration to participation of representatives of indigenous peoples and local communities*;
c) develop non-binding guidance that proponent Parties may use, as appropriate, in consulting with indigenous peoples and local communities* as part of the consultations that may take place on proposals to amend the Appendices; and
d) make recommendations on the engagement of indigenous peoples and local communities* in CITES processes to the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties.
The Secretariat shall:
a) issue a Notification inviting Parties to provide information on their experiences and lessons learned in engaging indigenous peoples and local communities* in CITES processes; and
b) compile the information received from the Parties and provide a summary to the Standing Committee.
Parties are invited to:
a) engage indigenous peoples and local communities* in CITES decision-making and implementation processes at the national level to better achieve the objectives of the Convention; and
b) share their experiences and lessons learned in engaging indigenous peoples and local communities* in CITES processes with the Secretariat and other Parties.
