Songbird trade and conservation management (Passeriformes spp.)

Subject to available funds, the Secretariat shall: a) within 12 months of the conclusion of the meeting of the Conference of the Parties, commission a preliminary study on the scale and scope of international songbird trade to consider the management and conservation priorities of songbird taxa involved in such trade; b) consult with appropriate technical experts in the preparation of documents on the conservation, trade, management, enforcement and regulatory priorities of the songbird taxa identified; c) convene a technical workshop to consider the findings of the study and the reports referred to in paragraph b); d) invite the members of the Animals and Standing Committees, representatives from range, exporting, transit and consumer States, and relevant intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to participate in the workshop; and e) make the results of the study and workshop, together with recommendations, available to the Animals Committee for its consideration.