Livelihoods

Directed to Parties and others
Parties are invited to:
a) promote the use of the CITES and livelihoods toolkit, guidelines and handbook to carry out rapid assessments of the impact of the implementation of CITES-listing decisions on the livelihoods of rural communities, the implementation of activities which mitigate any negative impacts;
b) encourage the conduct of new case studies on how legal and sustainable trade can generate economic incentives for the conservation of wildlife and improvement of livelihoods of indigenous and local communities; and
c) incorporate issues related to CITES and livelihoods into their national socio-economic and development plans, as well as in relevant projects being developed for external funding, including funding byGlobal Environment Facility (GEF).

Document status
Invalid
Number/Code
17.36
Primary category
Strategic matters
Decision group
17.36 to 17.40
Decision directed to
Parties
Others
Meeting
Seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties
Document type
Decision