Subject to available resources, the Secretariat shall:
a) contract consultants, as appropriate, to undertake the following:
i) conduct a rapid assessment of the conservation status of, and legal and illegal trade in, species included in Appendix I;
ii) in consultation with range States, produce detailed assessments on the conservation status, threats, relevance of trade, ongoing in situ and ex situ conservation strategies or recovery plans and funding/resources available or required for the species concerned and selected; and
iii) produce a report identifying and prioritizing those Appendix-I species that could potentially benefit from future action under CITES; and
b) produce a report with its recommendations to the Animals and Plants Committees for consideration at their 32nd and 26th meetings, respectively.
a) contract consultants, as appropriate, to undertake the following:
i) conduct a rapid assessment of the conservation status of, and legal and illegal trade in, species included in Appendix I;
ii) in consultation with range States, produce detailed assessments on the conservation status, threats, relevance of trade, ongoing in situ and ex situ conservation strategies or recovery plans and funding/resources available or required for the species concerned and selected; and
iii) produce a report identifying and prioritizing those Appendix-I species that could potentially benefit from future action under CITES; and
b) produce a report with its recommendations to the Animals and Plants Committees for consideration at their 32nd and 26th meetings, respectively.