ACTION PLAN TO ADDRESS AQUATIC WILD MEAT HARVESTS IN WEST AFRICA

Encourage the establishment and expansion of a AWM WG 2024- Internal AWM WG time networks of appropriate experts and local actors with 2029 important information, specifically but not limited to within the CMS Aquatic Wild Meat Working Group and the Abidjan Aquatic Wildlife Network (working closely with other important networks in West Africa) to support Range States with the delivery of the Actio. [...] Research and publish (in French and AWM WG closely involving 2025/2026 Desktop research and English) a better understanding of illegal, West African research writing time, funding for unreported and unregulated (IUU) and small-scale institutions field data collection and fishing fleets fishing in the region by distant water translation fleets in relation with to food security, and where this infor. [...] Prepare a briefing note on the vulnerability of AWM WG in collaboration with 2025 Desktop research the region aquatic ecosystems to the impacts of CMS, CITES, Abidjan writing, and translation climate change and biodiversity loss Convention, Ramsar, IUCN, time and FAO Focal Points in each country (collating the entire body of knowledge) 4 UNEP/CMS/COP14/Resolution 14.15/Annex Action Activities Resp. [...] Drawing on the information provided in actions 1.1 and AWM WG and regional research 2025 Desktop potential to address global 2.3, research further and create a three-page summary of the and academic institutions, as well research and aquatic faunal biodiversity richness of the aquatic faunal biodiversity and fish stocks, the as technical institutions in charge writing time loss importance of both. [...] Develop a briefing note on the mandates of CITES, AWM WG and Focal Points of 2024 Desktop of Multilateral Environmental CMS, and the Abidjan Conventions, and the roles of Parties CMS, CITES, Abidjan Convention, research and Agreements (MEAs) to and observers to create a strong signal with effective details Ramsar, IUCN, IWC and FAO writing time combat illegal aquatic wild for agency action meat ha.