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CITES SC77 EIA Briefing on Documents relating to Asian Big Cats

3 Nov 2023

The task force thus invited the CITES Secretariat to consider the merits of a common resolution on illegal trade in all big cats and include this in its report to the SC but the document does not discuss the merits of such a resolution. [...] EIA Recommendations EIA recommends that the SC: • Reject the proposal of a common resolution on illegal trade in all big cats at this stage but recommend to CoP20, subject to external funding, that the CITES Big Cats Task Force continue to meet to discuss the implementation of the agreed outcomes in the Annex and consider the merits of a resolution on illegal trade in big cats; and • Adopt the rec. [...] EIA Recommendations EIA recommends that the SC adopt the recommendations in paragraph 91 of the document and: • Direct the Secretariat to seek further information on the implementation of Decisions 18.100, 18.101, 18.105 and 18.106 and report to SC78; and • In order to improve the information on ABCs available to Parties, consider recommending to CoP20 a process similar to the one in place for rhi. [...] All parts including scraps of skin are marketed EIA Recommendations EIA Recommends that the SC: • Adopt the recommendations in paragraph 92 of the document with the following amendment to the text in paragraph 92.b).i): “identification of facilities specimens keeping tigers of genetic and conservation value and engagement of these facilities specimens in coordinated conservation breeding for such. [...] CoP19); and • Instruct the Secretariat to report to SC78 on the implementation of the recommendations in paragraphs 92.e) to 92.g) of the document.
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