TNAG-1957-FCO40-2786-Hong-Kong-Animals-and-Plants-(Protection-of-Endangered-Speci-1989 — Page 163

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SUMMARY

1 CHAIRMAN OF WORKING GROUP PRESENTS REPORT AND DRAFT RESOLUTION TO COMMITTEE II ON MECHANISMS FOR DOWNLISTING OF AFRICAN ELEPHANT POPULATIONS FROM APPENDIX I TO APPENDIX II. RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY CONSENSUS. GENERALLY ENCOURAGING STATEMENTS FROM BOTSWANA AND MALAWI

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2. CHAIRMAN OF WORKING GROUP, PEREZ OLINDO (A KENYAN WHO WAS LEAKEY'S PREDECESSOR AS DIRECTOR OF WILDLIFE AND IS AFRICAN REPRESENTATIVE ON CITES ANIMALS COMMITTEE) PRESENTED WORKING GROUP'S REPORT TO A DELAYED SESSION OF COMMITTEE II. OLINDO EXPLAINED THAT WG HAD PRODUCED A DRAFT RESOLUTION ON TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR PANEL OF EXPERTS ON THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT AND CRITERIA FOR TRANSFER OF CERTAIN AFRICAN ELEPHANT POPULATIONS FROM APPENDIX I TO APPENDIX II. COPY OF RESOLUTION (COM. 7.17) FAXED TO MAED. OLINDO SAID THE RESOLUTION TRIED TO PROVIDE ASSURANCES TO RANGE STATES THAT ADEQUATE MECHANISMS WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO ENABLE ANY STATE TO CALL ON THE SERVICES OF THE PANEL TO REVIEW THEIR ELEPHANT POPULATION, AND THAT RANGE STATES WOULD BE ADEQUATELY REPRESENTED ON THE PANEL. THE REPORT OF THE PANEL WOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE CITES STANDING COMMITTEE WHICH WOULD TRANSFER IT TO THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR REJECTION OR ACCEPTANCE. THE WG HAD ALSO AGREED THAT DISPOSAL OF IVORY FROM ANY DOWNLISTED POPULATION WOULD BE ON THE AGENDA AT THE 8TH CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES. THE DRAFT RESOLUTION WAS EVENTUALLY ADOPTED BY CONSENSUS IN COMMITTEE II.

3. THE RESOLUTION PROVIDES FOR A PANEL OF 11 EXPERTS AND OFFICIALS, REPRESENTING THE RANGE STATES, NGOS, IVORY CONSUMERS, AND UNEP. THE PANEL WOULD CALL ON OTHER EXPERTS AS AND WHEN REQUIRED. IT WOULD BE

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