Decision directed to Secretariat

The Secretariat shall: 

a) subject to extrabudgetary resources, and taking into consideration the information gathered under Decision 20.107 on experiences with using the Rapid Guide, continue to work with partners for the further development of digital solutions to streamline relevant parts of the ‘Rapid guide for making legal acquisition findings’, including the CITES-LEX platform developed in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, inviting Parties to provide input on the development of these digital solutions, and maintain a dedicated webpage regarding the verification of legal acquisition for different taxa and specimens on the CITES website and update it regularly; 

b) subject to extrabudgetary resources, continue to organize virtual workshops and other capacity-building activities related to the implementation of Resolution Conf. 18.7 (Rev. CoP20) and disseminate training material for the verification of the legal acquisition of CITES specimens; and 

c) report to the Standing Committee on the progress made in the implementation of Resolution Conf. 18.7 (Rev. CoP20) on the basis of information, experiences and examples submitted by Parties.