Convention on the conservation of migratory species of wild animals:Article VIII The Scientific Council

Convention on the conservation of migratory species of wild animals

Article VIII The Scientific Council

Geldend

Documentgegevens:

Geldend vanaf 01-11-1983

Redactionele toelichting: Gecorrigeerd via een rectificatie (Trb. 1987, 21).
Bronpublicatie:: 23-06-1979, Trb. 1981, 145 (uitgifte: 08-09-1981, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
Inwerkingtreding: 01-11-1983
Bronpublicatie inwerkingtreding:: 20-10-1983, Trb. 1983, 151 (uitgifte: 01-01-1983, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
Vakgebied(en): Natuurbeschermingsrecht / Soortenbescherming

1.

At its first meeting, the Conference of the Parties shall establish a Scientific Council to provide advice on scientific matters.

2.

Any Party may appoint a qualified expert as a member of the Scientific Council. In addition, the Scientific Council shall include as members qualified experts selected and appointed by the Conference of the Parties; the number of these experts, the criteria for their selection and the terms of their appointments shall be as determined by the Conference of the Parties.

3.

The Scientific Council shall meet at the request of the Secretariat as required by the Conference of the Parties.

4.

Subject to the approval of the Conference of the Parties, the Scientific Council shall establish its own rules of procedure.

5.

The Conference of the Parties shall determine the functions of the Scientific Council, which may include:

a): providing scientific advice to the Conference of the Parties, to the Secretariat, and, if approved by the Conference of the Parties, to any body set up under this Convention or an agreement or to any Party;
b): recommending research and the co-ordination of research on migratory species, evaluating the results of such research in order to ascertain the conservation status of migratory species and reporting to the Conference of the Parties on such status and measures for its improvement;
c): making recommendations to the Conference of the Parties as to the migratory species to be included in Appendices I and II, together with an indication of the range of such migratory species;
d): making recommendations to the Conference of the Parties as to specific conservation and management measures to be included in agreements on migratory species; and
e): recommending to the Conference of the Parties solutions to problems relating to the scientific aspects of the implementation of this Convention, in particular with regard to the habitats of migratory species.