Activity 5: Institutional requirements as to conventions
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Directly relevant obligations and commitments
- Appoint a National Focal Point for the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP): Ramsar Resolution IX.11, 18 SEE COMMENTARY 1
- Include wetland experts in representatives at Conferences of the Contracting Parties: Ramsar Convention Article 7
- Appoint a National Focal Point for the STRP: Ramsar Resolution VIII.28, 11 SEE COMMENTARY 1
- Ensure continuity of membership of the STRP when proposing nominations for membership of the Panel: Ramsar Resolution VIII.28, 16
- Submit draft resolutions to the Standing Committee at least 120 days before the COP: Ramsar Resolution VIII.45, 16+17
- Contracting Parties that are voting members of the Standing Committee: Convey to the Ramsar Bureau the name of the officer(s) in the national Ramsar Authority who act as delegates to the Standing Committee: Ramsar Resolution VII.1, 10
- Use a rotation system of the nomination of the regional representative in the Standing Committee: Ramsar Resolution VII.1, 17
- Ensure that stakeholders, including local communities and indigenous people, are represented in national delegations to the Conference of the Contracting Parties: Ramsar Resolution VII.8, 16 SEE COMMENTARY 2
- Ensure the national Administrative Authority for the Convention has the necessary resources: Ramsar Resolution VII.27, 17
- Ensure close collaboration of the bilateral development assistance agency with the Ramsar Administrative Authority: Ramsar Resolution VII.27, 19
- Consider representation of local and indigenous people in the delegations to Conferences of the Contracting Parties: Ramsar Recommendation 6.3, 12 SEE COMMENTARY 2
- Deposit an instrument of acception of the amendment of 28 May 1987: Ramsar Resolution 5.2, 8
- Include representatives of ministries responsible for development assistance in delegations to the Conferences of the Contracting Parties: Ramsar Recommendation 5.5
- Ensure that facilities for interpretation to and from the local language are available at Conferences of the Contracting Parties: Ramsar Recommendation 5.15
- Arabic-speaking Contracting Parties: Encourage other Arabic-speaking countries to join the Convention: Ramsar Recommendation 5.15
- Deposit an instrument of acceptance of the amendment of 28 May 1987: Ramsar Resolution on financial & budgetary matters (Annex to DOC.C.4.13 (Rev.), 7) SEE COMMENTARY 3
- Deposit an instrument of acceptance of the amendment of 28 May 1987: Ramsar Resolution 3.2, 7 SEE COMMENTARY 3
- Adopt amendments after entry into force of the Paris Protocol by consensus: Ramsar Recommendation 2.2
- Communicate without delay the name and address of the contact point: AEWA Article V b SEE COMMENTARY 4
Indirectly relevant obligations and commitments
- Raise the issue of invasive alien species at the meetings of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting and support the development of measures to address threats of invasive alien species in the Antarctic Treaty area: CBD Decision VIII/27, 65
- (Parties to the Antarctic Treaty): Consider improving the controls contemplated under the 1991 Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty: CBD Decision VIII/27, 66 SEE COMMENTARY 3a
- Inform the Secretariat in regard to which migratory species of Appendices I and II you consider yourself to be a Range State: CMS Article IV, 2
- Consider adhering to other international, regional and sub-regional instruments related to the protection of cultural and natural heritage: WHC Decision 7 EXT.COM 9, 9
- Bring together regularly the cultural and natural heritage experts to discuss the implementation of the Convention. WHC Operational Guidelines I.C, 14
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