Resolution 7.1
CONCERTED ACTIONS FOR APPENDIX I SPECIES
Recalling Resolution 3.2 regarding Appendix I species adopted by the Conference of the Parties at its third meeting (Geneva, 1991);
Recognising that Resolution 3.2 decided inter alia that at each meeting of the Conference of the Parties a formal review process be established for a selected number of species listed in Appendix I;
Recalling further that Resolution 3.2, as updated by Resolution 4.2 (Nairobi, 1994), Resolution 5.1 (Geneva, 1997) and Resolution 6.1 (Cape Town, 1999), instructs the Secretariat and the Scientific Council to encourage and assist Parties to take concerted actions to implement the provisions of the Convention;
Noting that the Scientific Council, at its 11th meeting held in Bonn, in September 2002, reviewed reports as per Resolution 3.2 on five Appendix I concerted action species;
Noting further the recommendation of the Scientific Council at its 11th meeting that the following species be the subject of concerted actions: Terrestrial mammals: Uncia uncia; Marine mammals: Balaenoptera physalus, Balaenoptera borealis, Physeter macrocephalus, Eubalaena australis, Balaenoptera musculus, Megaptera novaeangliae; Birds: Platalea minor, Eurynorhynchus pygmeus, Sterna bernsteini;and
Noting also the recommendation of the 11th meeting of the Scientific Council concerning the revision of the current practice for the identification and implementation of concerted actions for Appendix I species;
The Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
1. Resolves that the concerted actions and preparation of review reports envisaged within the framework of Resolution 3.2 be carried out for the abovementioned species and others, as appropriate, during the 2003 - 2005 triennium, and that the Conference of the Parties review the results at its next meeting;
2. Endorses the recommendation of the Scientific Council at its 11th meeting that activities for species covered by Resolution 6.1 be continued for a further three years (2003 - 2005), such that the list of species for which concerted actions should either be continued or commence, as appropriate, is as appears in the table attached to this resolution;
3. Endorses the procedure for the future identification and implementation of concerted actions for Appendix I species agreed by the Scientific Council at its 11th meeting, and summarized in Annex III of the report of that meeting; and
4. Instructs the Scientific Council and the Secretariat to fully implement the new procedure in the triennium 2003 - 2005.
SPECIES DESIGNATED FOR CONCERTED ACTIONS BY THE 3rd,4th,5th,6th and 7th MEETINGS OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO CMS
| Year of adoption | Resolution | Scientific name | Common name |
| 1991 | 3.2 | Addax nasomaculatus | Addax |
| 3.2 | Gazella dorcas | Dorcas gazelle | |
| 3.2 | Gazella leptoceros | Slenderhorned gazelle | |
| 3.2 | Chlamydotis undulata | Houbara bustard | |
| 3.2 | Numenius tenuirostris | Slenderbilled curlew | |
| 3.2 | Marine Turtles | ||
| 1994 | 4.2 | Chloephaga rubidiceps | Ruddyheaded goose |
| 4.2 | Oxyura leucocephala | Whiteheaded duck | |
| 4.2 | Grus leucogeranus | Siberian crane | |
| 4.2 | Otis tarda | Great bustard | |
| 4.2 | Gazella dama | Dama gazelle | |
| 4.2 | Oryx dammah | Scimitarhorned oryx | |
| 4.2 | Monachus monachus | Mediterranean monk seal | |
| 1997 | 5.1 | Falco naumanni | Lesser kestrel |
| 5.1 | Phoenicopterus andinus | Andean flamingo | |
| 5.1 | Phoenicopterus jamesi | Puna flamingo | |
| 5.1 | Anser erythropus | Lesser whitefronted goose | |
| 5.1 | Gorilla gorilla beringei | Mountain gorilla | |
| 5.1 | Pontoporia blainvillei | La Plata dolphin, Franciscana | |
| 5.1 | Hippocamelus bisulcus | South Andean deer | |
| 1999 | 6.1 | Sarothrura ayresi | Whitewinged flufftail |
| 6.1 | Hirundo atrocaerulea | Blue swallow | |
| 6.1 | Acrocephalus paludicola | Aquatic warbler | |
| 6.1 | Lontra felina | Southern marine otter | |
| 6.1 | Lontra provocax | Southern river otter | |
| 6.1 | Spheniscus humboldti | Humboldt penguin | |
| 6.1 | Aythya nyroca | Ferruginous duck | |
| 2002 | 7.1 | Uncia uncia | Snow leopard |
| 7.1 | Balaenoptera physalus | Fin whale | |
| 7.1 | Balaenoptera borealis | Sei whale | |
| 7.1 | Physeter macrocephalus | Sperm whale | |
| 7.1 | Eubalaena australis | Southern right whale | |
| 7.1 | Balaenoptera musculus | Blue whale | |
| 7.1 | Megaptera novaeangliae | Humpback whale | |
| 7.1 | Platalea minor | Blackfaced spoonbill | |
| 7.1 | Eurynorhynchus pygmeus | Spoonbilled sandpiper | |
| 7.1 | Sterna bernsteini | Chinese crested tern |
