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... CONCERNED particularly with those species of wild animals that migrate across or outside national jurisdictional boundaries; ...
... RECOGNIZING that the States are and must be the protectors of the migratory species of wild animals that live within or pass through their national jurisdictional boundaries; ...
... CONVINCED that conservation and effective management of migratory species of wild animals require the concerted action of all States within the national jurisdictional boundaries of which such species spend any part of their life cycle; ...
ARTICLE-I: Interpretation [go to this ARTICLE]
... a) "Migratory species" means the entire population or any geographically separate part of the population of any species or lower taxon of wild animals, a significant proportion of whose members cyclically and predictably cross one or more national jurisdictional boundaries;
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... h) "Range State" in relation to a particular migratory species means any State (and where appropriate any other Party referred to under subparagraph (k) of this paragraph) that exercises jurisdiction over any part of the range of that migratory species, or a State, flag vessels of which are engaged outside national jurisdictional limits in taking that migratory species;
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ARTICLE-IV: Migratory Species to be the Subject of Agreements: Appendix II [go to this ARTICLE]
... 4. Parties are encouraged to take action with a view to concluding agreements for any population or any geographically separate part of the population of any species or lower taxon of wild animals, members of which periodically cross one or more national jurisdiction boundaries. ...
ARTICLE-V: Guidelines for Agreements [go to this ARTICLE]
... c) provide for each Party to designate its national authority concerned with the implementation of the Agreement.
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ARTICLE-VI: Range States [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. The Parties shall keep the Secretariat informed in regard to which of the migratory species listed in Appendices I and II they consider themselves to be Range States, including provision of information on their flag vessels engaged outside national jurisdictional limits in taking the migratory species concerned and, where possible, future plans in respect of such taking. ...
ARTICLE-VII: The Conference of the Parties [go to this ARTICLE]
... a) international agencies or bodies, either governmental or non-governmental, and national governmental agencies and bodies; and
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... b) national non-governmental agencies or bodies which have been approved for this purpose by the State in which they are located.
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ARTICLE-IX: The Secretariat [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. Upon entry into force of this Convention, the Secretariat is provided by the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme. To the extent and in the manner he considers appropriate, he may be assisted by suitable intergovernmental or non-governmental, international or national agencies and bodies technically qualified in protection, conservation and management of wild animals. ...