Suggested decision-making process for the assessment of ISSAPs for revision or retirement: Process for the Revision or Retirement of ISSAPs The revision or retirement of Action Plans based on the decision-making process above shall be proposed to the AEWA Meeting of the Parties by the AEWA Technical Committee in close collaboration with the AEWA Secretariat, as appropriate. On the basis of such a proposal, the Meeting of the Parties will be requested to take a decision on whether the suggested plan(s) shall be revised/retired or not. In the case of joint Action Plans with other international intergovernmental organizations (Convention on Migratory Species, Bern Convention, European Commission), the UNEP/AEWA Secretariat will consult with the respective organizations following the recommendation of the Technical Committee and will subsequently inform them of the revision/retirement of the joint Action Plans within the AEWA process. Following a decision of the MOP to revise/retire an Action Plan, the Secretariat will also publish the information on the AEWA website and indicate any plans which have been retired. The AEWA Technical Committee will continue to monitor the status of the species for which Action Plans have been retired within the framework of the CSR and the prioritization of AEWA species for action and management planning. Should such species populations once again become prioritized for an Action Plan - for example on the basis of new information or a change in conservation status the Secretariat will arrange – for the retired Action Plan to be revised and submitted to the MOP for adoption and subsequent implementation. GUIDANCE ON DEFINING THE ACTION PLAN SPATIAL SCOPE FOR SPECIES WITH A WIDE GEOGRAPHICAL RANGE Background Various approaches are used in the existing AEWA Action Plans to determine the geographic scope and the Principal Range States which carry the major responsibility for the implementation of the respective plans. For Action Plans covering species populations with a wide geographic distribution, relatively high numbers and/or different sub-species, a more differentiated approach may be necessary in order to limit the scope of the plan so that urgent activities for implementation remain focused on the most important Range States. The categorization suggested below has been introduced in the draft AEWA International Single Species Action Plan for the Eurasian Curlew, which covers the sub-species Numenius a. arquata, N. a. orientalis and and is expected to be adopted at MOP6 in November 2015. N. a. suschkini Defining the ISSAP spatial scope for species with a large geographic range
Suggested decision-making process for the assessment of ISSAPs for revision or retirement: Process for the Revision or Retirement of ISSAPs The revision or retirement of Action Plans based on the decision-making process above shall be proposed to the AEWA Meeting of the Parties by the AEWA Technical Committee in close collaboration with the AEWA Secretariat, as appropriate. On the basis of such a proposal, the Meeting of the Parties will be requested to take a decision on whether the suggested plan(s) shall be revised/retired or not. In the case of joint Action Plans with other international intergovernmental organizations (Convention on Migratory Species, Bern Convention, European Commission), the UNEP/AEWA Secretariat will consult with the respective organizations following the recommendation of the Technical Committee and will subsequently inform them of the revision/retirement of the joint Action Plans within the AEWA process. Following a decision of the MOP to revise/retire an Action Plan, the Secretariat will also publish the information on the AEWA website and indicate any plans which have been retired. The AEWA Technical Committee will continue to monitor the status of the species for which Action Plans have been retired within the framework of the CSR and the prioritization of AEWA species for action and management planning. Should such species populations once again become prioritized for an Action Plan - for example on the basis of new information or a change in conservation status – the Secretariat will arrange for the retired Action Plan to be revised and submitted to the MOP for adoption and subsequent implementation. GUIDANCE ON DEFINING THE ACTION PLAN SPATIAL SCOPE FOR SPECIES WITH A WIDE GEOGRAPHICAL RANGE Background Various approaches are used in the existing AEWA Action Plans to determine the geographic scope and the Principal Range States which carry the major responsibility for the implementation of the respective plans. For Action Plans covering species populations with a wide geographic distribution, relatively high numbers and/or different sub-species, a more differentiated approach may be necessary in order to limit the scope of the plan so that urgent activities for implementation remain focused on the most important Range States. The categorization suggested below has been introduced in the draft AEWA International Single Species Action Plan for the Eurasian Curlew, which covers the sub-species Numenius a. arquata, N. a. orientalis and N. a. suschkini and is expected to be adopted at MOP6 in November 2015. Defining the ISSAP spatial scope for species with a large geographic range
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