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... CONSCIOUS of the ever-growing value of wild animals from environmental, ecological, genetic, scientific, aesthetic, recreational, cultural, educational, social and economic points of view; ...
ARTICLE-III: Endangered Migratory Species: Appendix I [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. A migratory species may be listed in Appendix I provided that reliable evidence, including the best scientific evidence available, indicates that the species is endangered. ...
... a) reliable evidence, including the best scientific evidence available, indicates that the species is no longer endangered, and
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... a) the taking is for scientific purposes;
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ARTICLE-VII: The Conference of the Parties [go to this ARTICLE]
... c) make such provision and provide such guidance as may be necessary to enable the Scientific Council and the Secretariat to carry out their duties;
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... d) receive and consider any reports presented by the Scientific Council, the Secretariat, any Party or any standing body established pursuant to an Agreement;
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ARTICLE-VIII: The Scientific Council [go to this ARTICLE]
... The Scientific Council ...
... 1. At its first meeting, the Conference of the Parties shall establish a Scientific Council to provide advice on scientific matters. ...
... 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. ...
... 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;
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... 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. ...
ARTICLE-IX: The Secretariat [go to this ARTICLE]
... a) to arrange for and service meetings: (i) of the Conference of the Parties, and (ii) of the Scientific Council;
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ARTICLE-XI: Amendment of the Appendices [go to this ARTICLE]
... 3. The text of any proposed amendment and the reasons for it, based on the best scientific evidence available, shall be communicated to the Secretariat at least one hundred and fifty days before the meeting and shall promptly be communicated by the Secretariat to all Parties. Any comments on the text by the Parties shall be communicated to the Secretariat not less than sixty days before the meeting begins. The Secretariat shall, immediately after the last day for submission of comments, communicate to the Parties all comments submitted by that day. ...