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RECOMMENDATIONS
Encourage
participation of non-party countries
, which
host a significant proportion of the world’s migratory spe-
cies and over 1/3 of the global land area, to fully commit
to the management of animal migrations, including joining
CMS and its associated instruments, to improve coverage of
major missing parts of global migration routes.
Identify
the 30 most threatened migration sites and cor-
ridors worldwide
to ensure joint protection andmanagement
of the migratory species connecting this planet. Such prioriti-
zation should be evolved through expertise mapping and con-
sulting processes and should be seen as complimentary to a
much wider mapping and conservation effort. CMS Parties
and other countries must collaborate on such endeavours.
Prioritize
conservation of critical sites along flyways
by conserving and restoring habitats, with a focus on par-
ticularly threatened ones, such as the tidal flats and coastal
zones of the Yellow Sea. The positive examples of protected
areas along the East Atlantic flyway should be replicated
elsewhere, including similar agreements and partnerships
as developed through CMS.
Prioritize
protection of coastal zones, marine corridors
and high seas habitats
. This includes to establish and ef-
fectively manage marine protected area networks along crit-
ical migration routes, including whales, sharks and turtles,
with appropriate restrictions on construction, shipping,
military exercises and fishing.
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Request
independent international assessments when
infrastructure development projects may disrupt mi-
gration routes of migratory species
, such as fences,
roads, railways, pipe- and power-lines, dams, wind farms
and shipping lanes, including their possible violation of the
Convention on Migratory Species.
Strenghten
enforcement, intelligence and combating
transnational wildlife crime through Interpol, CITES
and World Customs Organization (WCO)
, including re-
ducing poaching and smuggling of illegally caught animals,
horns or other body parts. Decreasing and ultimately stop-
ping illegal harvest will require a concerted international
effort, along with improved national law enforcement in
environmental crime, given the extent of the global trade in
wildlife products.
Create
incentives to reduce unsustainable use
, includ-
ing the development of alternative livelihoods and full par-
ticipation of local communities in decision-making, and
facilitate incomes and employment from eco-tourism and
sustainable land-use.
Develop
an international alert system
, to notify con-
cerned stakeholders when particularly sensitive areas or
corridors of an animal migration are at risk, as migratory
species are an international concern.
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