What changed between the resolution motion and the adopted text

Elephants

95. Calls for support for the proposed nomenclature change to list African elephants under the genus Loxodonta spp. and for the development of a simple and unified legal framework on trade in live wild-caught African elephants, limiting exports to in-situ conservation programmes or secure areas in the wild within the species’ natural and historical range in Africa;

96. Is concerned by the growing illegal trade in Asian elephant parts and derivatives, particularly online; highlights the importance of maintaining and renewing Decision 18.226 (Rev. CoP19) at CoP20; encourages increased collaboration between stakeholders and range states, urging them to engage more proactively in the discussions and work towards strengthening the accompanying Resolution Conf. 10.10 (Rev. CoP19);

97. Is concerned by the limited progress in implementing Decisions 19.68 to 19.70 on the review of the national ivory action plan (NIAP) process; highlights the need for an independent review of the NIAP process and for the provision of capacity support to countries that have been identified as sources of significant concern in the global ivory trade;

98. Calls for the EU to ensure that the Elephant Trade Information System (ETIS) remains a robust mechanism and information source on trends in illegal ivory trade; welcomes the new tool launched on the ETIS online platform to make ETIS seizure data publicly available at country level;

99. Calls for the EU and all Parties to take all necessary legislative, regulatory and enforcement measures to close their domestic markets for commercial trade in raw and worked ivory as a matter of urgency;

100. Urges the closure of remaining legal domestic ivory markets, as a matter of urgency, and calls for the EU and all Parties to oppose any proposals seeking to remove restrictions on trade in ivory;

101. Calls for the EU and all Parties to support the non-commercial disposal of ivory stockpiles as well as the non-commercial disposal of other stockpiles from CITES-listed species, including pangolins and rhino horns; calls for the EU and all Parties to support the renewal of Decisions 18.184 and 18.185 on ivory stockpiles;

Other species

102. Expresses concern over the reasons behind the delay in convening the meeting of the CITES Rhinoceros Enforcement Task Force; stresses the importance of adhering to the demand-reduction provisions in CITES Resolution Conf. 9.14 (Rev. CoP19) on the conservation of, and trade in, African and Asian rhinoceroses; strongly urges Parties to uphold their commitment to closing rhino horn markets and to strengthen intelligence sharing and joint operations to address rhino horn trafficking, including by boosting international cooperation, conducting joint operations and tracking financial flows;

103. Regrets China’s lack of transparency regarding its pangolin stockpiles; calls on the Parties to continue submitting annual reports on pangolin stockpiles, as outlined in CITES Resolution Conf. 17.10 (Rev. CoP19) on the conservation of, and trade in, pangolins; encourages the development of time-bound and measurable recommendations aimed at closing legal domestic markets that contribute to illegal trade and poaching;

104. Expresses strong concern over the continued decline in the vaquita and totoaba populations; calls on Mexico to immediately and fully implement its compliance action plan on totoaba fish; calls on the CITES Secretariat to suspend trade with the range state for failing to fully implement its compliance action plan on totoaba fish; calls for the EU and its Member States, as well as all countries of transit and destination, to strengthen measures aimed at effectively combating illegal and unsustainable trade in totoaba and to dedicate sufficient resources to this end;

105. Calls for the EU and its Member States to close loopholes in EU legislation that facilitate illegal trade in wild birds, to improve enforcement of existing legislation banning wild-caught bird imports and to support measures aimed at increasing the regulation of international trade in birds;

106. Calls for the EU and all Parties to support measures to improve the conservation status of, and regulation of international trade in, invertebrates;

107. Notes the ongoing work on the conservation of, and regulation of trade in, amphibians in accordance with Decisions 19.197 to 19.199 on the conservation of amphibians (Amphibia spp.); calls on Parties to continue addressing the impact of international trade in frogs on wild populations, and to support further work on amphibian conservation and trade regulation at CoP20;

108. Calls on the Member States to advocate for stronger protection of the polar bear (Ursus maritimus) and to tackle the threats posed to it by exploitation for trade in trophies and hides;

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109. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the Parties to and the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.