| Directed to the Secretariat | ||
| 16.5 | Subject to the availability of external funding, the Secretariat, in collaboration with the World Bank and other relevant financial institutions, cooperation agencies and potential donors, shall organize a Wildlife Donor Roundtable to: | |
| a) share information on existing funding programmes on wildlife; | ||
| b) understand the long-term financial needs of developing countries to implement the Convention; and | ||
| c) explore the potential for scaled-up financial resources to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of wildlife and to tackle wildlife crime. | ||