The Secretariat shall:
a) subject to external funding, develop, in conjunction with relevant institutions and experts, a manual containing guidelines on best practices, protocols and operational procedures that will promote the use of wildlife forensic technology as it relates to plant material;
b) prepare a questionnaire to assist Parties in compiling information on legal and illegal trade in Encephalartos spp. specimens, drawing upon the template for species-specific reporting adopted by the Standing Committee, and make this questionnaire available to Parties through a Notification to the Parties; and
c) drawing upon the reports received from Parties in response to the Notification to the Parties mentioned in Decision 17.220 paragraph b), prepare a report on legal and illegal trade in Encephalartos spp. specimens, including recommendations, for consideration by the Standing Committee.