| Directed to the Secretariat | |
| 16.119 |
The Secretariat shall: |
| a) forward the reports provided pursuant to Decision 16.118 to the Standing Committee, making any recommendations it deems appropriate; | |
| b) seek funding to establish and convene a CITES Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles Task Force, which should undertake an exchange of intelligence and develop strategies to combat illegal trade. The members of the Task Force could include ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network, the members of the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime, and those Parties in Asia that are most affected by the illegal trade in tortoises and freshwater turtles and their parts and derivatives; and | |
| c) report on the work of the Task Force at the 65th or 66th meeting of the Standing Committee and make any recommendations it deems appropriate. | |