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Bioluminescence is the generation of light by living organisms, including deep-sea species of squids, octopus, worms, and mollusks, and the firefly in the air.
The light created by the deep-sea life is produced by special cells or by bacteria that live within the fish. Some fishes have lights of different colors and on various parts of the body that the light displays are unknown, they presumably function as a form of communication.
Some predatory species use bioluminescence to lure prey. Deep-sea angler fish, have log filaments with a light on the end dangling over the top of the head. These anglers feed on other fishes that mistake the light for small prey and swim into the angler's enormous mouth.
The light produced by the firefly is said to be "cold," because the efficiency of the utilization of the energy is so great that little of it is converted into heat. The processes involved in this light production have been imitated in the laboratory by mixing together in a test tube the four substances isolated from the lantern of fireflies. These are luciferase, and enzyme that acts as a catalyst; luciferin, an organic substance which emits light when oxidized; magnesium ion; and adenosine triphosphate, a compound which occurs in all organisms and is the immediate source of muscular contraction. When these four substances are mixed in the test tube, firefly light is emitted.
The light organs of the firefly, located on the underside of the sixth and seventh abdominal segments, are apparently derived from fat-bodied cells. They are richly supplied with nerves and tracheae which supply the oxygen necessary for light production. It is generally accepted that the light attracts opposite sex. Males and females of each species have a characteristic flash enabling them to find each other.
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Five MMA Fights We'd Like to See Between Different Promotions
By (Analyst) on March 6, 2010
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In 2007, the UFC picked up a majority of the Pride Fighting Championship's assets and fans began to get their wish: that they would see the top fighters from each organization against each other.
For the most part that happened, with the most notable match being Chuck Liddell against Wanderlei Silva.
However, even with the fall of Pride, many great matchups elude the fans due to promotional restraints (mostly UFC restraints, honestly).
This is a list of five fights that I personally would want to see between fighters in different organizations.
Gilbert Melendez vs. B.J. Penn
Gilbert Melendez has now defeated everyone he has ever been in the ring with after defeating Mitsuhiro Ishida and Josh Thompson in revenge matches.
He is the current Strikeforce lightweight champion, and if he gets through his April 13th test against Shinya Aoki, he would clearly be the best lightweight in the world, under B.J. Penn.
Penn is the former UFC welterweight champion, current lightweight champion of the world.
In his last two fights, he has bulldozed his way through the top two competitors the UFC had for him, Kenny Florian and Diego Sanchez.
A win in his next fight against Frankie Edgar does little for his legacy, but further cements his status as the top lightweight and adds another top name to his resume.
The lightweight challenges are running out for Penn.
If he plans to clear the division before a possible move back to welterweight, a fight with the Melendez/ Aoki winner would be huge.
If Penn could win that, there would be no debate as to who the greatest lightweight for years to come is and was.
Nick Diaz vs. Jon Fitch
Besides a match with Jay Heiron, the options are not many for Strikeforce welterweight champion, Nick Diaz.
I personally don't doubt a Diaz victory in that fight, though it is a worthy challenge for the title.
Besides a rematch with Thiago Alves, there are not a lot of matchups involving Jon Fitch that could be considered headliners.
His workmanlike style hasn't made him a favorite to many fans as of late, and his refusal to fight any of his teamates in the UFC has limited his options.
I could see Fitch being the biggest UFC asset to change hands since Dan Henderson.
It was well-documented that he hasn't always been on the best terms with the higher ups in the UFC. He was briefly dropped by the organization when he hesitated to sign over his likeness rights to the UFC when they were in production of their latest video game. And Dana White has made no secret he doesn't approve of the whole "teammates don't fight teammates" philosophy.
Fitch however, does have three fights left on his contract, so this could be some time from now.
Also, Diaz seems very content outside of the UFC.
Both of these welterweights are at the top of the division, but I would have a hard time believing either of them could top the champion, Georges St. Pierre.
Nonetheless, a match between these two would be very intriguing, especially if scheduled for five rounds.
Joachim Hansen vs. Kenny Florian
"I would rather have bleeding hemorrhoids than fight for the UFC," stated Joachim Hansen in 2008.
Unless Hansen has a strange enjoyment for bleeding hemorrhoids, I don't think he is going to be fighting in the UFC anytime soon.
He remains one of the top lightweights in the world, with notable wins over Shinya Aoki, Yves Edwards, and Takanori Gomi.
In my opinion, if it wasn't for B.J. Penn, Kenny Florian would be the UFC lightweight champion.
Kenny continues to impressively dispose of all other challenges, seemingly easier with each fight. With his last three wins over Roger Huerta, Joe Stevenson, and Clay Guida, Florian is clearly in his prime.
This is just one of those fights i don't think will ever happen. Period.
Gegard Mousasi vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Two of the most underrated and well-rounded light heavyweights on the planet, Gegard Mousasi and Rogerio Nogueira.
Mousasi, the current Strikeforce light heavyweight champion, is on a 15 fight win streak and coming off a first round blitz over Renato Sobral and a second round TKO over Sokoudjou.
Nogueira is currently on a six fight win streak including his last win, a first round knockout over Luis Cane. He holds notable wins over Alistair Overeem, Dan Henderson, and Kazushi Sakuraba.
Both of these men could be at the very top of the 205 lb. list in the near future, and there is not a single fighter in their division that I would make them an underdog to.
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brock Lesnar
This fight goes without saying... but I'll say it anyway.
The top two heavyweights in the world.
Fedor Emelianenko, arguably the biggest asset that the UFC did not attain with their purchase of Pride, remains unbeaten still to this day (as far as I'm concerned).
Brock Lesnar, the wrestling powerhouse who unified the UFC titles with his destruction of Frank Mir, appears unstoppable.
Could Fedor make up for the size and strength difference with the muscle between his ears?
Would Brock's wrestling and power be too much for the Russian heavyweight?
Hopefully at some point there is enough money (or sense) on the table to force this fight to happen and prove who the top heavyweight really is.
As long as Brock is still in the UFC and the UFC refuses to do any cross promotion, I don't see this fight happening in the near future.
The one thing all these fights do have in common is one of the fighters is in the UFC. It is the UFC's strict rules over their contracts that is to blame for these fight not taking place.
However, it is hard to argue with a business model that has worked so well thus far.
Even if the fans don't like it.
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I literally had tears streaming by the end of this piece. Actually, the tears started before this courageous young man even started to sing.
He is a 17-year-old teen, and in the opening interview he states that "people took the mickey out of me early on. Every time someone said something it was like they took a piece of me… "
That broke my heart.
I believe with every fiber of my being that we are all born with gifts given by God. It's up to us to develop them and use them to make this world a better place. But it seems our culture is determined to smother potential through pettiness and vanity.
I've spent years watching artists walk away from promising careers because too many people took too many pieces and they had nothing left to give. It's left the world a darker place.
I once read a blog where a publisher was answering questions about jacket covers. One person asked if an author should put their picture on the back. His response was something like "if they are nice looking or have a great photoshop guy, then sure." His flippant remark was meant to be funny. It made my stomach churn.
The arts are hard enough. Expression in any form means actually having the courage to share a piece of who you are with the world. It's putting your heart on the canvas, stage, paper, or dance floor and hoping that no one stomps on it. In today's culture where beauty is skin deep, and worth is based on body measurement, it makes it that much harder to be a normal person working in a commercial world.


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Agriculturalist Jozua Lambrechts, an associate of SAFCEI, sent us two articles on Allan Savory, which we are happy to repost here. He writes:
Allan Savory (http://www.savoryinstitute.com/allan-savory/) was awarded the Banksia International Award for the person or organization doing the most for the environment on a global scale.
Yesterday [3 June 2010] Allan and the Africa Centre for Holistic Management (http://achmonline.squarespace.com/) (our Holistic Management learning and training site in Zimbabwe) won the 2010 Buckminster Fuller Challenge!
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Method That Turns Wastelands Green Wins 2010 Buckminster Fuller Challenge
Cattle might not be just the cause of desertification--they might also be the solution. The Buckminster Fuller Institute has awarded a substantial grant to the Africa Center for Holistic Management International and Allan Savory, who has spent the last 50 years refining and promoting "holistic management", his unusual but clearly effective method of reversing desertification.
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In the life of any nation there are rare moments of historic opportunity when great decisions can be taken that will shape the future for generations to come. We are going through one of those moments now, but it all ends this week at a crucial meeting of the board of the World Bank. Will South Africans let the future be decided in that boardroom?
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The Methodist Church of Southern Africa : A statement of condolences to the nation, families and relatives of the late Mr. Eugene Terre'Blanche and Hon. Dr. Molefi Sefularo
The Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa, Bishop Ivan Abrahams, has learnt of the deaths - in separate incidents over the Easter weekend – of Mr. Eugene Terre'Blanche (leader of the Afrikaner Weerstandbeweging, AWB) and of Dr. Molefi Sefularo, South African Deputy Minister of Health – with deep shock and sadness.
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In August 2011 I quietly decided to start writing my first "how to SEO" ebook for small business owners, solopreneurs and consultants who couldn't afford expensive SEO services. I fielded questions frequently from SBOs who were frustrated by the technical jargon. Plus, a lot of people come to me wanting to know how I rank on the first page of Google for my keyword, "Atlanta Copywriter."
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And this is my inspiration for summer- bonnets, pinafores, white and blue. I did some research assistance for my friend, Gigi Burris, who is the most amazing milliner, and for which she is making me a summer hat exactly to my specifications (a far more difficult thing to decide on than you could ever imagine). She also gave me a gray veiled neo-bonnet that is so amazing I shall have to photograph it for you all. Happily I am actually going to Prince Edward Island in August so I will be able to wear it and get to finally live out my Anne of Green Gables fantasies...
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Top Ten Best Love Songs
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More comments about I Just Can't Stop Loving You - Michael JacksonListen to sampleShould be listen by every 1 and feel the love. It reminds me of some beautiful moments of my life!
great delivery of the song intertwining the emotion to iits definition.. SG FTW!
And now I can't stop singing to it! "Carry my heart (... )" :'D
"We sit and watch umbrellas fly
I'm trying to keep my newspaper dry
I hear myself say,
"My boat's leaving now"
... So we shake hands and cry
Now I must wave goodbye
You know
I don't want to cry again
I don't want to say goodbye
Don't wanna cry again
I don't wanna run away
I don't want to race this pain
I'll never see your face again
Oh but how
How can you say
That I didn't try...
You see things in the depths of my eyes
That my love's run dry
... So I read to myself
A chance of a lifetime to see new horizons
On the front page
A black and white picture of
Manhattan Skyline"
I was making power point presentation for my love and was searching for a song that tells him how madly I love him... Guess I got it...
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Till the heavens burst and the words don't rhyme
I know when I die you'll be on my mind
And I'll love you always... "
Such heartfelt lyrics...
I walk the desert to be with you
I swim the ocean to get to you
I wanna love you till the end of time forever
(Wanna fly with you)
I climb the mountain, you set me free
I cross the valley, you shelter me
I wanna stay with you all my life, together
(Wanna die for you)
And no other could give more love...
There's nowhere, unless you're there,
All the time, all the way!
Please vote for the song! It should be at top ten trust me!
Nothing is more beautiful than when Ann Wilson of HEART performs this song live. Pure heaven.
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Sad song especially the when the sang it at the last live.
These lists are so nuts! Seems like they must have started right after MJ died, he deserves to be on the list, but not at number one! Forever Love is a heart renching composition, beautiful, perhaps the most beautiful song ever written. I knew people were ignorant and would leave out X Japan, but I thought EVERYONE knew that "Your Song" by Elton John deserved to be at the top!
A classic song, so beautiful, the emotion within the song is almost tangible.
I also believe my play-count on this song in Itunes is around 60!
This song is one I especially have playing when I am out with my man
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It deserves #1! Listen to it and you'll see this is better that those stupid Jonas Brothers or anything lmao
More comments about Still Loving You - ScorpionsListen to sampleBrilliant perfomance!
Madonna rocks!
Simple, elegant, delightful, meaningful. A Celine Dion!
Just pure beauty. Most songs simply celebrate on the fact that you happen to fall in love with someone, which is all very well. But this song is more; it celebrates the things that someone has done to prove their love. Truly majestic.
It seems like sunshine after rains. Celine Dion is the Best female singer for all season.
More comments about Because You Loved Me - Celine DionListen to sampleHey there delilah is my trade my trade mark laugh out loud
Love it!
and if you never hear this song, give it a hear and you surely will vote for this
More comments about Truly Madly Deeply - Savage GardenListen to samplei love this song, my friend asked his girlfriend to marry him while dancing to this song at prom. she said yes!
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Listen to sampleTHIS S0NG iS THE BEST S0NG iN THE WH0lE W0RlD MY B0YFRiEND AND i l0VE iT!!!!!!!!!!!
Listen to sampleI swear... This is the best song ever:)
I love gackt so much
It is such a beautiful love song.
He even sang it on february 14th. Love letter is special, and definitely has to be here.
More comments about Love Letter - GacktListen to sampleBest sound, best voice, best lyrics... And(I know it doesn't matter here but) great video
The santuary of tender and so frail.
The sacrament of love, the sacament of warmth is true.
The sacrament is you... JUST READING THIS AND I THINK: WHY HIM IS NOT NUMBER ONE ON THE LIST?
I had learned somthing from your song good luck from the next album and don't stop making songs more power to you guys
You can feel your emotions in the lyrics..
Bet you will be addicted to it if you listened it once
I don't understand why isn't it at least at top 10!
Just listen to it, its amazing!
This song illustrated the strength and the potential that women posses in within
Listen to sampleThis song really is the perfect love song!
Listen to sampleGosh chitra finally made it to top 25.. Really proud to have tamil song in the list..
This song is so perfect with emotion
" I give my heart to you. I give my heart cause nothing can compare in this world to you "
I want it to be my wedding song and dance to it 'till my death with the love of my love... 'When I'm feeling blue, All I have to do, Is take a look at you, Then I'm not so blue. ' Awesome song, cry to it all the time... Love you Phil!
Listen to sampleA highly mesmerizing song.
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By Hannah Sampson
The Miami Herald
Nearly 10 months after one of Miami's largest private employers filed for bankruptcy protection, the number of local American Airlines employees who will lose their jobs is still not quite known.
But thanks to a federal law that requires companies to warn workers if there's a chance they might be affected, the picture is becoming clearer as the airline works its way through restructuring.
The worst case scenario for the airline's 9,000 employees in the region is glum: more than 1,400 people potentially affected, the vast majority of them at Miami International Airport, according to a notice filed with the state's labor agency.
But the airline and a local union representative said the number of workers likely to lose their jobs in Miami is expected to be much lower. And some of those whose jobs are outsourced could find employment with companies that are contracted to do the same work.
Nationwide, the airline is sending warnings of possible job loss to more than 11,000 employees with the expectation of laying off closer to 4,400.
American Airlines spokesman Bruce Hicks said Tuesday that fewer than 40 percent of those getting notices will lose their jobs. Federal law requires the company to notify anyone whose position could change including those who could get "bumped" by more-senior employees whose jobs are eliminated or outsourced.
In a statement, Hicks said that through "early out" incentive programs, negotiations and other solutions, the airline expects to need to lay off only a third of the employees it originally estimated systemwide. American said in February that it planned to cut 14,000 jobs, including 13,000 held by union workers.
Over the summer American accepted slightly smaller cost-cutting measures as it negotiated new labor contracts, and it agreed to give bonuses to flight attendants and ground workers who quit. So far 1,800 flight attendants and 800 ground workers have applied to leave, the Associated Press reported.
"Because some of the incentive programs are still open, and because the business changes will take place over several months, we don't yet have final furlough numbers," Hicks wrote.
According to a notice filed with the state's labor agency, the number of employees that could be affected at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on or around Nov. 16 is 47; about 158 employees on the same date could be affected at Miami International Airport and another 1,209 workers could be affected at MIA around Dec. 16.
The bulk of the jobs detailed in the notice — 668 — belong to fleet service clerks and crew chiefs at MIA, followed by 323 mechanics, 174 plant maintenance workers and 102 airport agents.
But Sidney Jimenez, president of the Transport Workers Union's local Chapter #568, which covers Miami and Fort Lauderdale, said the union expects far fewer people to lose their jobs involuntarily. TWU represents fleet service, plant maintenance and mechanics, among other groups.
"If all the stars align and everything were to be the worst that could happen, that's what the number could be," he said. "Because of other internal ways to mitigate the number, we believe it's going to be substantially lower as far as the number that are involuntarily separated."
In a separate notice last week, regional carrier American Eagle warned that 146 employees at Miami International Airport could be affected, including 77 pilots and 65 flight attendants. Parent company AMR had wanted to sell or spin off its smaller Eagle operation, but those plans have been on hold since the November bankruptcy filing.
Part of the airline's overall strategy for post-bankruptcy success is to increase traffic at key hubs by 20 percent over the next five years. American has emphasized that Miami, with its profitable Latin American routes, is critically important to American.
On Tuesday, an airline spokeswoman said that growth is happening already. Through August, the number of available seats flying to and from Miami has increased by 4.6 percent year-over-year and passenger numbers are up 6.1 percent compared to the same time in 2011.
American is by far the largest carrier at Miami International Airport — and the airport said it does not expect that to change with layoffs.
"While this action represents an undetermined decrease in jobs and local employees likely being replaced, and the County is certainly saddened by any potential job loss, American Airlines has assured us that it remains committed to expanding operations at Miami International Airport as one of its most profitable hubs," said Greg Chin, spokesman for the Miami-Dade Aviation Department. "The company has also assured us it will provide assistance to employees who are replaced or laid off with job placement tools."
The airline said previously that it intends to outsource some jobs, such as cargo agents and maintenance workers, but plans to help displaced employees get new jobs with contracting companies.
Michael Boyd, an aviation consultant in Evergreen, Colo., said outsourcing makes sense as AMR tries to appease creditors by cutting payroll. But cut too deep, and American risks tarnishing its standing with passengers, he said.
"An airline is a service organization. You can't just outsource everything," Boyd said.
While agreements with several labor groups have helped to reduce the number of layoffs that will be necessary, pilots voted overwhelmingly against the company's last contract offer, and a federal bankruptcy judge allowed American to impose new pay and working rules on pilots.
The Allied Pilots Association has asked federal officials to approve steps that could eventually lead to a strike, but permission hasn't been granted.
Still, pilots are holding a strike-authorization vote. And according to the company, in recent days they have called in sick more often than usual, contributing to an increase in canceled flights. American has trimmed its September and October schedule by up to 2 percent to make sure it has enough pilots to operate flights.
Hunter Keay, an analyst for Wolfe Trahan & Co., said the threat of cancelations won't cause travelers to avoid American. But he said there has been "a clear deterioration in labor relations" at American.
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The Annual meeting of the Council will be held in the Village Hall on Tuesday 26th May 2009 at 7.30pm. Prior to the official start of the meeting a public forum of not more than 15 minutes will be held if required. The public may then address the council on current matters, or issues which may become future agenda items. A Police Report will be given at this time.
A big thank you to everyone who attended the Annual Village Meeting on Tuesday 28th April. The evening was a great success with some very interesting and entertaining presentations from the village groups; including the Army Cadets, MAD singers, Silver Sounds Band and LIVES. This year's guest speakers were Phil Davies from Vulcan to the Sky XH558 trust and Warrant Office Alan Murray from the RAF Red Arrows, both gave excellent presentations and the evening ended with a raffle.
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SOAP LAKE — Entiat beat Soap Lake 48-34 on Friday, a win moves the Tigers in a tie for third place in the Central Washington 1B league with Pateros.
"Two out of our first three touchdowns came from two long interceptions," Entiat coach Brian Bailey said.
Keith Larson returned an interception for a 92-yard touchdown, and Noe Quezada returned one for an 80-yard touchdown, both in the second quarter.
On a read option, third-and-18 play, Entiat quarterback Trang Tran made a 98-yard touchdown run for the last play in the first half, making the halftime score 26-14.
"That was the dagger that put it away," Bailey said.
Entiat (3-3 CWB) faces Pateros and possibly Almira/Coulee-Hartline in a play-in game on Tuesday.
Pateros 65, Waterville 36
Pateros capped off its regular season with a home win against Waterville.
Mikey Piechalski was 12-for-16 passing for 296 yards with three touchdowns in the first half.
"We came out firing, but so did they," Pateros coach Marcus Stennes said. "Waterville does a great job running down the field and they ran all over us. Our defense finally stepped up in the second half and forced them to punt, which was huge for us."
Pateros out scored Waterville 36-14 in the second half.
Prosser 30, Ephrata 23
Cardell Jones hauled in his third touchdown catch in the fourth quarter to break a tie game and lift Prosser to win.
Ephrata (5-3 Central Washington Athletic Conference) fell out of a second-place tie.
Dalton Balentine ran for 92 yards and two touchdowns for the Tigers.
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No. 2003/031 |
Geneva, 6 May 2003
Draft guidelines on compliance with the Convention
1. Decision 12.84, adopted by the Conference of the Parties at its 12th meeting, directed the Secretariat to "draft a set of Guidelines on Compliance with the Convention for consideration by the Standing Committee at its 49th meeting" (SC49). These were provided in document SC49 Doc. 16.
2. Discussions on the draft guidelines at the 49th meeting of the Standing Committee (Geneva, April 2003) showed that the Committee generally found them to be a very good basis for further work. The Committee agreed, however, that additional consultations were needed. Appreciation was expressed for the comprehensiveness and coherence of the draft guidelines as well as their overall consistency with existing CITES practice. Several Parties nevertheless proposed that certain provisions (paragraphs 24-34) were not entirely reflective of current practice and could be deleted before additional consultations were undertaken. Other Parties felt that there were elements of current practice in those provisions and their deletion would create an imbalance in the text. The Committee ultimately agreed to obtain comments on the text as a whole.
3. Parties noted that the draft guidelines were oriented to the facilitation and promotion of compliance while continuing to provide for the possibility of targeted trade recommendations, which have been quite effective to date. Some Parties thought the text should clarify the range of possible approaches to compliance, from voluntary approaches to those of a more judicial nature. It was also suggested that the text could be further streamlined and shortened.
4. Following its consideration of the draft guidelines, the Standing Committee instructed the Secretariat to issue a Notification to the Parties attaching the Annex to document SC49 Doc. 16, summarizing the relevant discussions at SC49 and inviting the Parties to provide their comments on the document. It further instructed the Secretariat to prepare, for its 50th meeting, a two-part document consisting of revised draft guidelines on compliance with the Convention and a summary of the comments received by Parties on the Annex to document SC49 Doc. 16.
5. Parties are invited to submit to the Secretariat by 30 September 2003 comments on the draft guidelines on compliance with the Convention contained in the Annex to document SC49 Doc. 16, which is attached.
SC49 Doc. 16
AnnexDraft guidelines on compliance with the Convention
1. The objective of these guidelines is to assist the Standing Committee in:
a) reviewing Parties' overall compliance with the Convention, identifying ways to improve the implementation, and thereby the effectiveness, of the Convention and the national wildlife management policies and programmes that underlie it, and making appropriate recommendations to the Conference of the Parties;
b) promoting and facilitating Parties' compliance with the Convention with an emphasis on preventing non-compliance in the first instance; and
c) determining and addressing a Party's non-compliance with the Convention with an emphasis on identifying the cause(s) of non-compliance and bringing a Party back into compliance as quickly as possible.
2. 'Compliance' is the fulfilment by the Parties of their obligations under the Convention and any amendments to the Convention. 'Non-compliance' is the failure to fulfil those obligations.
3. Compliance issues can be either general, concerning all Parties, or specific, concerning a single Party or specified Parties.
Legal basis
4. These guidelines have their basis in and should be applied in a manner consistent with the legally-binding text of the Convention, applicable rules of international law, interpretative Resolutions and Decisions of the Conference of the Parties, decisions and recommendations of CITES subsidiary bodies and historical practice.
General principles
5. A positive and supportive, rather than a negative and adversarial, approach should be taken towards instances of non-compliance.
6. Non-compliance should be addressed in a consultative and pragmatic manner with procedural safeguards for affected Parties (e.g. fair notice, opportunity to respond, opportunity to participate in relevant meetings of subsidiary bodies, etc.). Although non-compliance should generally be handled in a transparent manner, certain information may be treated as confidential or discussions held in a closed meeting. Reports on non-compliance should not contain any information that the affected Party has requested be kept confidential.
7. There should be consistent application of the guidelines. There should be equal treatment of Parties in similar situations and where applicable precedents are involved, but sufficient flexibility to address compliance matters on a case-by-case basis in a way that is both proportionate and fair.
8. Where compliance measures are developed, their possible conservation impact should be taken into account.
9. The guidelines should be reviewed and revised to incorporate lessons learned through their interpretation and application and to include innovative and effective practices identified in the compliance schemes of other international conventions and bodies.
Authority of the Conference of the Parties
10. As the supreme policy-making body of the Convention, the Conference of the Parties should direct and oversee the handling of compliance matters particularly through the identification of key obligations and procedures. At the request of a Party, the Conference of the Parties should review specific instances of non-compliance and related decisions of the Standing Committee. It should consider and decide upon recommendations made to it by the Standing Committee for improving compliance with the Convention.
Role of the Standing Committee
11. The Standing Committee should examine general and specific compliance matters in accordance with instructions from and authority delegated by the Conference of the Parties. It should advise and assist Parties in complying with the Convention, establish the facts and make determinations regarding non-compliance with the Convention, recommend measures to restore compliance and monitor and assess overall compliance.
Role of the Animals and Plants Committees
12. The Chairmen of the Animals and Plants Committees should consult with the Secretariat and the Standing Committee concerning the implementation of the Committees' recommendations for remedial measures for those species subject to recommendations under the Review of Significant Trade. They should also be consulted on the preparation of subsequent reports for the Standing Committee and the review of related recommendations to suspend trade that have been in place for longer than two years.
Role of the Secretariat
13. The Secretariat should assist and support the Standing Committee and the Conference of the Parties in carrying out their functions concerning compliance matters. It should receive, study, verify and communicate to the Parties information on compliance matters. It should advise and assist Parties in complying with the Convention, draw their attention to apparent instances of non-compliance, make recommendations for restoring compliance and track the implementation of compliance-related decisions of the Standing Committee and the Conference of the Parties.
Obligations or commitments
14. The application of these guidelines should focus on compliance with the following Convention obligations:
a) Designation of a Management Authority and a Scientific Authority (Article IX);
b) Ensuring that trade only takes place after the prior grant of certain permits or certificates showing that, inter alia, specimens have been legally-acquired and their trade is not detrimental to the survival of the species (Articles III, IV, V and VI and VII);
c) Taking of appropriate measures to enforce the provisions of the Convention and prohibit trade in specimens in violation thereof (Article VIII, paragraph 1);
d) Maintenance of records of trade and preparation of periodic reports on implementation of the Convention (Article VIII, paragraphs 7 and 8); and
e) Responding to communications of the Secretariat related to information that a species included in Appendix I or II is being adversely affected by trade in specimens of that species or that the provisions of the Convention are not being effectively implemented (Article XIII).
Promotion and facilitation of compliance (and prevention of non-compliance)
15. The Secretariat should keep Parties informed as fully as possible, through Notifications to the Parties and its reports, of areas of effective compliance with the Convention, the identification of compliance problems, the actions taken to solve those problems and the successful restoration of compliance.
16. Advice, assistance and other capacity-building activities should focus on enabling Parties to meet the compliance obligations listed above.
17. Annual and biennial reports, legislative texts as well as other special reports and responses to information requests (e.g. related to species management or enforcement issues) should provide the primary means by which compliance with the Convention is monitored.
18. The Secretariat should advise Parties of deadlines applicable to reporting or other obligations under the Convention and offer relevant assistance.
19. Information and reports provided by Parties should be reviewed by the Secretariat and the results of these reviews should be provided to the Parties.
20. The Secretariat should maintain open, mutual and regular communication with Parties concerning compliance matters. The Secretariat should provide Parties with information it receives that indicates potential compliance problems and should use informal and formal consultations with Parties to determine whether compliance problems exist. Parties should provide to the Secretariat early warning of any compliance problems, including the inability to provide information by a certain deadline, and the reasons for these problems.
21. If potential compliance problems are detected by the Secretariat, compliance should be facilitated by the Secretariat through the provision of advice or assistance.
22. A Party that has been identified by the Secretariat as having potential compliance problems should be given the opportunity to correct the causes of potential non-compliance. It may be asked by the Standing Committee to undertake additional reporting or targeted monitoring (e.g. submission of further information or provision of permit copies to the Secretariat for verification for a certain period of time) or other recommended policies or actions.
23. If a potential compliance problem is not resolved in spite of any assistance provided and in spite of time allowed for correction, the Secretariat or the Standing Committee should issue an informal warning to the affected Party stating that it is out of compliance, explaining the basis for that conclusion, urging the Party to investigate the matter and asking that the results of the investigation be provided to the Secretariat or the CITES subsidiary body.
Determination and addressing of non-compliance (and restoring of compliance)
Initiation of non-compliance procedure
24. The non-compliance procedure may be initiated by submissions to the Standing Committee of the Conference of the Parties by:
a) A Party that concludes that despite its best endeavours it may be unable to comply with certain obligations under the Convention;
b) One or more Parties that have reservations about another Party's compliance with its obligations under the Convention;
c) The Standing Committee on its own initiative;
d) The Conference of the Parties on its own initiative; or
e) The Secretariat.
25. Submissions to the Standing Committee or the Conference of the Parties, which can be made orally or in writing, should include details as to which specific obligations are concerned and an assessment of the reasons why the affected Party may be unable to meet those obligations. Where possible, corroborating information, or advice where such corroborating information may be found, should be provided. The submission may include proposals for remedial action.
26. A submission should not be considered by the Standing Committee or the Conference of the Parties if it is anonymous, manifestly unreasonable, or incompatible with the provisions of these guidelines or the Convention.
27. The Secretariat may receive compliance-related information at any time and from any source. Before making a submission to the Standing Committee or the Conference of the Parties, it should screen such information to determine its reliability and relevance and consult with the affected Party.
28. The Standing Committee and the Secretariat should ensure the expedited handling of a non-compliance submission.
Information gathering and fact-finding
29. The Standing Committee should consider submissions, information and observations on non-compliance with a view to securing an amicable solution of the matter.
30. A Party that is the subject of a submission or that makes a submission should be entitled to participate in the discussions of the Standing Committee with respect to that submission and to be consulted informally or formally on the submission. The Party should not take part, however, in the preparation and adoption of any findings, any measures or any recommendations of the Standing Committee.
31. Where necessary and provided funds are available the Standing Committee should request, through the Secretariat, further information on a submission and should undertake, through the Secretariat and upon the invitation of the Party concerned, the gathering and verification of information in the territory of that Party.
32. Based on the information available to it, the Standing Committee should establish the relevant facts concerning a non-compliance submission.
Determination of non-compliance and its cause
33. The Standing Committee should determine whether a state of non-compliance exists and, if so, identify to the degree possible the likely cause of non-compliance. This determination should be based on a technical assessment of a Party's actions in relation to the relevant obligation and applicable compliance criteria. Such criteria should be clear, reasonable, fairly applied and consistent with the relevant legal obligation.
34. The Standing Committee should also consider the nature, cause, degree and frequency of non-compliance and whether the affected Party has taken or planned any steps to restore compliance before making a formal determination of non-compliance. Failure to fulfil a single Convention obligation should be sufficient to result in a determination of non-compliance.
Recommendation of measures to restore compliance
35. The Standing Committee should, after consideration of the information available to it, decide upon one or more of the following measures to address a Party's non-compliance and bring about its full compliance with the Convention:
a) advice, information, appropriate assistance and other capacity-building support to the affected Party by the Secretariat;
b) direct contact with the affected Party by a representative of the Standing Committee with a view to helping it find a solution;
c) special reporting by the affected Party and data verification by the Secretariat;
d) issuance of a formal caution directly to an affected Party warning that it is in non-compliance, requesting a response or action and indicating that, if there is none, further measures might be taken;
e) recommended specific actions to be undertaken by the affected Party;
f) in-country technical assessment and verification mission, upon the invitation of the Party concerned, by the Secretariat;
g) public notification of non-compliance sent by the Secretariat to the Standing Committee or to all Parties advising that non-compliance has been brought to the attention of a Party and that there has been no satisfactory response or action;
h) compliance action plan with agreed steps needed for a Party to comply, a timetable for when those steps should be completed and means to assess satisfactory completion. During this period, no additional measures would be applied provided that progress in returning to compliance continued to be made; and
i) recommended temporary suspension of commercial or all trade in specimens of one or more CITES-listed species.
36. The affected Party should be given adequate time to implement the measure(s) recommended.
37. The possible measures above are presented in a sequential, graduated manner. A recommended suspension of trade should be warranted as a last resort where a Party's non-compliance is wilful and persistent, including cases in which a Party does not: follow recommendations; take advantage of offers of assistance; agree to a compliance action plan; or comply with an agreed plan. It should also be warranted where no domestic measures exist to enforce the Convention. Such a recommendation should be withdrawn as soon as a Party has been restored to full compliance. It should be regarded as a precautionary measure to prevent a continuing violation of the Convention that is detrimental to the survival of CITES-listed species.
Monitoring of implementation of compliance measures
38. The Standing Committee should monitor the actions taken by the Party concerned to restore compliance through, among other things, its submission of progress reports or the submission of reports by the Secretariat.
39. Specific actions as well as the date when the Party concerned is expected to return to compliance should be noted in such reports. Deadlines established by the Standing Committee should be adjusted to allow an affected Party that is making good progress to complete the steps needed to restore compliance.
40. In the event of a failure to return to compliance in a timely manner, the Standing Committee should consider other measures consistent with the list of measures provided above.
41. Existing recommendations to suspend trade should be reviewed at each Standing Committee meeting.
Declare return to compliance
42. The Standing Committee should instruct the Secretariat to notify Parties when it is satisfied that an affected Party has returned to compliance.
Review of overall compliance
43. The Standing Committee should from time to time review the implementation of these guidelines.
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