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for the initiation and/or continuation of conservation programmes; the Plan shall also provide for the identification of key habitats for nesting and foraging, for population monitoring a research and the eventual preparation of national marine turtle action plans that take into account the needs of local human populations.
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The CMS Secretariat — located in Bonn, Germany — provides the
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Signatories agree to work closely together to improve the conservation status of the marine turtles and the habitats on which they depend. To that end, they shall:
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The CMS Secretariat has published two reports, entitled “Conservation
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are thought to be numerous along much of the
Atlantic Coast of Africa. The area includes nesting sites, feeding areas and migration corridors of importance to six species of marine turtles. To protect these species an Article IV agreement was concluded and came into effect on 1 July 1999.
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cooperation between related conventions and NGOs, and the integration of marine turtle conservation measures within the emerging
African Process for the Development and Protection of the Marine and Coastal Environment in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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The aim of the MoU is to safeguard six marine turtle species that are estimated to have rapidly declined in numbers during recent years due to excessive exploitation (both direct and incidental) and the degradation of essential habitats.
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Recall the decisions and accord reached during the first Meeting of Signatories and make explicitly clear in the text of the MoU that this instrument is open to all States with impacts on marine turtles and relevant interests in the
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