page_title: Saiga Antelope Memorandum of Understanding
section_title: Action Plan and Medium Term International Work Programme
hierarchical_section_title: Saiga Antelope Memorandum of Understanding / Action Plan and Medium Term International Work Programme
caption_attribution_description: English: Saiga in the breeding center
context_page_description: The Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Use of the Saiga Antelope is a Multilateral Environmental Memorandum of Understanding and came into effect on 24 September 2006 under the auspices of the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals, also known as the Bonn Convention. The MoU covers five range States, all of which have signed. A number of cooperating organizations have also signed the MoU.
context_section_description: The MoU includes a detailed Action Plan, which was first developed in 2002 at a preparatory meeting in Elista, Russian Federation.  It has been drafted in consideration of biological, economic and social research, as well as practical information provided by a range of stakeholders and came into force in 2006. The Action Plan provides a road map to guide the implementation of conservation action for the Saiga antelope in the range States and in those countries which import Saiga products, such as the species’ horn. It has three main objectives:
  Restore populations to ecologically and biologically appropriate levels throughout the species’ range 
  Restoring the range and habitats of Saiga antelopes to optimal levels
  Enhance transboundary and international cooperation to conserve and sustainably use Saigas
  To reach these objectives activities focus on:
  Improved monitoring of the status of individual populations, including participatory monitoring with local people
  Application of the same recommended monitoring methodology throughout range States
  Assessment of species’ distribution, spatial and temporal variation in breeding pastures and migratory routes
  Reduction and control of Saiga poaching
  Creation of alternative livelihood options in rural villages that depend on poaching for income and employment; creation of incentives for conservation at local level
  Awareness raising (regional, national and international levels)
  Improvement of the protected area network, focusing on birth and rutting areas and including transboundary protection areas
  Application of captive breeding where appropriate; knowledge transfer on techniques
  Reduction and control of illegal trade in Saiga products; compliance with CITES provisions
  Assessment of long-term conservation solutions, including sustainable use if populations have recovered to a level that would allow for such use
  The Medium Term International Work Programme (MTIWP) is the primary road map for conservation actions under the Saiga antelope MoU and is regularly updated. It is this work programme which is used to implement the MoU and to review progress; it reflects the highest priorities for action for a period of five years in order to support the Action Plan’s implementation. The MTIWP for 2007-2011 was adopted at the first Meeting of Signatories in 2006; the MTIWP for 2011-2015 was adopted at the second Meeting of Signatories in 2010.
caption: Saiga Antelope (Saiga tatarica)
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