Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L00641:body:0:p9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L00641
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 23039–26266

and population demographics at important foraging grounds are described.
     Target 4.1: Effective monitoring programs are implemented and maintained at index beaches and foraging areas for each of the six species.
     Target 4.2: Measures of success identified for each stock are achieved within the life of the plan.

Performance of the plan
The performance of this plan will be considered at the completion of the plan. The performance of the plan will be rated against how successful the plan has been in meeting targets (Table 2), and will give an indication of the degree of progress towards long-term recovery objectives. The progress of the plan will be considered at a five year (mid-term) review of the plan and at the completion of the plan.
Table 2. Performance measures for the Recovery Plan for Marine Turtles in Australia.
Performance rating for the recovery plan  Targets                                                         Progress towards long-term recovery objective
Successful                                All targets met                                                 Excellent
Moderately successful                     Five of eight targets are met including 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, and 4.1  Sound
Moderately unsuccessful                   Four of eight targets are met including  1.1, 2.1 and 3.1       Adequate
Unsuccessful                              Fewer than four targets are met or 1.1 and 3.1 not met          Failure

2 LEGAL FRAMEWORK

2.1 International conventions and agreements
Marine turtles are considered to be in decline globally, despite successful conservation efforts in many countries that have improved the status of some populations. Australia is signatory to a range of international conventions and agreements that afford protection to marine turtles including the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, and the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Australia meets its international obligations to these conventions principally through the EPBC Act. The species in this plan are also listed in the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, which recognises them internationally as species of conservation concern. Table 3 provides the conservation status of each species under CITES, CMS and the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Australia is signatory to a number of other international partnerships, agreements and initiatives. Collectively, these aim to protect marine turtles and their habitat from threats, increase and share knowledge of these animals and their threats, and inform policy and promote public awareness and co-operative management. Some examples of these partnerships, agreements and initiatives include: the Indian Ocean and South East Asian Marine Turtle Memorandum of Understanding, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, the Declaration on Strategic Action Programme for the Arafura and Timor Seas Ecosystems Action, Torres Strait Treaty, and the Agreement between