The Secretariat of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation and Management of Dugongs (Dugong dugon) and their Habitats throughout their Range (Dugong MOU) wishes to share the following information concerning the 4th Meeting of Signatory States to the Dugong MOU (MOS4).
• Date and venue of MOS4
The meeting will take place from 6 to 7 May 2024 in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Documents to be made available for MOS4 and respective deadlines are established in the MOU text and in the rules of procedure (ROP), as adopted at the 3rd Meeting of Signatory States to the Dugong MOU (MOS3, 2017; see document CMS/Dugong/MOS3/Report*/Annex 1). These deadlines are presented in the below table.
• Timeline & document deadlines for MOS4
Deadline |
Time before MOS |
Action/document |
ROP |
8 December 2023 |
150 days |
Signatory States to submit MOU amendment proposals to the Secretariat, accompanied by supporting rationale and, as appropriate, supporting scientific evidence |
16.3.a) |
7 March 2024 |
60 days |
Signatory States and Technical Advisory Group to submit comments on the proposed amendments to the Secretariat |
16.3.c) |
- |
As soon as possible after receiving the comments |
Secretariat to communicate to Signatory States the comments received on the proposed amendments |
16.3.d) |
6 April 2024 |
30 days |
Meeting documents to be made available |
2.4 |
6-7 May 2024 |
- |
4th Meeting of Signatory States to the Dugong MOU |
- |
Signatory States are requested to submit any documents to the Secretariat of the Dugong MOU ([email protected]) by the stated deadlines.
Last updated on 05 March 2024