Ian Redmond reports on the activities of the Technical Support Teams at the 2005 IGM
Composition
The GRASP Partnership may use technical support teams formed on an ad hoc basis
at the request of the GRASP secretariat, the Executive Committee or the Scientific
Commission. The terms of reference for technical support teams will be developed
by the secretariat in consultation with the Scientific Commission.
Functions
The functions of the GRASP technical support teams will be:
To promote and assist the development and implementation of national action plans for the survival of great ape populations and their habitat, including the organization and coordination of workshops on the issue, as requested;
To provide technical capacity or information to the GRASP Council, Executive Committee and range States on specific range State great ape conservation issues, including assistance with the preparation of project proposals;
To assist, as requested, in the evaluation of great ape conservation activities;
To undertake other tasks as deemed necessary by the Executive Committee.
When a representative of a partner organization is seconded to a technical
support team for a specific activity, that individual will be deemed to represent
GRASP officially.
It is foreseen that in the majority of cases, the work of the technical support
teams will be undertaken at the partners’ expense. However, in certain
circumstances, expenses may be covered by the GRASP budget resources.
In certain cases, the secretariat may contract the services of individuals
or organizations who are not partners to render specific services to the GRASP
Partnership.
The technical support team will prepare an annual work plan for submission
through the secretariat, for approval by the Executive Committee.
