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 114 STAT. 1790 PUBLIC LAW 106-411 —NOV. 1, 2000 apes in the wild will require the joint commitment and effort of countries that have within their boundaries any part of the range of great apes, the United States and other countries, and the private sector, (b) PURPOSES.— The purposes of this Act are— (1) to sustain viable populations of great apes in the wild; and (2) to assist in the conservation and protection of great apes by supporting conservation programs of countries in which populations of great apes are located and by supporting the CITES Secretariat. 16 USC 6302. SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) CITES. —The term "CITES" means the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, done at Washington March 3, 1973 (27 UST 1087; TIAS 8249), including its appendices. (2) CONSERVATION. — ^The term "conservation"— (A) means the use of methods and procedures necessary to prevent the diminution of, and to sustain viable populations of, a species; and (B) includes all activities associated with wildlife management, such as— (i) conservation, protection, restoration, acquisition, and management of habitat; (ii) in-situ research and monitoring of populations and habitats; (iii) assistance in the development, implementation, and improvement of management plans for managed habitat ranges; (iv) enforcement and implementation of CITES; (v) enforcement and implementation of domestic laws relating to resource management; (vi) development and operation of sanctuaries for members of a species rescued from the illegal trade in live animals; (vii) training of local law enforcement officials in the interdiction and prevention of the illegal killing of great apes; (viii) programs for the rehabilitation of members of a species in the wild and release of the members into the wild in ways which do not threaten existing wildlife populations by causing displacement or the introduction of disease; (ix) conflict resolution initiatives; (x) community outreach and education; and (xi) strengthening the capacity of local communities to implement conservation programs. (3) FUND. —^The term "Fund" means the Great Ape Conservation Fund established by section 5. (4) GREAT APE. —^The term "great ape" means a chimpanzee, gorilla, bonobo, orangutan, or gibbon. (5) MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND.—^The term "Multinational Species Conservation Fund" means such fund as established in title I of the Department of the Interior

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