Vsaki agenciji ali organu, ki je tehnično usposobljen za varstvo, ohranjanje ali upravljanje selitvenih vrst, spada v naslednje skupine in obvesti sekretariat o svoji želji, da ga na zasedanjih Konference zastopajo opazovalci, se to dovoli, razen če temu nasprotuje vsaj ena tretjina prisotnih pogodbenic:
Any agency or body technically qualified in protection, conservation and management of migratory species, in the following categories, which has informed the Secretariat of its desire to be represented at meetings of the Conference of the Parties by observers, shall be admitted unless at least one-third of the Parties present object: