conservation or management of wild fauna and flora, in the following categories, which has informed the Secretariat of its desire to be represented at meetings of the Conference by observers, shall be admitted unless at least one third of the Parties present object: (a) international agencies or bodies, either governmental or non-governmental, and national governmental agencies and bodies; and (b) national non-governmental agencies or bodies which have been approved for this purpose by the State in which they are located. Once admitted, these observers shall have the right to participate but not to vote. (3) Article XII of CITES provides that "a Secretariat shall be provided by the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme" upon the entry into force of the Convention. While it would clearly be useful to have a secretariat to perform such functions as convening and servicing meetings of the Conference of the Parties, and conducting studies and research at the request of the Parties to the present draft articles, the Special Rapporteur is hesitant to propose the establishment of a permanent institution in connection with what is envisaged as a framework agreement. If a convention is eventually concluded on the basis of the present draft articles, the parties may certainly establish such an institution if they so desire. A/CN.4/427/Corr.l page 8 Article 8 Amendment of the draft articles 1. An extraordinary meeting of the Conference of the Parties shall be held on the written request of at least one third of the Parties to consider and adopt amendments to the present draft articles. Such amendments shall be adopted by a two-thirds majority of the Parties present and voting. For the purposes of the present draft article, "Parties present and voting" means Parties present and casting an affirmative or negative vote. Parties abstaining from 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the framework and procedures for a international agreement related to the conservation and management of wild fauna and flora. The language used suggests a focus on the governance and institutional arrangements for this agreement, rather than specific economic or environmental policies. The text also mentions the role of international agencies and bodies, which suggests a connection to the international community.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment