Article 4

The Parties to this Protocol shall, at their first meeting, formulate and adopt, if necessary in cooperation with the competent international organizations, common guidelines and, if needed, standards or criteria dealing in particular with:

1. (a)

   the selection of protected areas;

2. (b)

   the establishment of protected areas;

3. (c)

   the management of protected areas;

4. (d)

   the notification of information on protected areas.