Every 2 to 3 years, the Parties to CITES convene a Conference of the Parties to discuss and review issues of concern and revisions to the Appendices to the Convention. The Secretariat will propose resolutions and decisions at the Conferences in order to implement the Convention more effectively and facilitate each Party to fulfil the obligations of the Convention, and notify each Party of the adopted resolutions and decisions, as well as the revisions to the Appendices to the Convention.