The articles of the Convention of Cooperation define the respective roles and responsibilities of each of the participants in the experimental management programme.

The Direction Générale des Eaux et Forêts, as the CITES Management Authority of Madagascar, has overall responsibility for administering the programme and controlling harvest and export of chameleons and phelsumid geckoes according to the provisions of the Ordonnance No. 60-126 du 03 octobre 1960 fixant le régime de la chasse, de la pèche et de la protection de la faune.

BIOSAVE, a private company, will serve as the principal technical adviser for the experimental programme and will be responsible for the strategy to develop the programme to ensure that use is sustainable. Mr Behra will also be responsible to establish a system for the collection and storage of information. Periodic reports will be submitted to the Management Authority.

Mr Ramandimbison, a former CITES consultant serves as the independent field auditor with responsibilities for managing and supervising the collection of animals in the field and their subsequent movement to the exporters. In collaboration with Customs officials and the CITES Management Authority, he is also responsible for verifying the composition of export consignments and correlating the contents with the accompanying CITES Export Permit.

The association LANGAHA (biologists attached to the CITES Scientific Authority of Madagascar) are responsible for undertaking field surveys to identify the distribution of species and identify collecting sites. LANGAHA biologists also assist M. Ramandimbison, the Management Authority and Customs officials with inspecting exports to ensure that specimens are correctly identified.

The exporters are required to finance field surveys and the monitoring programme. Although they will continue to deal with their clients and be accountable for the animals in their holding facilities, they are also be responsible for maintaining accurate records and allowing their facilities and export consignments to be inspected by the Management Authority and/ or other regulatory entities authorized under the Convention of Cooperation.