PC14: Agenda and documents

 

Fourteenth meeting of the Plants Committee

Windhoek (Namibia), 16-20 February 2004

Agenda and documents

(all documents are provided in PDF format)

Agenda item

Document
1.

Opening of the meeting

No document
2.

Adoption of the Rules of Procedure

3.

Adoption of the agenda and working programme

3.1

Agenda

PC14 Doc. 3.1 (Rev. 2)

3.2

Working programme

4.

Admission of observers

5.

Working programme for the Plants Committee until the 13th meeting of the Conference of the Parties

5.1

Preparation of the Chairman's report for the 13th meeting of the Conference of the Parties

No document
5.2

Resolutions and Decisions directed or related to the Plants Committee

5.3

Strategic Planning: Review of the Action Plan of the Plants Committee [Decisions 12.9 b) and 12.11 a)]

6.

Follow-up of CoP12 Decisions

6.1

Review of Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP12) (Decision 12.97)
(English only)

6.2

Harpagophytum spp. (Decisions 12.63-12.65): progress report

6.3

Guaiacum spp. [Decision 11.114 (Rev. CoP12)]: progress report

6.4

Aquilaria spp. (Decisions 12.66-12.71): progress report (English only)

7.

Technical proposals from the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties

7.1

Improving regional communication and regional representation

7.2

Definitions of the technical terms used in the annotations for medicinal plants [Decisions 12.23 and 11.118 (Rev. CoP12)]

7.3

Implementation of the annotation for artificially propagated hybrids within the genus Phalaenopsis

No document
7.4

Review of Resolutions on plants and plant trade (Resolutions Conf. 9.19 and Conf. 11.11) and definition of 'Artificially Propagated' [Decision 12.11 e)]

7.5

Determination of the definition of Swietenia macrophylla plywood

7.5.1

Definition of "Swietenia macrophylla plywood"

7.5.2

Revision of Resolution Conf. 10.13 on the Implementation of the Convention for timber species
8.

Species proposals for the 13th meeting of the Conference of the Parties

8.1

Annotations for certain artificially propagated orchid hybrids

8.2

Specimens in international trade under exemption

8.3

Proposal to include Caesalpinia echinata in the Appendices

No document
9.

Significant trade in plants

9.1

Evaluation of the Review of Significant Trade (Decision 12.75)

9.2

Implementation of Resolution Conf. 12.8

9.2.1

Trade in plants from Madagascar (Decision 12.73)

9.2.2

Progress within the implementation of species reviews
-- Annex 1
-- Annex 2
-- Annex 3
-- Annex 4

9.2.3

Taxa for review (Decision 12.74)
9.3 Selection of new species
Section 3 (English only)
10.

Review of the Appendices

10.1

Periodic review of animal and plant taxa in the Appendices [Resolution Conf. 11.1 (Rev. CoP12), Decision 12.96 and document SC49 Doc. 20.1] (English only)

11.

Review of heavily traded non-CITES species

11.1

Review of heavily traded non-CITES species [Decision 12.9 a) iii)]

No document
11.2

Progress report on the evaluation of tree species (Decision 12.10)

No document
12.

Checklists and nomenclature

12.1

Progress report

12.2

Preparation of CITES checklist for Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae)

No document
13.

ID Manual: progress report

14.

Guidelines for transport of live plants

No document
15.

Relationship between in situ conservation and ex situ production of plants [Decision 12.11 l)]

16.

Links with industry and traders to promote projects on sustainable use [Decision 12.11 k)]

No document
17.

Role of Appendix II [Decision 12.11 m)]

No document
18.

Global Strategy for Plant Conservation: analysis and links with the Convention on Biological Diversity (Decisions 12.12 and 10.86)

19.

Other issues resulting from PC13

19.1

Report of the Bigleaf Mahogany Working Group (Decision 12.21)

19.2

Export Quota Working Group (Decision 12.17)

No document

19.3

Technical implementation issues

No document

20.

Training initiatives

20.1

Standard slide package: progress report

20.2

Master's course

No document
21.

Production systems involving CITES-listed species and their impact on wild populations; designation of source codes

22.

Registration of nurseries exporting Araucaria araucana

Document withdrawn
23.

Regional reports and updated regional directories (Decisions 12.14 and 12.15)

23.1

Africa

23.1.1

Regional report

23.1.2

Regional directory
23.2

Asia

23.2.1

Regional report (English only)

23.2.2

Regional directory
23.3

Central and South America and the Caribbean

23.3.1

Regional report

23.3.2

Regional directory
23.4

Europe

23.4.1

Regional report (English only)

23.4.2

Regional directory
23.5

North America

23.5.1

Regional report

23.5.2

Regional directory (English only)
23.6

Oceania

23.6.1

Regional report (English only)

23.6.2

Regional directory (English only)
24.

Time and venue of the 15th Plants Committee meeting

25.

Any other business

 

Information documents

Document title

Document

1.
Abundance, distribution and conservation status of Guaiacum sanctum L. in Mexico
(English only)
2.
Budget of the Plants committee (2000-2004) (English only)
3.
Revision of the # Annotations for medicinal and aromatic plants included in the CITES Appendices (English only)
4.
The CITES Nomenclature Committee (English only)
5.
Proposed process for selecting species to be included in the Significant Trade Review (English only)
6.
Taxa identified as possible candidates for inclusion in the review of significant trade in specimens of Appendix-II species (English only)
7.
Flasked seedlings traded under the standard exemption from CITES (English only)
8.
Report of a short study of Tillandsia xerographica in Guatemala, 17-24 January 2004 (English only)
9.
Review of Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP12) - Synthesis of test of applicability of criteria for selected plant taxa (English only)
10.
Compilation of comments regarding the applicability of various criteria to assess the status of flora for listing under CITES Appendix I (English only)
11.
Compilation of comments regarding the applicability of various criteria to assess the status of flora for listing under CITES Appendix II (English only)
12.
Action plan for the reform of Madagascar's wildlife export trade (English and French only)
13.
Review of Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP12) - Synthesis of test of applicability of criteria for selected animal taxa (English only)
14.
Harpagophytum spp. [Decisions 12.63-12.65] – Implementation of Decisions in Namibia
15.
Guidelines for transport of live plants – Standard form for reporting non-compliance with transport guidelines
16.
Proposed revision of Resolution Conf. 9.24 (COP12 COM. I. 3) - Critieria for listing on Appendix I and Appendix II (by SSN)
17.
Plant production systems and CITES source codes
18.
From Democratic Republic of the Congo
19.
Harpagophytum spp. [Decisions 12.63-12.65] – Implementation of Decisions in Botswana
20.
 
21.
Slide show by CONREFI - Organization for the Investigation, Protection and Conservation of Phytogenetic Phytogenetic Resources