SC57 - Provisional agenda and documents

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Fifty-seventh meeting of the Standing Committee

Geneva (Switzerland), 14-18 July 2008

Agenda and documents

(all documents are provided in PDF format)

Agenda item Document Posted/
updated on
(dd/mm/yyyy)
1. Opening remarks by the Chairman no document  
Strategic and administrative matters
2. Agenda SC57 Doc. 2 (Rev. 1) 09/07/2008
3. Working programme SC57 Doc. 3 16/06/2008
4. Rules of Procedure    
  4.1 Recommendations of the Secretariat SC57 Doc. 4.1 20/05/2008
  4.2 Submission of documents (Israel) SC57 Doc. 4.2 20/05/2008
5. Credentials no document  
6. Admission of observers SC57 Doc. 6 11/07/2008
7. Election of Vice-Chairman and Alternate Vice-Chairman no document  
8. Clearing house SC57 Doc. 8 20/05/2008
9. Strategic Vision 2008-2013: Development of indicators SC57 Doc. 9 20/05/2008
10. Relationship with the United Nations Environment Programme SC57 Doc. 10 08/07/2008
11. Cooperation with the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals SC57 Doc. 11 02/06/2008
12. Cooperation with the World Trade Organization SC57 Doc. 12 22/05/2008
13. Financial matters    
  13.1 Report for 2007 SC57 Doc. 13.1 20/05/2008
    Annex 1: Actual expenditures for 2007 by category of service SC57 Doc. 13.1 A1 20/05/2008
    Annex 2: Status of contributions as of 31 December 2007 SC57 Doc. 13.1 A2 20/05/2008
    Annex 3: Contributions received in 2007 for each month (cumulative) SC57 Doc. 13.1 A3 20/05/2008
    Annex 4: Annual distribution of the unpaid contributions as of 31 December 2007 SC57 Doc. 13.1 A4 20/05/2008
    Annex 5: Flow and use of resources for 2007 SC57 Doc. 13.1 A5 20/05/2008
  13.2 Estimated expenditures for 2008 SC57 Doc. 13.2 22/05/2008
    Annex 1: Estimated expenditures for 2008 SC57 Doc. 13.2 A1 22/05/2008
    Annex 2: Projection of flow and use of resources for 2008 SC57 Doc. 13.2 A2 22/05/2008
  13.3 Costed programme of work for 2009-2011 SC57 Doc. 13.3 21/05/2008
    Annex 1: Costed programme of work for the CITES Secretariat for 2009-2011 SC57 Doc. 13.3 A1 21/05/2008
    Annex 2: Comparative budget between the triennium 2006-2008 and the triennium 2009-2011 SC57 Doc. 13.3 A2 22/05/2008
    Annex 3: Organigramme of the CITES Secretariat 2009-2011 SC57 Doc. 13.3 A3 26/05/2008
14. CITES and livelihoods SC57 Doc. 14 20/05/2008
15. Review of the scientific committees SC57 Doc. 15 20/05/2008
Interpretation and implementation of the Convention
Review of Resolutions and Decisions    
16. Review of Resolutions SC57 Doc. 16 20/05/2008
Compliance and enforcement    
17. National wildlife trade policy reviews SC57 Doc. 17 02/06/2008
18. National laws for implementation of the Convention SC57 Doc. 18 19/06/2008
  Annex (English only) SC57 Doc. 18 Annex 17/07/2008
19. Cooperation between Parties and promotion of multilateral measures SC57 Doc. 19 20/05/2008
20. Enforcement matters SC57 Doc. 20 20/05/2008
  Annex: Enforcement-needs assessment mission – Egypt (English only) SC57 Doc. 20 Annex 20/05/2008
21. National reports SC57 Doc. 21 21/05/2008
22. Ranching operations SC57 Doc. 22 02/06/2008
  Annex: Madagascar (French only) SC57 Doc. 22 Annex 02/06/2008
Trade control and marking    
23. Introduction from the sea SC57 Doc. 23 20/05/2008
24. Purpose codes on CITES permits and certificates SC57 Doc. 24 20/05/2008
25. Electronic permitting SC57 Doc. 25 20/05/2008
26. Trade in crocodilian specimens SC57 Doc. 26 20/05/2008
27. Identification manual SC57 Doc. 27 20/05/2008
Exemptions and special trade provisions    
28. Personal and household effects SC57 Doc. 28 20/05/2008
Species trade and conservation    
29. Review of Significant Trade    
  29.1 Implementation of recommendations of the Animals and Plants Committees SC57 Doc. 29.1 (Rev. 2) 20/05/2008
08/07/2008
  29.2 Review of recommendations to suspend trade made more than two years ago SC57 Doc. 29.2 16/06/2008
    Annex 2 (English only) SC57 Doc. 29.2 A2 16/06/2008
    Annex 3 (English only) SC57 Doc. 29.2 A3 16/06/2008
30. Great apes SC57 Doc. 30 20/05/2008
  Annex 1: CITES/GRASP orang-utan technical missions – Malaysia
(English only)
SC57 Doc. 30 A1 20/05/2008
  Annex 2: Enforcement efforts on the conservation of orangutan in Indonesia
(English only)
SC57 Doc. 30 A2 26/05/2008
31. Asian big cats    
  31.1 Report of the Secretariat SC57 Doc. 31.1 20/05/2008
    Reports of various countries (English only)    
    1. India SC57 Doc. 31.1 A1 22/05/2008
    2. Malaysia (2,872 KB) SC57 Doc. 31.1 A2 22/05/2008
    3. Thailand SC57 Doc. 31.1 A3 22/05/2008
    4. Viet Nam SC57 Doc. 31.1 A4 22/05/2008
    5. Indonesia (5,021 KB) SC57 Doc. 31.1 A5 22/05/2008
    6. China SC57 Doc. 31.1 A6 02/06/2008
  31.2 Intensive operations breeding tigers on a commercial scale (India and Nepal) SC57 Doc. 31.2 28/05/2008
32. Tibetan antelope SC57 Doc. 32 20/05/2008
33. Elephants    
  33.1 Reviews of the status of the elephant, trade in its specimens and the impact of the legal trade SC57 Doc. 33.1 22/05/2008
  33.2 Control of trade in elephant ivory SC57 Doc. 33.2 20/05/2008
  33.3 African elephant action plan and African Elephant Fund SC57 Doc. 33.3 22/05/2008
  33.4 Decision-making mechanism for authorizing ivory trade SC57 Doc. 33.4 21/05/2008
  33.5 Constitution of a MIKE-ETIS subgroup SC57 Doc. 33.5 21/05/2008
34. Rhinoceroses SC57 Doc. 34 20/05/2008
35. Sturgeons    
  35.1 Caviar trade database SC57 Doc. 35.1 20/05/2008
  35.2 Recommendations of the Animals Committee SC57 Doc. 35.2 21/05/2008
36. Bigleaf mahogany SC57 Doc. 36 01/07/2008
37. Ramin SC57 Doc. 37 (Rev. 1) 04/06/2008
19/06/2008
Amendment of the Appendices    
38. Periodic Review of the Appendices SC57 Doc. 38 03/06/2008
39. Revision and publication of the CITES Appendices (Japan) SC57 Doc. 39 20/05/2008
Reports
40. Reports of regional representatives    
  40.1 Africa SC57 Doc. 40.1 (Rev. 1) 17/07/2008
  40.2 Asia SC57 Doc. 40.2 02/06/2008
  40.3 Central and South America and the Caribbean SC57 Doc. 40.3 11/07/2008
    Addendum (Spanish only) Addendum 16/07/2008
  40.4 Europe SC57 Doc. 40.4 11/07/2008
  40.5 North America SC57 Doc. 40.5 02/06/2008
  40.6 Oceania SC57 Doc. 40.6 20/05/2008
Concluding items
41. Any other business no document  
42. Determination of the time and venue of the 58th meeting no document  
43. Closing remarks no document  

Information documents

Title Document Agenda
item
Language Posted/
updated on
(dd/mm/yyyy)
1. Strategic vision indicators proposed by the Species Survival Network SC57 Inf. 1 9 English 20/05/2008
21/05/2008
2. Tiger conservation strategy workshop SC57 Inf. 2 31.1 English 20/05/2008
02/06/2008
3. Tiger trade enforcement meeting/workshop SC57 Inf. 3 31.1 English 20/05/2008
02/06/2008
4. Report on conservation and management of ramin (Gonystylus spp.) in Malaysia (Malaysia) SC57 Inf. 4 37 English 04/06/2008
    Addendum 37 English 16/07/2008
5. Rapport d'activité sur la mise en œuvre du plan de gestion Crocodylus niloticus (Madagascar) SC57 Inf. 5 22 French 30/06/2008
6. United Kingdom's national report on ramin (Gonystylus spp.) (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) SC57 Inf. 6 37 English 03/07/2008
7. Summary of the Secretariat's activities for tree species in 2008 SC57 Inf. 7 English 08/07/2008
8. CITES Strategic Vision: 2008-2013, development of indicators (Mexico) SC57 Inf. 8 9 English 09/07/2008
9. Master's course on management, access and conservation of species in trade: the international framework (Spain) SC57 Inf. 9 English 11/07/2008
10. Etat d'avancement du plan d'action Crocodile (Madagascar) SC57 Inf. 10 26 French 11/07/2008
11. The use of DNA techniques for tracking legal and illegal ivory trade (Kenya) SC57 Inf. 11 33 English 14/07/2008
12. The African Elephant Fund: innovative financing mechanisms for the African Elephant Action Plan – first analysis and recommendations for next steps SC57 Inf. 12 33 English 14/07/2008
13. African elephant meeting, Mombasa, Kenya, 23-25 June 2008 — Meeting note/Note verbale SC57 Inf. 13 33 English 15/07/2008
14. Gestion du Prunus africana au Cameroun (Cameroon) SC57 Inf. 14 French 15/07/2008
15. Etat des lieux de la recherche scientifique sur le Prunus africana au Cameroun (Cameroon) SC57 Inf. 15 French & English 16/07/2008