Twenty-seventh meeting of the Plants Committee

Geneva, Switzerland, 08 - 12 July 2024

Agenda and working documents

(All documents are provided here in PDF format)

Title Files Created / Updated
Opening of the meeting
Opening remarks of the Chair
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Opening remarks of the Secretary-General
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Administrative and financial matters
1. Declaration of conflict of interest
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2. Rules of Procedure
3. Agenda
4. Working programme
5. Admission of observers
Strategic matters
6. Plants Committee strategic planning for 2023–2025 (CoP19–CoP20)
 
6.1. Implementation of the workplan for 2023-2025
 
6.2. Preparation of the report of the Chair of the Plants Committee for the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties
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7. CITES Strategic Vision*
8. Cooperation with Multilateral Environmental Agreements and other international organizations *
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9. Cooperation with the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation
10. IPBES Report on the Assessment of the Sustainable Use of Wild Species*
11. World Wildlife Trade report *
12. CITES and forests
Capacity-building
13. Country-wide Significant Trade Review*
14. CITES Tree species programme
Compliance
15. Review of Significant Trade in specimens of Appendix-II species
 
15.1. Overview of the Review of Significant Trade
 
15.2. Implementation of recommendations for species selected between CoP11 and CoP17
 
15.3. Ongoing cases of species selected following CoP18 (Pterocarpus erinaceus as an exceptional case)
 
15.4. Species selected following CoP19
Regulation of trade
16. Non-detriment findings*
17. Materials for the identification of specimens of CITES-listed species* (changes to the draft decisions)
18. Identification of timber and other wood products
 
18.1. Report of the Secretariat
 
18.2. Report of the intersessional working group
19. Transport of live specimens*
20. Specimens produced through biotechnology*
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Exemptions and special trade provisions
21. Review of CITES provisions related to trade in specimens of animals and plants not of wild source*
22. Guidance on the term ‘artificially propagated’
Species conservation and trade
23. Assessment of Appendix-I listed species*
 
23.1. Report of the Secretariat
 
23.2. Report of the intersessional working group
24. Identifying species at risk of extinction affected by international trade*
25. Agarwood-producing taxa (Aquilaria spp. and Gyrinops spp.)
26. Boswellia trees (Boswellia spp.)
27. Rosewood timber species [Leguminosae (Fabaceae)]
28. Products containing specimens of Appendix-II orchids (Orchidaceae spp.)
29. Brazil wood (Paubrasilia echinata)
30. African tree species
31. Neotropical tree species
32. Trade in medicinal and aromatic plant species
 
32.1. Report of the Secretariat
 
 
Addendum
 
32.2. Report of the intersessional working group
Appendices of the Convention
33. Periodic review of species included in Appendices I and II
 
33.1. Overview of species under review
 
33.2. Selection of species for the periodic review*
Proposals for possible consideration at CoP20
34. Inclusion of Jubaea chilensis in Appendix I
Annotations
35. Annotation #15
36. Information system for trade in specimens of CITES-listed tree species
37. Informal review mechanism of existing and proposed annotations*
38. Orchid specimens exempted through annotation #4
39. Annotation of Cape aloe (Aloe ferox)
Nomenclature matters
40. Botanical and zoological nomenclature*
 
40.1. Nomenclature of Apendix III listings
 
40.2. Higher taxon listings in the Appendices* (Annex updated)
 
40.3. Development of a standardized global checklist of species
Nomenclature matters/Flora
41. Report of the specialist on botanical nomenclature
 
41.1. Overview of flora nomenclature matters for the period CoP19-CoP20
 
41.2. Nomenclature for aloes (Aloe spp.)
 
41.3. Nomenclature of Appendix-II listed orchids (Orchidaceae spp.)
 
41.4. Nomenclature for ebonies (Diospyros spp.) (populations of Madagascar)
 
41.5. Standard nomenclature for cumarus (Dipteryx spp.)
 
41.6. Standard nomenclature for African mahoganies (Khaya spp.)
 
41.7. Nomenclature for pachypodiums (Pachypodium spp.)
 
41.8. Standard nomenclature for roseroots (Rhodiola spp.)
Regional matters
42. Regional reports
 
42.1. Africa
 
42.2. Asia
 
42.3. Central and South America and the Caribbean
 
42.4. Europe
 
42.5. North America
 
42.6. Oceania
Conclusion of the meeting
43. Any other business
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44. Time and venue of the 28th meeting of the Plants Committee
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45. Closing remarks
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