CITES Calendar

Tipo

Título	Venue & Date	Detalles
Technical workshop on songbird trade and conservation management	Bangkok, Thailand 11 - 14 Diciembre 2023	This technical workshop is organized in accordance with Decision 18.256 (Rev. CoP19) on Songbird trade and conservation management adopted by the Conference of the Parties to CITES at its 19th meeting (CoP19, Panama City, November 2022). The workshop will consider the findings of a preliminary study on the scale and scope of international songbird trade and the management and conservation priorities of songbird taxa involved in such trade, and will bring together members of the Animals and Standing Committee, representatives from range, exporting, transit and consumer States, and relevant intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations. More detail available from here. Information note for participants Workshop documents: Agenda (updated 8 December) Background study: CITES Songbird report part 1: Overview CITES Songbird report part 2: Prioritization Supplementary material S1: Table of priority songbirds Information documents: Inf.1: Illegal songbird trade and captive breeding of songbirds in Europe Inf.2: Deletion of birds from CITES Appendix III changed global trade reports and dynamics Songbirds in Trade Database (SiTDB): Inf.3: Songbirds in Trade Database (SiTDB) Juergens et al (2021). A standardized dataset for conservation prioritization of songbirds to support CITES Database file Metadata file Synonyms HBI The Songbird Species Knowledge Initiative: Inf.4: The Songbird Species Knowledge Initiative Songbird SKI Summary report Annex 1: Songbird SKI Annex 2: Essays on live songbird trade and ex-situ conservation Americas Songbird crisis: Brazil Canada Cuba France Guyana Latin America Suriname Trinidad and Tobago (file 1 of 2) Trinidad and Tobago (file 2 of 2) United States of America Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Asian Songbird crisis: TRAFFIC report (2017): Caged in the City Lees and Yuda (2022). The Asian songbird crisis TRAFFIC Southeast Asia report (2004): pet trade in Medan, Sumatra USAID-BIJAK (2020): Songbird Demand Reduction and Behaviour Change in Indonesia TRAFFIC Bulletin Vol. 29 No.1 (2017): Second South-east Asian Songbird Crisis Summit Lee et al. (2016). Conservation strategy for Southeast Asian songbirds in trade Shukhova et al. (2021). The IUCN SSC Asian Songbird Trade Specialist Group. A brief report on its first four years: 2017-2020. Other resources: Mirin and Klinck (2021). Bird singing contests: Looking back on thirty years of research on a global conservation concern World Parrot Trust (in review). Using customs data to understand overlooked trade in non-CITES birds between Africa and Asia
Workshop on Non-Detriment Findings (NDFs)	Closed event, Nairobi, Kenya 04 - 08 Diciembre 2023	Global meeting for CITES Parties and qualified observers to develop NDF guidance. Practical information related to travel and stay (Rev. 3) Provisional participants list (Rev. 2) Procedural documents Workshop agenda and working programme (Rev. 2) Steering committee and working group set-up Draft working group mandates subject to approval by workshop plenary Draft mandate for working group 4 - App. I import NDFs Working group schedule and breakout room allocation (Rev.) Background and progress presentations The CITES NDF project (agenda item 4) NDF draft guidance (agenda item 5) WG progress updates to plenary (Wednesday afternoon) Modules 1&2 - Generic NDF guidance Module 3 - Local and traditional knowledge and participatory species monitoring and management Module 4 - NDFs for Appendix I imports Module 5 - NDFs for marine and aquatic species Module 6 - NDFs for migratory and transboundary species Module 8 - NDFs for birds Module 9 - NDFs for reptiles Module 10 - NDFs for timber-producing trees Module 11 - NDFs for plant species NDF draft guidance Module 0 - General introduction to NDFs & provisions of the Convention Module 1 - Principles and concepts of NDFs Module 2 - NDF in practice Module 3 - Local and traditional knowledge and participatory species monitoring and management in NDFs Case study: LTK in making NDFs (submitted by China) Module 4 - NDFs for Appendix I imports Module 5 - NDFs for marine and aquatic species Queen Conch NDF guidance: Outline (E) Flowchart (E) Worksheets (E) Plan de pasos (ES) Flowchart (ES) Module 6 - NDFs for migratory and transboundary species Draft NDF guidance for lions (Rev. 1) Annex 1 Annex 2 Module 7 - NDFs for terrestrial invertebrates Module 8 - NDFs for birds Module 9 - NDFs for reptiles Module 10 - NDFs for timber-producing trees CITES-TRAFFIC Rosewood study 2023 ATIBT case study Species management in central Africa Sustainability criteria for timber Module 11 - NDFs for plant species Case study Prunus africana (submitted by Cameroon) Case study Rhodiola rosea (submitted by China) Case study Galanthus woronowii (submitted by Georgia) Annex 1 Annex 2 Annex 3 Annex 4 Module 12 - Online tools and certification schemes in relation to NDFs NDF - Simple NDF template NDF case studies: Birds: Cockatoo NDF case study Terrestrial invertebrates: Tarantula Case Study Leech case study Timber-producing trees: short case studies Reptiles: Simple NDF template Boa constrictor Simple NDF template Bradypodion thamnobates Simple NDF template Chameleo senegalensis Simple NDF template Corallus caninus Simple NDF template Ctenosaura similis Simple NDF template Diamond backed terrapin Simple NDF template Kinixys homeana Simple NDF template Osteolaemus osborni Simple NDF template Phrynosoma hernandesi Simple NDF template Physignathus cocincinus Simple NDF template Shinisaurus crocodilurus Simple NDF template Smaug mossambicus Simple NDF template Spiny softshell turtle Simple NDF template Varanus niloticus
Online workshop on Conservation of amphibians (Amphibia spp.) - (Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania)	Online, 30 Noviembre - 01 Diciembre 2023	In accordance with Decision 19.197 on Conservation of amphibians (Amphibia spp.), the Secretariat is preparing two online interdisciplinary workshops for CITES Authorities and other relevant authorities and stakeholders about amphibian species in international trade. This is the second of two workshops, both of which will cover the same issues. The geographical focus of this second workshop encompasses Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania. The working language is English. This workshop consists of two three-hour sessions per day, scheduled at 12:00-15:00 CET (Central European Time) on 30 November and 1 December 2023. Link for more details (External or internal event page) https://cites.org/sites/default/files/notifications/E-Notif-2023-121.pdf Workshop documents: Agenda (updated) Background study: International Trade in Amphibians (DRAFT) Additional resources: Luedtke et al. (2023). Ongoing declines for the world's amphibians in the face of emerging threats. Nature Vol. 622, pp. 308-323. Auliya et al. (2023). The European Market Remains the Largest Consumer of Frogs' Legs from Wild Species. Conservation 2023, 3, 53-58 Auliya et al. (2023). Numerous uncertainties in the multifaceted global trade in frogs' legs with the EU as the major customer. Nature Conservation 51: 71-135 (2023). (UPDATED) UNEP-WCMC (2023). Review of the EU trade in Pelophylax species from Albania and Türkiye. UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge. Species prioritization matrix (Rev.1) Trade in exotic amphibians CITES Trade Database (extract 2018-2022) Auliya, M. et al. (2016). Global amphibian trade flows through Europe: the need for enforcing and improving legislation List of Amphibians in EU pet trade (by Pro Wildlife) Hughes, A.C. et al. (2021). Gaps in global wildlife trade monitoring leave amphibians vulnerable Kitade, T. and K. Wakao. TRAFFIC (2022). Illuminating Amphibians: the amphibian trade in Japan Kaczmarski, M. and K. Kolenda (2018). Non-native Amphibian Pet Trade via Internet in Poland Non-detriment findings draft guidance: Module 0: General introduction to NDFs & provisions of the Convention Module 1: Principles and concepts of NDFs Module 2: NDF in practice Simple NDF template Presentations: International Trade in Amphibians Topics for discussion, observations, and DRAFT recommendations
Online workshop on Conservation of amphibians (Amphibia spp.) - (North America, Central and South America and the Caribbean)	Online closed meeting, 27 - 28 Noviembre 2023	In accordance with Decision 19.197 on Conservation of amphibians (Amphibia spp.), the Secretariat is preparing two online interdisciplinary workshops for CITES Authorities and other relevant authorities and stakeholders about amphibian species in international trade. This is the first of two workshops, both of which will cover the same issues. The geographical focus of this first workshop encompasses North America, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Working languages are English and Spanish, and interpretation will be provided. This workshop consists of two three-hour sessions per day, scheduled at 14:00-17:00 CET (Central European Time) on 27 and 28 November 2023. Link for more details (External or internal event page) https://cites.org/sites/default/files/notifications/E-Notif-2023-121.pdf Workshop documents: Agenda Background study: International Trade in Amphibians (DRAFT) Additional resources: Luedtke et al. (2023). Ongoing declines for the world's amphibians in the face of emerging threats. Nature Vol. 622, pp. 308-323. Auliya et al. (2023). The European Market Remains the Largest Consumer of Frogs' Legs from Wild Species. Conservation 2023, 3, 53-58 Auliya et al. (2023). Numerous uncertainties in the multifaceted global trade in frogs' legs with the EU as the major customer. Nature Conservation 51: 71-135 (2023). UNEP-WCMC (2023). Review of the EU trade in Pelophylax species from Albania and Türkiye. UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge. Species prioritization matrix (Rev.1) Trade in exotic amphibians CITES Trade Database (extract 2018-2022) Global amphibian trade flows through Europe Non-detriment findings draft guidance: Module 0: General introduction to NDFs & provisions of the Convention Module 1: Principles and concepts of NDFs Module 2: NDF in practice Simple NDF template Presentations: International Trade in Amphibians Topics discussed and DRAFT conclusions and recommendations
Septuagésima septima reunión del Comité Permanente	Geneva, Suiza 06 - 10 Noviembre 2023	- Orden del día y documentos - (Descargue todos los archivos aquí) - Documentos del periodo de sesiones - Documentos informativos - Resúmenes ejecutivos - Lista de los participantes - SC77 grabación de vídeo 📺 - SC77 fotos 📷 - Información diaria sobre la reunión por el IISD/ENB (en inglés)
CITES Asian Regional Training Seminar on Demand Reduction Strategies to Combat Illegal Trade in CITES-listed Species	Singapore 10 - 11 Octubre 2023	This training seminar is organized in accordance with Decision 19.55 on Demand reduction to combat illegal trade adopted by the Conference of the Parties to CITES at its 19th meeting (CoP19, Panama City, November 2022). The seminar aims to build capacity for CITES Parties in the Asian region and their partners in the use of the Guidance for CITES Parties to Develop and Implement Demand Reduction Strategies to Combat Illegal Trade in CITES‐listed Species, including the identification of priority species for pilot projects in each country, and to facilitate exchanges of experiences among Asian Parties and identify key partners within the country around the design and implementation of demand reduction strategies. See the agenda.
CITES-ESCAP regional workshop on electronic CITES permitting systems in Asia (Hybrid)	Bangkok, Thailand 17 - 18 Julio 2023	The objective of electronic CITES or eCITES permitting systems is to improve the implementation of the Convention by using modern Information and Communication Technologies to simplify compliant trade and to combat illegal trade. Implementation of these systems should not be considered as only implementing an ICT system. Rather, taking the opportunity to implement such systems, the Parties will be able to review the procedures for application, issuance, control and exchange of permit information. Interest for implementing the eCITES systems is gradually increasing across the CITES Parties. The objective of the workshop is to build the capacity of the representatives of CITES Management Authorities and other relevant agencies that are planning or interested in developing electronic CITES permitting systems or exchange electronic permit information. The workshop will deliberate on various guidance and tools available and discuss relevant issues that are considered challenging and need attention. The workshop will be organized in a hybrid format. For online participation, please register here. Connection details will be shared upon registration. In-person attendees do not need to register online. For practical information, see i nformation note. Programme Schedule Workshop Presentations
Trigésima segunda reunión del Comité de Fauna	Geneva, Suiza 19 - 23 Junio 2023	Orden del día y documentos Documentos de la sesión Resúmenes ejecutivos Acta resumida Documentos informativos Lista de participantes AC32 grabación de vídeo 📺 AC32 fotos 📷
Vigésimo sexta reunión del Comité de Flora	Geneva, Suiza 05 - 09 Junio 2023	Orden del día y documentos Documentos del periodo de sessiones Resúmenes ejecutivos Acta resumida Documentos informativos Lista de participantes PC26 grabación de vídeo 📺 PC26 fotos 📷
CITES Big Cats Task Force meeting.	Entebbe, Uganda 24 - 29 Abril 2023	The Task Force meeting is convened in accordance with Decision 19.92 on the CITES Big Cats Task Force, adopted at the 19th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (CoP19, Panama, 2022).