NOTIFICATION TO THE PARTIES

No. 831                                   Geneva, 21 December 1994


CONCERNING:


         Review of the effectiveness of the Convention:
                       Call for Proposals


In  accordance  with  the decision of the  ninth  meeting  of  the
Conference  of the Parties to conduct a study on "How  to  improve
the effectiveness of the Convention", the CITES Standing Committee
has  started the process of selecting the consultant(s)  to  carry
out the study.

Following  the procedure established by the Standing Committee,  a
"call  for  proposals" has been sent by the  Secretariat  to  "The
Economist" magazine for publication, and to the roster of UNEP.

Please  find  attached  the "Call for Proposals".   The  Terms  of
Reference for the study has been adopted by the Conference of  the
Parties and are contained in document Com. 9.10.

It  would be appreciated if, given the very tight time frame,  you
immediately publicize the above-mentioned announcement  as  widely
as   possible,  in  order  to  ensure  a  transparent  and   broad
participation in the bidding process.









    REVIEW OF THE CONVENTION ON TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES:
                       CALL FOR PROPOSALS



The Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in
Endangered  Species  of  Wild Fauna and  Flora  (CITES)  plans  to
conduct  a  study  on  "How to Improve the  Effectiveness  of  the
Convention"  to determine whether CITES is meeting its objectives,
and  to  recommend  ways  to improve its effectiveness.   Phase  1
consists  of a survey of the Parties and participants in CITES  to
determine  areas of concern and interest and is expected  to  take
about 6 months and cost no more than CHF 200,000.

The  Standing  Committee  now invites qualified  organizations  to
submit  a  short  Letter of Interest (no more  than  5  pages)  to
conduct Phase 1.  The Letter of Interest, responding to the  Terms
of   Reference,  should  include:  an  overview  of  the  proposed
methodology; the qualifications and experience of the organization
and  key team members; approximate costs or the charging basis  to
be  adopted;  and  a  demonstrated ability to report  in  English,
French  and Spanish.  The Letters of Interest must be received  by
close  of business on 31 January 1995.  Following a review of  the
Letters  of Interest, qualified bidders from a short list will  be
asked  to submit a full proposal.  The successful bidder, if  any,
will  then  be chosen, after interview, by the Standing  Committee
meeting in Geneva in March 1995.

For  additional  information,  including  the  complete  Terms  of
Reference, contact the CITES Secretariat, 15 Chemin des  An‚mones,
Case Postale 456, CH-1219, Chatelaine-Geneva, Switzerland (tel.  +
41 22 979 9139, fax. + 41 22 797 3417).