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Todd Willens, US, proposed deleting Lynx rufus (bobcat) from Appendix II, stating that the species is thriving and well-managed. |
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Rodrigo Medellín, Mexico, opposed the proposal to de-list Lynx rufus, which he said lacked up-to-date information on bobcat populations. |
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Carolina Caceres, Canada, supported the US proposal. |
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Marijana Vidakovic, Serbia, opposed the US proposal, highlighting the difficulty in differentiating bobcat pelts from those of more endangered lynx species. |
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Abakar Mahamat Zougoulou, Chad, supported the inclustion of Gazella leptoceros (slender-horned gazelle) in Appendix I. |
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Fernando Coimbra, Brazil, proposed to downlist its population of Melanosuchus niger (black caiman) from Appendix I to II. |
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Afternoon Session
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Chik-chuen Lay, China, noted that shark listing proposals disregarded the conclusions of the FAO expert panel. |
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Yoshikiyo Kondo, Japan, stressed that the proposed Appendix II listing of porbeagle shark would not control trade within the EU. |
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Astrid Yeo, Singapore, questioned why recommendations of the European Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries, concerning overexploitation of porbeagle shark, have not been implemented to date. |
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Kevern Cochrane, FAO, asserted that the FAO expert panel had correctly applied CITES listing criteria. |
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Carrol Muffet, Greenpeace, on behalf of several NGOs, said that the FAO panel’s assessment demonstrates continued resistance from some FAO members to CITES’ involvement in fisheries. |
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Committee II
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Morning Session
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Jesús Ramos, Venezuela. |
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Leigh Henry, TRAFFIC. |
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Edgardo Lizárraga Leguía, Peru. |
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Trevor Salmon, UK. |
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Manuel Mercado, Mexico. |
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Afternoon Session
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Benito Perez, US, proposed deleting the whole document on incentives for implementation of the Convention. |
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Martin Raspor, Central and Eastern European Working Group for the Enhancement of Biodiversity. |
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James Lutalo, Uganda, supported the proposal on incentives for implementation of the Convention. |
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Strategic Vision Working Group
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The strategic vision working group discussions continued throughout the day. |
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From left to right: Stephen Nash, CITES Secretariat, and Lynda Maltby, Canada. |
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Plenary
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Plenary met on Friday afternoon. Committee I Chair Leach and Committee II Chair Cheung highlighted the progress made thus far addressing the issues on their respective agendas. |
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Committee I Chair Greg Leach, Australia. |
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CoP14 Vice-President André van der Zande, Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, the Netherlands. |
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Committee II Chair Chi Sun Cheung, Hong Kong SAR, China. |
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Hans Hoogeveen, the Netherlands, invited delegates to a beach party on Friday evening. |
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Willem Wijnstekers, CITES Secretary-General. |
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