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Sixty-first Meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Standing Committee
15-19 August 2011 | Geneva, Switzerland
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Highlights for Tuesday, 16 August 2011
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On Tuesday morning, Standing Committee participants reconvened to discuss financing options, including access to Global Environmental Facility funds, CITES and livelihoods, capacity building, the policy on the use of the CITES logo, and a proposal to expand awarding certificate of commendation to CITES scientific and management authorities. On CITES and livelihoods, the Standing Committee listed improvements to the timetable and greater participation in the working group on livelihoods.
During the lunch break, TRAFFIC hosted a side event on the Wildlife Trade Tracker.
In the afternoon, the Standing Committee tackled cooperation with other organizations, including with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). The Secretariat presented a draft umbrella agreement with FAO to expand cooperation in the area of forestry.
The Standing Committee then discussed progress in national laws for the implementation of the Convention and possible compliance measures for countries which do not submit legislation by the next meeting of the Standing Committee; national reports and review of the guidelines for the preparation and submission of annual reports; ranching operations; and a proposal by the European Union (EU) on the implementation of CITES provisions relating to captive-bred and ranched specimens. |
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CITES resources
 Meeting website
Meeting agenda and documents
Meeting Working programme
IISD RS resources
IISD RS Summary and Analysis of the Twenty-fifth Meeting of the Animals Committee (AC 25) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), 18-22 July 2011, Geneva, Switzerland (HTML - PDF)
IISD RS Summary and Analysis of the Nineteenth Meeting of the CITES Plants Committee (PC), 18-21 April 2011, Geneva, Switzerland (English: HTML - PDF) (Frech: HTML - PDF)
IISD RS Summary and Analysis of the Fifteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP15) of CITES, 13-25 March 2010, Doha, Qatar (English: HTML - PDF) (Frech: HTML - PDF)
IISD RS Summary and Analysis of the Fifty-eighth meeting of the CITES Standing Committee (SC58), 6-10 July 2009, Geneva, Switzerland (HTML - PDF)
IISD RS Summary and Analysis of CITES AC 24, 20-24 April 2009, Geneva, Switzerland (HTML - PDF)
IISD RS Summary and Analysis of CITES PC18, 17-21 March 2009, Buenos Aires, Argentina (HTML - PDF)
IISD RS archive of CITES meetings
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