Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild
Fauna and Flora (CITES)
Fifteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP15)
Doha (Qatar), 13-25 March 2010
Proposals for Amendment of Appendices I and II
United States, Bobcat (Lynx rufus), Deletion from Appendix II, CoP15 Prop. 2
The U.S. proposal to delete bobcats from Appendix II was defeated! Bobcats will remain protected as an Appendix II species.
Review of Resolutions and Decisions
CITES Secretariat, Guidelines for a procedure to register and monitor operations that breed Appendix I animal species for commercial purposes, Annex 12, Conf. 12.10
The Working Group rejected the inclusion of a new Annex 2 and the concept of an accelerated registration procedure. Guidelines draft revision: CoP15 Comm II 04
Species Trade and Conservation, Asian Big Cats
Report of the Secretariat, CoP15 Doc. 43.1
Proposed revision of Resolution Conf. 12.5 on Conservation of and trade in tigers and other Appendix I Asian big cat species, CoP15 Doc. 43.2
Sunday, March 21, 2010: UN Approves Tiger Action Plan
The Associated Press
A U.N. conservation meeting has agreed to a voluntary conservation plan for endangered tigers that calls for tougher legislation in countries home to the big cats to tackle widespread smuggling and boost money spent on law enforcement. The British plan also calls for countries to better control tiger farms, China has the most, and to phase out traditional medicine markets which fuel demand for tiger parts. Sunday's plan includes no funding for the 13 tiger-range countries, only a request for donor assistance. Tiger numbers have plummeted because of human encroachment, the loss of nine-tenths of their habitat and poaching to supply the illegal trade. Their numbers have fallen from 100,000 at the beginning of the 20th century to around 3,600 today.
International Tiger Coalition Press Release!
Tuesday, March 23, 2010: CITES Asian Big Cats Resolution
CoP15 II 31CITES Gives Enforcement of Tiger Trade Ban Top Priority
Little Celebration as CITES Ends
Thursday, May 27, 2010: Notification to the Parties No. 2010/011
Conservation of and Trade in TigersConference of the Parties
The Parties, member States (countries) to CITES are collectively referred to as the Conference of the Parties CoPs. Every two to three years, the CoPs meet to review the implementation of the Convention. The Conference provides the Parties a forum to:
- review progress in the conservation of species included in the Appendices;
- consider (and where appropriate adopt) proposals to amend the lists of species in Appendices I and II;
- consider discussion documents and reports from the Parties, the permanent committees, the Secretariat and working groups;
- recommend measures to improve the effectiveness of the Convention; and
- make provisions (including the adoption of a budget) necessary to allow the Secretariat to function effectively.
For more information about CITES and CoP15, please visit: www.cites.org
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