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Biodiversity Policy & Practice

Sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP16)

3-14 March 2013 | Bangkok, Thailand
 
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Highlights for Wednesday, 13 March 2013
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CITES
CITES CoP16In the morning, Committee II reconvened to complete outstanding agenda items, including, among others, great apes, Asian big cats and budget. The Plenary met shortly after and proceeded to adopt reports and decisions from Committee I and II.

The CoP adopted listing proposals on: Abruzzo chamois, New Zealand green geckos, Mangshan pit-viper, Roti Island snake-necked turtle; spotted turtle; Blanding’s turtle, diamondback terrapin, freshwater box turtles, big-headed turtles, Burmese star tortoise and softshell turtles, among others.

Thailand, supported by Ecuador and Cambodia, requested reopening the proposal on the Siamese crocodile. The motion to re-open the discussion was carried, with 48 in favor, 74 against and 16 abstentions, reaching the 1/3 majority needed. After discussion, the CoP voted on the proposal, which was rejected, with 57 in favor, 70 against and 11 abstentions.
Snow Leopard, Ladakh, India. Photo by Steve Winter/Panthera
 
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Committee II
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L-R: John Scanlon, CITES Secretary-General; Committee II Chair Robert Gabel (US); and Jonathan Barzdo, CITES Secretariat
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S.P. Yadav, India
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Kevin Cahillane, Ireland
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Wang Weisheng, China
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Delegates from the EU confer
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Badiak Ahmad Said, Indonesia
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Martin Krebs (Switzerland), Chair of the Budget Committee
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Anne St. John, the US
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Delegates from Norway consulting
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Akhane Phomsouvanh, Lao People's Democratic Republic
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Diane Skinner, IUCN
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Omurbek Musakanov, Kyrgyzstan
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Voting result adopted with two-thirds majority from a proposal from Committee II
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Plenary
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L-R: Plenary dais with David Morgan, CITES Secretariat; Committee Chair Carolina Caceres (Canada); John Scanlon, CITES Secretary-General; CoP16 Chair Pithaya Pookaman; Jonathan Barzdo, CITES Secretariat; and Committee II Chair Robert Gabel (US)
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Umeed Khalid, Pakistan
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Maurice Isaacs, Bahamas
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Wimol Jantarotai, Thailand
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Delegates from Sweden consulting
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Delegates from Peru
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View of the plenary with CoP16 Chair Pookaman on screen
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L-R: John Scanlon, CITES Secretary-General and CoP16 Chair Pithaya Pookaman
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CoP16 Snapshots
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L-R: Catherine Benson, ENB; Rodrigo Medellin, Mexico; and Margarita Clemente-Muñoz (Spain), Chair, Plants Committee
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L-R: Ines Verleye, Belgium; Wendy Jackson, New Zealand; and Clare Hamilton, UK
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Delegates from the US conversing in the corridors
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WWF Thailand campaign against wildlife crime
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Government of Kenya booth
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Royal Horticultural Society of Thailand booth
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Press Conference
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Committee II Chair Robert Gabel (US) in a press conference with delegates from the US, Thailand, Viet Nam and Madagascar
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Related Links
CoP16 resources
*CoP16 website
*CoP16 agenda and working documents
*Proposals for amendment of Appendices I and II
*Information documents
*List of proposals with Secretariat’s recommendations
*Standard nomenclature – Standard references to be considered at CoP16 (Notification to the Parties No. 2012/060)

IISD RS resources
*IISD RS Summary and Analysis of the Sixty-second meeting of the CITES Standing Committee, 23-27 July 2012, Geneva, Switzerland (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)
*IISD RS Summary and Analysis of the Twenty-sixth meeting of the CITES Animals Committee (AC26), Joint Meeting of the CITES Animals and Plants Committees and CITES Twentieth meeting of the Plants Committee (PC20), 15-20 March 2012, 22-24 March 2012 and 26-30 March 2012, Geneva, Switzerland and Dublin, Ireland (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)
*IISD RS Summary and Analysis of the Sixty-first meeting of the CITES Standing Committee, 15-19 August 2011, Geneva, Switzerland (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF) (Spanish: HTML - PDF)
*IISD RS Summary and Analysis of AC25, 18-22 July 2011, Geneva, Switzerland (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF) (Spanish: HTML - PDF)
*IISD RS Summary and Analysis of PC19, 18-21 April 2011, Geneva, Switzerland (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)
*IISD RS Summary and Analysis of the CITES CoP15, 13-25 March 2010, Doha, Qatar (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)
*IISD RS Summary and Analysis of the Fifty-eighth meeting of the CITES Standing Committee, 6-10 July 2009, Geneva, Switzerland (HTML - PDF)
*IISD RS Summary and Analysis of AC24, 20-24 April 2009, Geneva, Switzerland (HTML - PDF)
*IISD RS Summary and Analysis of PC18, 17-21 March 2009, Buenos Aires, Argentina (HTML - PDF)
*IISD RS archive of CITES meetings
*Biodiversity Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Activities Addressing International Biodiversity Policy
*Chemicals and Wastes Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of International Activities Adressing Chemicals and Wastes Policy
*Land Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of Activities Adressing International Sustainable Land
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*SIDS Policy and Practice - A Knowledgebase on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States
*Water Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of Activities Addressing Sustainable Water and Sanitation
*Sustainable Energy Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of Sustainable Energy Activities
*Sustainable Development Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of Activities Contributing to International Sustainable Development
*Climate Change Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Activities Addressing Global Climate Change Policy
*Linkages Update - Bi-weekly international environment and sustainable development news
*African Regional Coverage
*Latin America and Caribbean Regional Coverage
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