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"CITES NEWS" - PLANTS

A Newsletter for the European Region of the CITES Plants Committee

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Issue 2 1994

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This issue includes:

• Introduction
• COP9 - Preparation
• COP 9 - Plant Proposals
• Publications
• CITES Plants Committee

This issue of CITES NEWS brings you up-to-date with the items to be discussed at the 9th CITES Conference of the Parties (COP9), to be held in Fort Lauderdale, USA from 7th - 18th November 1994. COP9 will be the largest ever meeting of the Parties - the USA are expecting 3000 participants. Plants will be centre stage, with proposals to list a number of timber species on the Appendices. Hopefully there will be an informed debate on the scientific merits of the proposals and the problems associated with their implementation before final decisions are made.

During the early stages of COP9 the CITES regions will meet to elect new representatives for the various committees. I do not intend to stand for re-election as European Representative on the Plants Committee. I have enjoyed my two terms as Representative, but now feel the post needs to change - especially in such a large region. We do hope however, to continue with this newsletter in association with the new Representative.

Noel McGough

Questionnaire
In Issue 1 of CITES NEWS we asked you to help us by filling in a questionnaire to enable us to provide you with the information you need.

We would like to thank all those who returned the questionnaires so promptly and to urge those of you who have not yet done so to get it in the post soon! In case it got lost, we have included another copy in this issue. The more views we get from you, the better.

If anyone has any news items they would like included in any future issues of CITES NEWS, please send it to Jacqui Roberts at Kew.

CITES Plants Committee
Over 70 delegates attended the Fifth CITES Plants Committee Meeting in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico on 16 - 19 May 1994.

This was a particularly important meeting as it was the last PC meeting before the Conference of the Parties in November. It was a very successful meeting and thanks are due particularly to the Mexican organisations, INE SEDESOL and CANTE for their extensive background preparation, the organisation of the venue and ongoing support. This enabled a packed agenda to be completed on time.

9th Conference of the Parties (COP9)
The Secretariat has circulated details (Notification 803, 28 April 1994) to the Parties covering Registration and Reservation forms, Provisional Agenda, Working Programmes and Rules of Procedure for COP9.

If you are representative of a Non-Government Organisation, remember your organisation must contact your Management Authority and the CITES Secretariat (Geneva) if you wish to attend.

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COP9 - Preparation

The main items discussed at the Fifth Plants Committee Meeting were as follows:

• Law Enforcement Working Group
  • The UK have prepared a resolution for COP9, encouraging greater co-operation between all relevant bodies involved with law enforcement.
• Proposals
  • Draft proposals for COP9 were discussed at PC5, however, the official deadline for receipt by the CITES Secretariat, of proposals to go forward to COP9 was 10 June 1994. The table on page 3 lists all the proposals that will go forward and gives the views of the Plants Committee Meeting - as based on the presentation of the documents at the Committee.
• Sterile Containers
  • All flasked seedlings of Appendix I species are now exempt from control. To broaden the interpretation of the term "flasked" Germany and Spain recommended the following annotation:
    "Seedlings or tissue cultures obtained in vitro in sterile culture media, either liquid or solid, transported in containers commonly used for this type of culture, with different shapes and made of different materials".
  Germany has submitted this as a formal annotation to the Appendices.
• New Criteria for Amendment to the CITES Appendices.
  • The draft New Criteria were approved at a Closed Meeting of the Plants Committee. Approximately 140 plant species had been successfully tested in a validation process. This was compared with approximately 12 animal species. To obtain documentation on the Criteria and the tests carried out, please contact your Management Authority.
• Nursery Registration
  • The draft resolution considered, was aimed at lessening the bureaucracy associated with Appendix I artificially propagated material. The proposal was supported with amendments, additions and clarifications.
• Consolidated Resolution on Plants
  • This is a consolidation of all resolutions relating to plants as adopted at past Conferences. Some of the text is no longer up-to-date. The Plants Officer was charged to produce a draft document for amendments to the text in line with the recommendations made at the PC meeting. This will be put forward at COP9 as a consolidated resolution.
• Significant Trade Review
  • The Plants Committee is empowered to establish a list of those plant taxa included in Appendix II which are considered as being significantly affected by trade; to review and assess all available biological and trade data and to make recommendations outlining priorities for action with regard to the species. The Plants Committee recommended Noel McGough, UK Scientific Authority, to take on the role of co-ordinator for Significant Trade.
• For More Information
  • The complete report of the Fifth Plants Committee Meeting will be available before COP9. Available from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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COP 9 - Plant Proposals

Key: Yes = PC supported No = PC did not support - PC did not discuss

COP 9 - Plant Proposals - Resuts can be seen in Issue 3.

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Publications

Ackeroyd, J., McGough, H.N. & Wyse Jackson, P. 1994.
A CITES Manual for Botanic Gardens.
Sets out the principles and practices of CITES as they relate to botanic gardens.
Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), Kew, UK.

Anderson, E.F., Arias Montes, S. & Taylor, N.P. 1994.
Threatened Cacti of Mexico.
Case studies of 52 taxa of Mexican cacti thought to be under threat or endangered. Includes uggestions for action that could be taken to ensure their survival.
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK.

Roberts, J.A. (Editor) 1994 in prep.
Report of the Fifth Plants Committee Meeting, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico 1994.
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK.

Sajeva, M. & Costanzo, M. 1994.
Succulents: the Illustrated Dictionary.
Includes species covered by CITES. A very useful reference work for succulents.
Cassell Plc, UK.

Sandison, M.S. & McGough, H.N. 1994.
A Validation of Draft CITES Criteria Against Selected Plant Taxa.
TRAFFIC Bulletin, Vol 14 No. 3.
TRAFFIC International, Cambridge, UK.

Simpson, R.B. 1994.
Pitchers in Trade.
A conservation review of the carnivorous plant genera Sarracenia, Darlingtonia and Heliamphora.
Kew Conservation Review.
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK.

Wood, J.J. & Cribb, P.J. 1994.
A Checklist of the Orchids of Borneo.
Accepted names, place and authorities, plus notes on habitat and distribution.
Illustrated.
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK.

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CITES Plants Committee

Dr James Armstrong Chairman Representative Oceania CALM Hackett Drive, Crawley Perth, Western Australia +61 9 442 0307 Fax: +61 9 386 1578 Mr Bruce MacBryde Vice Chairman Representative North America Office of Scientific Authority US Fish and Wildlife Service 725 Arlington Square Building Washington, DC 20240, USA +1 703 358 1708 Fax: +1 703 358 2276 Mr Noel McGough Vice Chairman Nomenclature and European Representative Plants Committee Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Richmond Surrey TW9 3AE, UK +44 81 332 5722 Fax: +44 81 332 5278 Dr Christine Kabuye East African Herbarium National Museums of Kenya PO Box 45166, Nairobi, Kenya +254 2 743 513 Fax: +254 2 741 424

Mr Bertrand von Arx Alternate Representative Europe Conservatoire et jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève Chemin de l'Impératrice 1 Case postale 60 CH 1292, Chambésy Geneva, Switzerland +41 22 732 6969 Fax: +41 22 738 4597 Dr Maria Luisa Reyna de Aguilar Representative South, Central America and the Caribbean Secc Areas Naturales y Biodiv SEMA Secretaria Ejecutiva del Medio Ambiente Edificio CREDO-MATIC Alameda Roosevelt San Salvador, El Salvador Fax: +503 770 490 Dr B D Sharma Representative Asia 455/16-A, Faridabad Haryana, India +91 129 280 198

Present Plants Committee as at 13th May 1998

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