Support Kew’s role as the UK CITES Scientific Authority for plants, provision of scientific advice, develop and disseminate CITES capacity building tools and training, and lead on CITES timber and enforcement issues.

Work with Kew staff, partners, UK, EU and overseas policymakers, botanical institutions and enforcement officers and agencies worldwide to implement the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Implement RBG Kew’s role as the UK CITES Scientific Authority for plants, in particular the provision of scientific advice to the UK Government on CITES licenses and policy issues. Represent the UK at CITES regional and international fora, including the CITES Plants Committee and Conference of the Parties (CoP). Develop capacity building tools for licensing, policy and enforcement officers focusing on the identification of plant products in trade and plant trade issues with an emphasis on CITES listed timbers. Lead on the provision of CITES scientific advice on plants to UK, EU and international enforcement agencies (e.g. UK Border Agency, UK National Wildlife Crime Unit, UK Police, Animal Health Wildlife Inspectors) and officers and develop training programmes and tools to assist their implementation of CITES and the enforcement of UK wildlife crime priorities.