CITES
16 Jan 2012
The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 16) to the Convention in International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is expected to convene in March 2013. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/cites-cop-16/ ]
16 Jan 2012
The 26th meeting of the CITES Animals Committee will address a number of agenda items, including sharks, snakes, sturgeons, corals, and listing criteria for commercially exploited aquatic species. It will convene immediately prior to the joint meeting of the Animals and Plants Committees, which will take place from 22-24 March in Dublin, Ireland. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/cites-animals-committee-26/ ]
16 Jan 2012
The joint meeting of the CITES Animals and Plants Committees will address a number of agenda items common to the two scientific committees, including: cooperation with other conventions; guidelines on NDFs; transport of live specimens; and the evaluation of the RST. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/joint-meeting-of-the-cites-animals-and-plants-committees/ ]
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
October 2010: The Government of Australia has reported on a project with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) to reduce the national reporting burden in Pacific Island countries for biodiversity-related multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs). A consolidated reporting template for five of the biodiversity-related MEAs has been developed and trialled.
The simplified reporting process covers the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Convention on...
