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NGO's observe the day's proceedings
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Willem
Wijnstekers said
many species subject to the significant trade review process will be
discussed during this meeting
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Hank
Jenkins, Creative Conservation Solutions, presented an overview of
captive breeding types and assessment of current CITES source codes
for Appendix II species.
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Susan
Lieberman, North America representative for the Animals Committee,
highlighted
the North America regional group’s coordination on, inter
alia, the review of Appendices, trade in hard corals, and trade
in freshwater turtles and tortoises in Southeast Asia
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Malan
Lindeque, Chief, Scientific Coordination Unit, CITES Secretariat
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Kim Howell, Regional Representative for Africa
highlighted
communications problems within Africa group members; trade permits;
monitoring of individual species; enforcement with regards to animals
being exported; and the relationship between scientific and management
authorities
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Delegates
share ideas over coffee
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Robert
Atkinson, Anti-Cruelty League
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Thomas Althaus,
Switzerland
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Local
Wildlife |
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PLANTS COMMITTEE
Plants Committee Chair Margarita Clemente, Spain, welcomed
participants and identified topics to be addressed by the Committee,
including: implementation of strategic and action plans; provision of
scientifically-based advice for drafting proposals; development of
regional directories of botanists; implementation of new resolutions
on significant trade and identification manuals; and review of the
biological and trade status of listed plants. She called for budgetary
caution and highlighted the need to increase regional cooperation.
Several participants stressed that funding and communication problems
hinder regional representatives from carrying out their duties.
Members adopted the agenda, and the rules of procedure, admitted
fifteen observers, and accepted Malaysia�s offer to host the next
meeting, probably in early September 2001.
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Greg
Leach,
Australia, stated that no regional meeting had been held for Oceania
and emphasized CITES implementation and capacity building problems
in the region
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John
Donaldson, South Africa, said Africa had held no regional
meetings, but that a list of scientific authorities was being
compiled. He highlighted the Southern African Botanical Network and
a proposal to downlist Styngeria
to Appendix II
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Ronald Orenstein, IWC
The US, with the UK, Germany and the International Wildlife Coalition (IWC)
questioned motives for, and implications of, creating intermediate source
codes given non-detrimental trade criteria
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The
Secretariat presented on the definition of �artificially
propagated� in relation to timber. |
On
standard
exemptions for derivatives of species the Asia representative
sought clarification on the exemption of seeds.
Ger
van Vliet, Secretariat
pointed out that seeds were previously exempted because of
identification difficulties.
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A
delegate investigates the ingredients of a lunchtime snack
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Fernando
Emilio Olave Ortiz, Chile
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A Workshop on the trade and use of Guaiacum sanctum was
held by the University of Maryland
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