enhanced collaboration and synergies between itto and cites – 2006-07 work programme activities
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ENHANCED COLLABORATION AND SYNERGIES BETWEEN ITTO AND CITES – 2006-07 WORK PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES. INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER ORGANIZATION and CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA. Enhanced cooperation. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER ORGANIZATION and CONVENTION
ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA
AND FLORA
ENHANCED COLLABORATION AND SYNERGIES BETWEEN ITTO AND CITES – 2006-07 WORK PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES
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Enhanced cooperation
• Ramin expert meeting • KL, 16-19 May• 50 participants (range states, importers, trade,
NGOs, IGOs)• Report to ITTC XLI, published thereafter
• Mahogany Working Group meeting• Lima, 28-30 June, ITTO/CITES/UNEP led • 40 participants (range states, importers, trade,
NGOs, IGOs)• Report to ITTC XLI
Provide for enhanced cooperation on CITES matters related to tropical timber among governments (including CITES authorities), the private sector, and civil society
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Improve capacity (1)
Improve capacity of Members to implement CITES listings of timber species
Implementation approach under development
Major activities foreseen:
• Recruitment of regional/overall coordinators
• Development of national/regional plans and projects
• Design of resource inventories
• Develop/implement improved management plans
• Undertake case studies on and develop guidelines for making NDFs
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Improve capacity (2)
Major activities foreseen (cont’d)
• Establish (or support existing) national/regional fora dealing with management of endangered timber species
• Develop cost-effective regulatory systems for endangered timber species (tracking, market studies, incentives)
• CITES training workshops
Input from members welcome
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Improve capacity (3)
Status of funding
• US$250,000 already pledged through ITTO
• US$2.3 million grant proposal to be submitted to EU by ITTO/CITES in July