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Overview of CITES Appendix III Listings UNEP-WCMC technical report Overview of CITES Appendix III listings (Version edited for public release) Overview of CITES Appendix III listings Prepared for The European Commission, Directorate General Environment, Directorate E - Global & Regional Challenges, LIFE ENV.E.2. – Global Sustainability, Trade & Multilateral Agreements, Brussels, Belgium Prepared November 2015 Copyright European Commission 2015 Citation UNEP-WCMC. 2015. Overview of CITES Appendix III listings. UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge. The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) is the specialist biodiversity assessment of the United Nations Environment Programme, the world’s foremost intergovernmental environmental organization. The Centre has been in operation for over 30 years, combining scientific research with policy advice and the development of decision tools. We are able to provide objective, scientifically rigorous products and services to help decision-makers recognize the value of biodiversity and apply this knowledge to all that they do. To do this, we collate and verify data on biodiversity and ecosystem services that we analyze and interpret in comprehensive assessments, making the results available in appropriate forms for national and international level decision-makers and businesses. To ensure that our work is both sustainable and equitable we seek to build the capacity of partners where needed, so that they can provide the same services at national and regional scales. The contents of this report do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of UNEP, contributory organisations or editors. The designations employed and the presentations do not imply the expressions of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNEP, the European Commission or contributory organisations, editors or publishers concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city area or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The mention of a commercial entity or product in this publication does not imply endorsement by UNEP. UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) 219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL, UK Tel: +44 1223 277314 www.unep-wcmc.org UNEP promotes environmentally sound practices globally and in its own activities. Printing on paper from environmentally sustainable forests and recycled fibre is encouraged. Introduction and Overview This document provides an overview of all taxa currently listed in CITES Appendix III to inform discussions by the Scientific Review Group and the Management Committee. Discussions at the 72nd meeting of the Management Committee (COM) on the Appendix III listing of a number of Mustela and Vulpes species (for which EU countries have entered reservations), have led to a request for further assessment of current Appendix III listings. In particular, the Scientific Review Group (SRG) and the COM may wish to discuss potential issues created by these listings, how useful they may be the context of the conservation status of the taxa affected and whether it may be warranted to work on the CITES Resolution concerning Appendix III listings (Resolution Conf. 9.25 (Rev. CoP16)). Excerpt from the Resolution: “RECOMMENDS that, when considering the inclusion of a species in Appendix III, a Party: a) ensure that: i. the species is native to its country; ii. its national regulations for the conservation of the species are adequate to prevent or restrict exploitation and to control trade, and include penalties for illegal taking, trade or possession and provisions for confiscation; iii. its national enforcement measures are adequate to implement these regulations; and iv. for species that are traded for their timber, consideration is given to including only that geographically separate population or populations of the species for which the inclusion would best achieve the aims of the Convention and its effective implementation, particularly with regard to the conservation of the species in the country requesting its inclusion in Appendix III; b) determine that, notwithstanding these regulations and measures, there are indications that the cooperation of the Parties is needed to control illegal trade; c) inform the Management Authorities of other range States, the known major importing countries, the Secretariat and the Animals Committee or the Plants Committee that it is considering the inclusion of the species in Appendix III and seek their opinion on the potential effects of such inclusion; d) after due consultation, and having satisfied itself that the biological status and trade status of the species justify the action, submit to the Secretariat the name of the species it wishes to include in Appendix III; e) ensure that its request to include a species in Appendix III specifies which readily recognizable parts and derivatives are to be included unless it intends to include all readily recognizable parts and derivatives; f) ensure that any proposed annotation that is part of a request to include a species in Appendix III covers those parts and derivatives that dominate the trade and the demand for the wild resource and is, to the extent practicable, harmonized with relevant existing annotations; and g) consult with the Secretariat and the Standing Committee to ensure that any proposed annotation that is part of a request to include a species in Appendix III (and any definitions developed that define terms in the annotation, as appropriate) is clear and unambiguous, and likely to be understood by enforcement personnel and user groups; RECOMMENDS further that, unless there is an urgent need for inclusion, a Party intending to include a species in or delete a species from Appendix III inform the Secretariat of its intention at least three months before a meeting of the Conference of the Parties, in order that the Parties are informed of the amendment in time to ensure that it enters into force on the same date as amendments to Appendices I and II adopted at the meeting” There are currently 177 taxa listed in CITES Appendix III: 162 species (41 listed at higher taxonomic level), 14 subspecies, and one variety. The majority of these taxa are listed in EU Annex C, with two species being listed in Annex A (Crax alberti and Arctocephalus rodericanus) and two in Annex B (Odobenus rosmarus and Crotalus durissus). Table 1 provides an overview of all current CITES Appendix III listings. 1 Table 1: Overview of CITES Appendix III listed taxa. See Annex for country, source and purpose codes. Scientific Name Party Full listing note EU Distribution IUCN Trade 2004-2013 (direct, as Notes Annex category reported by importers, (year) quantities rounded to full numbers) Antilope cervicapra NP, C Argentina (Intr), Bangladesh (Ext), India, Mexico (Intr), Nepal, NT (2008) EU28: 1442 trophies, primarily PK Pakistan(Ext/Reintr), United States of America (Intr) source W, purpose H from Argentina; small quantities of other items also traded. RoW: 1623 trophies, primarily source W, purpose H from Argentina; 356 live, primarily source C, purpose T; small quantities of other items also traded. Boselaphus PK C India, Nepal, Pakistan, United States of America (Intr) LC (2008) No trade reported. tragocamelus Bubalus arnee NP Excludes the C Bangladesh (Ext), Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri EN (2008) EU28: 35,565 kg and 17,240 domesticated form, Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam carvings/horn carvings, 675 which is referenced as plates/leather products, 180 Bubalus bubalis and is horns; primarily source W, not subject to the purpose T from India; small provisions of the quantities of other items also Convention. traded. RoW: 315 carvings/horn carvings, primarily source C, purpose T from Viet Nam; small quantities of other items also traded. Capra hircus PK Specimens of the C Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran (Islamic Republic VU (2008) No trade reported. aegagrus domesticated form are of), Iraq, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Turkey, Turkmenistan, (Capra not subject to the United States of America (Intr) aegagrus) provisions of the Convention. Capra sibirica PK C Afghanistan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, LC (2008) No trade reported. Pakistan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan Gazella bennettii PK C Afghanistan, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Pakistan LC (2008) No trade reported. Gazella dorcas DZ, C Algeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Vu (2008) EU28: virtually no trade reported. TN Israel, Jordan, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria RoW: 578 live, source C/W, (Ext?), Senegal (Ext/Reintr), Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Western purpose P/T from Sudan; small Sahara quantities of other items also traded. Pseudois nayaur PK C Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan LC (2014) No trade reported. 2 Scientific Name Party Full listing note EU Distribution IUCN Trade 2004-2013 (direct, as Notes Annex category reported by importers, (year) quantities rounded to full numbers) Tetracerus NP C India, Nepal VU (2008) EU28: no trade reported. quadricornis RoW: virtually no trade reported. Axis porcinus PK Except the subspecies C Australia (Intr), Bangladesh (Ext), Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, EN (2012) No trade reported. included in Appendix I. Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka (Intr?), Thailand, United States of America (Intr), Viet Nam Cervus elaphus DZ, C Algeria, Morocco (Ext), Tunisia LC (2008) EU28: virtually no trade reported. barbarus TN (Cervus RoW: no trade reported. elaphus) Mazama temama GT C
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