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Plant Conservation Policies and International Trade 78 Policies and international trade Plant conservation policies and international Trade What is the current status of international trade in endangered plant species and how effective are current policies at policing unsustainable or illegal international trade? https://stateoftheworldsplants.com/2017/trade-of-plants.html Plant conservation policies and international trade 79 31,517 plant species ARE currently listed on the CITES Appendices The Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 80 Policies and international trade with representatives from industry, business, academic 2016 WAS AN EXCITING YEAR FOR institutions, NGOs and indigenous people’s groups. CONSERVATION POLICY. TWO OF THE They examined progress to date on achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and made key decisions to enable MAJOR CONVENTIONS THAT HELP the global community to continue to tackle biodiversity loss[2]. Opening the meeting, Mexican President Enrique TO PROTECT PLANT DIVERSITY – Peña Nieto stated: ‘Either we change our ways of life to stop biodiversity loss or that loss will change forever THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL our ways of life.’ A key output from this meeting was the DIVERSITY AND THE CONVENTION ON Cancun Declaration. This sets out commitment by the Parties to ‘the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED and its Sustainable Development Goals, which strongly reflects biodiversity, provides new opportunities to address SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA development challenges in a transformative manner and with a perspective that integrates environmental, economic – HOSTED CONFERENCES TO ADVANCE and social dimensions’[3]. Other agreed objectives were GLOBAL CONSERVATION AIMS. to broaden the remit to include biodiversity in business and develop relevant laws and policies for all sectors of society It was also the year when the UN Sustainable Development and the economy. Goals officially came into force[1] (see Figure 1). Here we report on the key outcomes from these conferences, provide an update of plants on the CITES list, and highlight the HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE CITES CONFERENCE current status of plant conservation policies in Madagascar. CITES is an international agreement between governments. Its aim is to ensure that international trade does not threaten the survival of plants and animals that are traded. HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE CONVENTION ON Every three years, the 183 countries (or Parties to the BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (CBD) CONFERENCE Convention) meet to add, delete or amend species listings The meetings of Parties to the CBD and its two Protocols on the CITES Appendices. CITES regulates the trade in – the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, and the Nagoya endangered plant species under three Appendices, and Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources – took place species must meet certain biological and trade criteria in Cancun, Mexico from 2 December to 17 December in order to be listed. The 17th Conference of the Parties, 2016 (https://www.cbd.int/). The conference had over also known as CoP17, took place in Johannesburg, 7,000 participants from over 170 UN countries, along South Africa from 24 September to 5 October 2016[4]. FIGURE 1: THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT GOALS, WHICH OFFICIALLY CAME INTO FORCE ON 1ST JANUARY 2016[36] SOURCE: HTTP://WWW.UN.ORG/SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT/NEWS/COMMUNICATIONS-MATERIAL/ Plant conservation policies and international trade 81 BOX 1: BIODIVERSITY BLUNDERS IN YOUR BACKPACK – SEIZURES IN 2016[37] For most species listed in CITES Appendix II, trade is allowed but only with the correct CITES permits. For plants listed in CITES Appendix I, trade is only permitted in exceptional circumstances. SOME HOUSEPLANTS FOOD SUPPLEMENT AND orchids, cacti, pitcher plants from local markets WORKOUT POWDERS Dendrobium nobile, an orchid commonly CITES: APPENDIX I & II found in protein supplements ILLEGAL TRADE 2016 CITES: APPENDIX II Orchids & Cacti ILLEGAL TRADE 2016 35 of the 220 seizures in 2016 were live plants – 30 orchid seizures, 3 cacti Orchids seizures, 1 Hoodia sp. and 1 seizure 1 of the 220 seizures in 2016 contained of mixed aloe, cacti and Euphorbia Dendrobium spp. as a component of traditional herbal medicine INCENSE Agarwood (Aquilaria spp.) & Gyrinops spp.(14) LATEST SLIMMING PILLS CITES: APPENDIX II Hoodia (Hoodia spp.) CITES: APPENDIX II ILLEGAL TRADE 2016 ILLEGAL TRADE 2016 Agarwood 13 of the 220 seizures in 2016 Hoodia were agarwood, consisting of 1 carving 19 of the 220 seizures in 2016 were and 12 products including woodchips Hoodia pills or powder, which are classified as traditional herbal medicines. 1 seizure of live plants HERBAL MEDICINE TIMBER CURIOS AND INSTRUMENTS Panax ginseng (Russian Federation populations) Dalbergia spp. & Panax quinquefolius (Canada, US, China) CITES: APPENDIX II CITES: APPENDIX II Be careful – over 900 timber species are listed on CITES. While most CITES listings just cover ILLEGAL TRADE 2016 commercial trade (i.e. in logs & sawn wood), more recent timber listings cover all parts, Ginseng including carvings and instruments. 12 of the 20 seizures in 2016 were Note that Siamese rosewood differs from other ginseng classified as traditional rosewood listings on CITES which do allow 10kg herbal medicine for non-commercial use. ILLEGAL TRADE 2016 Rosewood 2 of the 220 seizures in 2016 were rosewood guitars 82 Policies and international trade TRADE IN RARE SPECIES SHOWS NO SIGNS OF ABATING, AND CITES PLANT TRADE INTO THE EU IN 2014 WAS WORTH US$286 MILLION, WITH 2,320 PLANT TAXA IMPORTED MAP 1: NUMBER OF CITES-LISTED SPECIES IN EACH COUNTRY[7] Number of CITES# of C ITESSpecies Species 11–50 - 50 5151–100 - 100 1101–30001 - 300 3301–60001 - 600 6601–1,00001 - 1000 11,001–2,000001 - 2000 Plant conservation policies and international trade 83 As a result of CoP17, an additional 304 species have been ornamental horticulture[18] but food is another; for example added to the over 31,517 plant species currently listed on prickly pear (Opuntia spp.) is commonly used as food[19]. the CITES Appendices. In EU member states, these new Matching the CITES Appendices checklist[7] of cacti species CITES listings are legally enshrined by a new EU regulation[5], against Kew databases[15] reveals there are currently 231 cacti and there are similar laws in other countries. Trade in rare species with uses. These include species with medicinal uses species shows no signs of abating, and CITES plant trade (65 spp.), environmental uses (152 spp.) and social uses into the EU in 2014 was worth US$286 million, with 2,320 (10 spp.), in addition to animal food (29 spp.), human food plant taxa imported[6]. (89 spp.), materials (43 spp.), fuels (11 spp.), gene sources (9 spp.), poisons (4 spp.) and even invertebrate food (1 spp.). Our world would have a lot less colour without Dactylopius WHICH COUNTRIES CURRENTLY HAVE coccus, a scale insect which feeds on Opuntia and from which THE MOST CITES-LISTED PLANT SPECIES? the natural red dye carmine or cochineal was first derived, [20] Indonesia tops the list, with 1,947 CITES-listed plant used and discovered by the Aztec and Mayan civilisations . species, followed by Mexico (1,419), Malaysia (1,056), The dye has become popular again, as many commercial [21] Ecuador (955), Brazil (921), Colombia (850), Madagascar synthetic red dyes have been found to be carcinogenic . (818), Papua New Guinea (784), Costa Rica (776) and Peru (709) (see Map 1)[7]. Regions where CITES plant species listings are low but biodiversity is high include West and Central Africa. The rich biological resources of the countries FIGURE 2: FAMILY GROUPS PROTECTED UNDER in these regions have not yet attracted much international CITES CONVENTION trade, but there is evidence of increasing trade in forest Number of CITES species shown for each family. Developed trees, with the potential for serious negative impacts on using data from UNEP-WCMC (Comps.) (2015) & Orchid data [8–11] West African dry forests . Kew (2017). WHICH ARE THE MOST COMMON PLANT FAMILIES LISTED ON CITES? There are 60 plant families with species listed on the CITES Appendices, ranging from well-known families such as orchids, cacti, and cycads (Cycadaceae & Zamiaceae), to Didiereaceae, Orchidaceae which is an unusual family of spiny succulents from Liliaceae Madagascar and Africa. One of the largest plant families, 26,567 488 the orchid family (Orchidaceae), dominates the listings on the CITES Appendices, accounting for 84% of listed species (see Figure 2). The desire and interest in these so-called ‘luxury’ Cyatheaceae plants has led to the coined term ‘orchid mania’; their appeal Fabaceae 302 653 attracts thousands of visitors to Kew’s orchid festival every year[12]. While orchids for sale as cut flowers and pot plants [13] Euphorbiaceae represent a trade worth millions of pounds , over 39 species Cactaceae of orchids in European trade also appear as the components 716 of cosmetic, food and medicinal products[14]. Matching 1,898 the CITES Appendices checklist[7] of orchids against Kew databases[15] revealed at least 289 uses of orchid species, including medicinal (147 spp.), environmental (111 spp.), as gene sources (59 spp.), materials (10 spp.) and human food (4 spp.), and for social use (2 spp.). Some interesting documented social uses exist for the orchid Ansellia africana, which is used as a love charm, as an antidote for bad dreams and to ward off lightning[16]. It is also highly collected and HOW WELL IS CITES DOING IN TERMS consequently has an IUCN Red List assessment status OF COMBATTING ILLEGAL PLANT TRADE? of Vulnerable. Another unusual use of orchids is in tea. This issue is difficult to fully assess globally, but as a snapshot Historically, Bourbon tea was made from the epiphytic orchid of trade in illegal plants in the UK we obtained data of plant Jumellea fragrans, found on the islands of Reunion (formerly seizures in 2016 by the UK Border Force at Heathrow Airport, known as Bourbon) and Mauritius.
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