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Cites Cites Listings of Tropical Tree Species Issue Number 2-10 October 2015 ITTO - PROGRAM FOR IMPLEMENTING CITES CITES LISTINGS OF TROPICAL TREE SPECIES Newsletter This Newsletter reports on activities under the second phase of the ITTO-CITES Program for Implementing CITES Listings of Tropical Tree Species. Following up on the successful first phase In this Issue of the Program (2007-2011), this second phase is continuing work during 2012-2016 on the most important CITES-listed tropical tree species in trade. The Program is majority-funded through a EDITORIAL ................................. 1 grant from the European Union (via the European Commission), which also provides for part of ITTO-CITES PROGRAM ...............2 the available funds to be devoted to activities relevant to both the ITTO-CITES Program and the PROGRAM FUNDING ................2 ITTO Thematic Program on Trade and Market Transparency (TMT). The Newsletter is published ACTIVITY PROGRESS REPORTS ....2 on a quarterly basis, in English, French and Spanish, and is made available to all Program stakeholders and other individuals interested in the progress of the ITTO–CITES Program. This RELEVANT EVENTS/ issue covers a summary of the Program activities up to August 2015. INITIATIVES ............................13 Suggestions and contributions from Program stakeholders are essential to make future issues of ARTICLE FROM PROGRAM this Newsletter as informative and interesting as possible. Please send any correspondence to the ACTIVITIES .............................14 relevant contact(s) listed on the last page. UPCOMING EVENTS ................14 PROGRAM MONITORING .......14 Contacts ...............................14 EDITORIAL: ITTO-CITES include: i) Development of national timber yield tables for mahogany standing volume Program in Latin America and export grade sawnwood in Guatemala In addition to the objectives of Phase I of and Peru; ii) establishment of a biological Donors the ITTO-CITES Program, including forest foundation for sustainable forest management inventory design, silviculture, management (SFM) systems for mahogany across southern plans/non-detriment findings (NDFs), cost Amazonia (Brazil, Bolivia, Peru) based effective regulatory systems, among others, on studies of growth, reproduction, and Phase II addresses issues to improve access to regeneration by natural populations in primary information on global timber markets and to and logged forests; iii) Peru strengthened its enhance the quality of forest products trade capacity to make NDFs for trade in mahogany, statistics. The Program helps to facilitate trade and provided relevant information to the Plants th in products from CITES-listed tree species from Committee at its 17 meeting, to determine sustainably managed forests. that it was not necessary to include the country in the Review of Significant Trade (RST) for this In Latin America, the scope of Phase II has species; and, iv) Development of a computer- been expanded in terms of countries and based user-friendly mahogany population tree species coverage. Besides Bolivia, Brazil model (growth & yield) capable of simulating and Peru (Phase I), other countries such as response by local mahogany populations to a Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, wide range and intensity of harvest practices. Panama and Paraguay have been considered as target countries for Program activities and/ The NDF is essential for showing that sustainable or workshops under Phase II. In addition, a management and conservation of the species university in Spain is implementing a project is occurring in range states. One of the project together with Guatemalan partners. In terms activities currently underway in Latin America of tree species, besides Swietenia macrophylla “Non-detriment findings: Practical guidance (mahogany) and Cedrela odorata (cedar) for CITES-listed tree species”, will provide that were covered in Phase I, additional guidance to CITES authorities on the necessary species included in Phase II are Dalbergia spp elements, methodology and information for the (rosewood), Bulnesia sarmientoi (lignum vitae making of NDFs for almost 400 tree species or palo santo) and Aniba rosaedora (Brazilian included in CITES. rosewood). The Program is focusing on tree The Program activities in Latin American species listed in CITES Appendix II. countries are not only benefitting governmental China The Program is implemented through activities authorities but also private sector operators in the proposed by range states that are significant range states. Maintaining a sustainable trade in Private sector donors: Abbott- exporters of products from listed tree species. these species is considered essential to national Solvay, Indena, EuroMed and Some achievements in Latin America to date economies within each country and more Plavuma Cont’d on page 2 Program funding USD 70,000 at the end of 2013 and an contributions to the Program, leaving additional USD 130,000 during the 50th about $300,000 to be sought from non- Phase II of the Program has an ITTC Session. China became a donor to EC donors under the provisions of the approved budget of nearly $9 million the Program in 2015, with a pledge of ITTO-EC contract. (EUR 7.5 million) and has to date been $100,000. The government of Germany Due to the recent sharp drop in the US funded by the European Union (through also agreed that starting in 2015, half of the European Commission - EC), United dollar – euro exchange rate, the third the budget it was providing under ITTO’s installment of funds under the EC contract States of America, Germany, Norway, regular project cycle for PD 620/11 resulted in a decrease of around $400,000 the Netherlands, China and the private Rev.1 (M) (total budget $2,046,274) in the amount of dollars received compared sector. The third installment of EUR “Development and Implementation of a to previous installments. ITTO and CITES 1.2 million under the ITTO-EC contract Species Identification and Timber Tracking are working to offset this shortfall in the (that provides for two-thirds of the Phase II System in Africa with DNA Fingerprints final year of Phase II of the Program, budget) was received from the European and Stable Isotopes (Germany)” could including through renewed efforts to Commission in March 2015. The United be counted as a contribution to the encourage donors to continue providing States of America also continues to support ITTO-CITES Program due to the close funds to meet the co-financing provisions the Program, pledging USD 200,000 linkages between the Program and project of the ITTO-EC contract. Requests for th during the 50 ITTC Session in November objectives. A total of $1 million has support under the Program continue to 2014 while the Netherlands pledged therefore been added to the non-EC exceed available resources. ITTO-CITES Program The main range States exporting significant Information about each country Activity volumes of these species are Cameroon, (country, Activity document summary, The “ITTO-CITES Program for Implementing Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar executing and implementing agency, final CITES Listings of Tropical Tree Species” aims to and Republic of Congo in Africa; Indonesia reports, other outputs, etc.) can be found on ensure that international trade in CITES-listed and Malaysia in Asia; and Bolivia, Brazil, the Program website (http://www.itto.int/ tropical tree species is consistent with their Guatemala, Honduras, Paraguay and Peru in cites_programme). The following section sustainable management and conservation. Latin America. The direct beneficiaries of this provides brief descriptions and progress The specific objective of the Program is to Program are public authorities and private reports for Activities undertaken since the assist CITES national authorities and the private sector operators in the forest sector in the inception of Phase II of the Program until sector to meet the requirements for managing range States. The indirect beneficiaries are August 2015 (except for completed Activities and regulating trade in CITES-listed tree species; other Parties to CITES and members of ITTO which have already been reported on in to provide capacity-building support, and to that trade in these species, who will benefit conduct specific studies where information is previous issues of the Newsletter). Activities lacking so as to develop an enhanced global through capacity building and awareness pending funding will be reviewed as framework for the collection and analysis of raising programs. Program assistance is additional resources become available with information related to the biology and available to countries that are significant a view to making the most effective use of management of species and trade in tropical exporters of products from CITES-listed tree available Program resources. forest products. The main species covered to species, or that have the potential to become date are Pericopsis elata (afrormosia or significant exporters. Africa assamela), Prunus africana (pygeum) and Diospyros spp. (ebony) of Central Africa and Activity progress reports Cameroon Madagascar; Swietenia macrophylla (big-leaf Law enforcement and management mahogany), Cedrela odorata and other Cedrela Under Phase II of the Program, ITTO has, in of Pericopsis elata in production forests spp. (cedro) in Latin America; as well as consultation with the CITES Secretariat, funded in Cameroon Dalbergia spp. (rosewood) in both Africa and 10 new Activities in Africa, 12 in Asia, 10 in Latin America. Those covered in
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