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Review of on the Basis of of 2014 CITES Quotas of Species Selected UNEP-WCMC technical report Review of species selected on the basis of the Analysis of 2014 CITES export quotas Part II (Version edited for public release) Review of species selected on the basis of the Analysis of 2014 CITES export quotas. Part II. Prepared for The European Commission, Directorate General Environment , Directorate E - Global & Regional Challenges, LIFE ENV.E.2. – Global Sustainability, Trade & Multilateral Agreements , Brussels, Belgium Published November 2014 Copyright European Commission 2014 Citation UNEP-WCMC. 2014. Review of species selected on the basis of the Analysis of 2014 CITES export quotas. Part II. UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge. The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) is the specialist biodiversity assessment centre of the United Nations Environment Programme, the world’s foremost intergovernmental environmental organization. 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Contents Introduction and summary ............................................................................................................................... 1 Note on quota-setting in Guyana ..................................................................................................................... 3 Caiman crocodilus crocodilus .......................................................................................................................... 4 Corallus caninus ............................................................................................................................................... 12 Corallus hortulanus .......................................................................................................................................... 16 Chelonoidis denticulata .................................................................................................................................. 20 Dogania subplana ............................................................................................................................................. 25 Cyclemys dentata ............................................................................................................................................ 30 Euphorbia bulbispina ...................................................................................................................................... 36 Euphorbia pachypodioides .............................................................................................................................. 38 Aloes from Madagascar – Overview of status, management and trade. ................................................... 40 Aloe capitata .....................................................................................................................................................43 Aloe deltoideodonta ......................................................................................................................................... 46 Aloe guillaumetii .............................................................................................................................................. 49 Aloe imalotensis ............................................................................................................................................... 50 Aquilaria spp. ................................................................................................................................................... 53 Appendix .......................................................................................................................................................... 66 ii Introduction and summary Introduction and summary This report presents a review of thirteen taxa selected on the basis of the Analysis of 2014 CITES export quotas (UNEP-WCMC, 2014a) and provides an update of new and increased 2014 CITES export quotas published since the production of this analysis and the Review of species selected on the basis of the Analysis of 2014 CITES export quotas: Part I (UNEP-WCMC, 2014b). National export quotas for CITES listed taxa are an important tool to manage and monitor wildlife trade. The establishment or revision of an export quota should be based on a non-detriment finding (NDF) by the Scientific Authority of the exporting country and the NDF should be reviewed annually (Resolution Conf. 14.7 (Rev. CoP15)). Once such annual quotas are established, the need for a NDF for each individual shipment of the species concerned is eliminated. The EU, through stricter measures outlined in the Wildlife Trade Regulations, requires an NDF by importing Member States and therefore monitors newly established quotas and changes to previous quota levels to assess the situation where necessary, or to reassess SRG opinions or EU decisions. Similarly, by assessing the new quotas early each year, the SRG can advise on the treatment of anticipated import applications within the EU. Export quotas are usually established by each Party to CITES unilaterally on a voluntary basis, but they can also be set by the Conference of the Parties, or result from recommendations of the Animals and Plants Committees. To ensure that national quotas are effectively communicated and implemented on permits and certificates, countries should inform the CITES Secretariat when they establish national export quotas for CITES species (Resolution Conf. 12.3 (Rev. CoP16)). In turn, the Secretariat informs the Parties by publishing a list of national export quotas of which it has been informed (www.cites.org/eng/resources/quotas/index.php ). In 2014, quotas were published on the CITES website ( www.cites.org ) on 14/03/2014 and were updated on 26/03/2014, 14/04/2014, 20/06/2014, 11/08/2014 and 25/09/2014. Based on the quotas that were available on 28/04/2014, UNEP-WCMC analysed the 2014 CITES export quotas to identify: a) Quotas that were newly established in 2014 (i.e. 2014 quotas for particular species/country/term/source combinations that have not previously been subject to a quota, or have not been subject to a quota for at least the last 5 years); b) Quotas that increased or decreased in 2014 compared with 2013 quotas (or compared with 2012 quotas if no quota was published in 2013). This analysis was discussed at SRG 68 on 28/05/2014 and a list of 18 taxa/country combinations that may warrant review was presented; in addition Member States were invited to suggest any additional species with new or increased quotas that may warrant review. An update on 2014 CITES export quotas was provided at SRG69, following which a further four species were selected for review. The following 13 taxa/country combinations are reviewed in this report: • Caiman crocodilus crocodilus /Guyana (increased quota, 16 015 live and 38 500 skins) • Corallus caninus /Guyana (increased quota, 1371 live) • Corallus hortulanus /Guyana (increased quota, 4570 live) 1 Introduction and summary • Chelonoidis denticulata /Guyana (increased quota, 183 live) • Cyclemys dentata/ Indonesia (new quota, 12 915 live) • Dogania subplana/ Indonesia (new quota, 4500 live) • Euphorbia bulbispina/ Madagascar (new quota, 34 artificially propagated live plants) • Euphorbia pachypodioides/ Madagascar (new quota, 199 artificially propagated live plants) • Aloe capitata /Madagascar (increased quota, 1483 live) • Aloe deltoideodonta /Madagascar (increased quota, 3708 live) • Aloe guillaumetii /Madagascar (increased quota, 250 live) • Aloe imalotensis /Madagascar (increased quota, 178 live) • Aquilaria spp./Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah (new quota, 200 000 kg wood chips, wood blocks and essential oil) The SRG agreed that further consideration might be necessary to determine whether the trade would have a harmful effect on the conservation status of these species or on the extent of the territory occupied by the relevant population of these species. These reviews are presented below. Update since Analysis of 2014 CITES export quotas Since
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