PC17: Agenda and documents

Seventeenth meeting of the Plants Committee

Geneva (Switzerland), 15-19 April 2008

Agenda and documents

(all documents are provided in PDF format)

Agenda item				Document
1.	Opening of the meeting			No document
2.	Rules of Procedure
	2.1	Current Rules of Procedure		PC17 Doc. 2.1
	2.2	Proposed amendments*		PC17 Doc. 2.2
3.	Adoption of the agenda and working programme
	3.1	Agenda		PC17 Doc. 3.1 (Rev.1)
	3.2	Working programme		PC17 Doc. 3.2
4.	Admission of observers			PC17 Doc. 4 (Rev. 2)
5.	Regional reports
	5.1	Africa		PC17 Doc. 5.1
	5.2	Asia		PC17 Doc. 5.2 (Rev.1)
	5.3	Central and South America and the Caribbean		PC17 Doc. 5.3 (Rev.1)
	5.4	Europe		PC17 Doc. 5.4 (Rev.1)
	5.5	North America		PC17 Doc. 5.5
	5.6	Oceania		PC17 Doc. 5.6
6.	Revision of the Terms of Reference of the Animals and Plants Committees*			PC17 Doc. 6
7.	Cooperation with advisory bodies of other biodiversity-related multilateral environmental agreements*			PC17 Doc. 7
8.	Review of Significant Trade in specimens of Appendix-II species
	8.1	Evaluation of the Review of Significant Trade*		PC17 Doc. 8.1
	8.2	Progress report on the country-based Review of Significant Trade in Madagascar*		PC17 Doc. 8.2
	8.3	Overview of the species-based Review of Significant Trade		PC17 Doc. 8.3
	8.4	Species selected following CoP13		PC17 Doc. 8.4
	8.5	Selection of species for trade reviews following CoP14		PC17 Doc. 8.5
	8.6	Progress report of regional representatives on seven Asian species		PC17 Doc. 8.6
9.	Review of the use of source code 'R'*			PC17 Doc. 9 (Rev. 2)
10.	International expert workshop on non-detriment findings*			PC17 Doc. 10 (Rev.1)
11.	Periodic review of plant species included in the CITES Appendices			PC17 Doc. 11
12.	Strategic planning
	12.1	Resolutions and Decisions directed to the Plants Committee		PC17 Doc. 12.1
	12.2	Establishment of the Plants Committee priorities		No document
13.	Annotations
	13.1	Cactaceae and Orchidaceae: review of annotations		PC17 Doc. 13.1
	13.2	Orchids: annotation for species included in Appendix II		PC17 Doc. 13.2
	13.3	Tree species: annotations for species included in Appendices II and III		PC17 Doc. 13.3
14.	Review of succulent Euphorbia spp. in Appendix II			PC17 Doc. 14
15.	Transport of live plants			PC17 Doc. 15
16.	Timber issues
		16.1.1	Progress report on the implementation of the action plan for bigleaf mahogany	PC17 Doc. 16.1.1 Annex 2
		16.1.2	International Workshop of Experts on Non-Detriment Findings on Bigleaf Mahogany (Cancun, April 2007): endorsement and adoption of guidelines for making NDFs for mahogany	PC17 Doc. 16.1.2
		16.1.3	Volumetric conversion of standing trees to exportable mahogany sawn wood	PC17 Doc. 16.1.3
	16.2	Progress report on the joint CITES ITTO timber project: first regional meeting		PC17 Doc. 16.2
	16.3	Cedrela odorata, Dalbergia retusa, D. granadillo and D. stevensonii		PC17 Doc. 16.3 Annex 2
	16.4	Problems regarding population-specific Appendix-III timber listings		PC17 Doc. 16.4
	16.5	Physical inspection of timber shipments		PC17 Doc. 16.5
17.	Non-detriment findings
	17.1	Timber species and medicinal plants
		17.1.1	Overview on non-detriment findings for timber species and medicinal plants	PC17 Doc. 17.1.1
		17.1.2	Summary report on the non-detriment findings for ramin (Gonystylus spp.) for Malaysia in 2008	PC17 Doc. 17.1.2
		17.1.3	Final report on the study on abundance, distribution and conservation status of Guaiacum sanctum L. in Mexico	PC17 Doc. 17.1.3
	17.2	Agarwood-producing species		PC17 Doc. 17.2
18.	Definition of non-timber forest products
19.	Hybrids and cultivars under the Convention
	19.1	Overview of hybrids and cultivars under the Convention		PC17 Doc. 19.1
	19.2	Summary of CoP14 Decisions on hybrids and cultivars		PC17 Doc. 19.2
20.	Nomenclatural matters			PC17 Doc. 20
21.	Identification matters
	21.1	Progress report on the Identification Manual		PC17 Doc. 21.1
	21.2	The development of genetic techniques for the forensic identification of Gonystylus (ramin) timber and wood products		PC17 Doc. 21.2 (Rev.1)
22.	Time and venue of the 18th meeting of the Plants Committee			No document
23.	Any other business			No document
24.	Closing remarks			No document

Information documents

Document title		Document	Language
1.	COMMENT - What isn’t an NTFP?	PC17 Inf. 1	English
2.	Analytical Review of the Definitions of Non Timber Forest Product
3.	Volumetric conversion of standing trees to exportable mahogany sawn wood (Full report)	PC17 Inf. 3	English and Spanish only
4.	Essential elements for the formulation of non-detriment findings (NDFs) on Agarwood-producing taxa (Aquilaria/Gyrinops spp.)	PC17 Inf. 4	English
5.	Summary report on the non-detriment findings for ramin (Gonystylus spp.) for Malaysia in 2008	PC17 Inf. 5	English
6.	The effect of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species on scientific collections	PC17 Inf. 6	English
7.	Strategies for the sustainable use and management of timber tree species subject to international trade: South East Asia	PC17 Inf. 7	English
8.	Pre-Convention stocks of pernambuco timber and red sandalwood powder in Switzerland	PC17 Inf. 8	English
9.	Monitoring international wildlife trade with coded species data	PC17 Inf. 9	English
10.	Review of the Status, Harvest, Trade and Management of Seven Asian CITES-listed Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Species	PC17 Inf. 10	English

*This agenda item will be discussed during the joint session.