list of all valid Decisions 

 

Regarding conservation of Swietenia macrophylla

Establishment of a Mahogany Working Group of the Conference of the Parties

11.4

a) The Parties agree to establish a Swietenia macrophylla (bigleaf mahogany) Working Group. This Working Group should report to the Conference of the Parties at its 12th meeting.

b) This Working Group shall include all range States for Swietenia macrophylla, principal importing countries and a representative to be designated by the Plants Committee.

c) The Mahogany Working Group shall:

i) review the effectiveness of current and potential Appendix-III listings;

ii) analyse legal and illegal trade;

iii) review studies of the status of the species;

iv) encourage the exchange of information by CITES Management and Scientific Authorities on the implementation of the Convention and import/export controls;

v) study appropriate measures to widen the geographic scope of Appendix-III listings;

vi) assess and analyse the results of the action specified in paragraphs i) to v) above; and

vii) present a report on its findings as well as its recommendations for consideration at the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties.

d) The Secretariat shall convene a meeting of the Mahogany Working Group within one year after the 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties, to meet with experts in the species including: representatives from relevant multilateral organizations such as ITTO, IFF, UNFF, and FAO as well as IUCN, TRAFFIC; and other relevant technical experts as appropriate.

e) The fulfilment of these Terms of Reference and the convening of any meetings of the Mahogany Working Group shall be dependent on the availability of funding. Interested donor agencies and conservation and trade organizations are encouraged to provide funding to facilitate this effort.