No. 853 Geneva, 18 April 1995 CONCERNING: Committees Established Under CITES Five Committees have been established by the Conference of the Parties in order to fulfil certain functions as a means of improving implementation of the Convention. The Secretariat lists herewith these Committees and also provides a membership list where applicable. Standing Committee of the Conference of the Parties Members of the Standing Committee are Parties and not persons. Party members of the Standing Committee are generally represented at Committee meetings by their Management Authorities, the addresses of which appear in the CITES Directory. The present members of the Standing Committee are: Africa Namibia, Senegal and Sudan Asia Japan and Thailand Europe Russian Federation and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Vice- Chairman) North America Mexico South and Central America and the Caribbean Argentina and Trinidad and Tobago (Alternate Vice- Chairman) Oceania Papua New Guinea Depositary Government Switzerland Previous Host Country United States of America Next Host Country Zimbabwe The Chairmanship (Japan) is currently held by H.E. Ambassador Nobutoshi Akao whose address is: Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna Prinz Eugene Strasse No. 8-10 1040 VIENNA Austria Telephone: (431) 5055467 Telefax: (431) 5053740 Animals Committee of the Conference of the Parties The membership of the Animals Committee consists of persons chosen on a regional basis. The current members of the Animals Committee are: Africa Dr Jonathan Hutton Dr Jean Ngog Nje P.O. Box HG 690 Wildlife College Highlands B.P. 271 HARARE GAROUA Zimbabwe Cameroon Telephone: (2634) 739163 Telephone: (237) 273135 Telefax: (2634) 708554 Telefax: (237) 273035; 271800; 272778 Asia Dr Giam Choo Hoo Mr Tonny Soehartono Primary Production Department od. Pusat Kewantana Ministry of National Development Manggala Wanabakti VIIIth Floor National Development Building Jalan Gatot Subroto Maxwell Road JAKARTA SINGAPORE 0106 Indonesia Singapore Telephone: (65) 3257640 Telephone: (21) 57303313 Telefax: (65) 2206068 Telefax: (21) 5734818 Europe Dr Rainer Blanke Bundesamt fr Naturschutz Gruppe I.2 Konstantinstrasse 110 D-53179 BONN Germany Telephone: (49228) 9543443 Telefax: (49228) 9543470 North America Mr Charles Dauphin Canadian Wildlife Service Environment Canada, 3rd Floor 351 St. Joseph Blvd Place Vincent Massey HULL, QUEBEC K1A 0H3 Canada Telephone: (1819) 9531429 Telefax: (1819) 9536283 Oceania Mr Robert W.G. Jenkins Australian Nature Conservation Agency (ANCA) G.P.O. Box 636 CANBERRA, ACT 2601 Australia Telephone: (6162) 500392 Telefax: (6162) 500243 South and Central Dra. Mirna Quero de Pea Dr. Oscar Francisco Lara America and the PROFAUNA MARNR Consejo Nacional de Areas Caribbean Centro Simn Bolvar Protegidas (CONAP) Edificio Camejo 8a. Avenida 3-72, Zona 1 Entrada Oeste; Nivel Mezzanina 001001 CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA CARACAS 1010 Guatemala Venezuela Telephone: (582) 4081514 Telephone: (5022) 537061 Telefax: (582) 5453912 Telefax: (5022) 537612 The Chairman of the Animals Committee is currently Mr Robert W.G. Jenkins. Plants Committee of the Conference of the Parties The membership of the Plants Committee consists of persons chosen on a regional basis. The current members of the Plants Committee are: Africa Dr Christine H.S. Kabuye Mr Rejdali Moh E.A. Herbarium Institut agronomique et vtrinaire National Museums of Kenya Hassan II P.O. Box 45166 B.P. 6202 + Rabat-Instituts NAIROBI RABAT Kenya Morocco Telephone: (2542) 743513 Telephone: (2127) 771758/59 Telefax: (2542) 741424 Telefax: (2127) 775838 Asia Mr Zulmukshar Shaari Mr Hong De-yuan Forestry Department Headquarters Laboratory of Systematic Peninsular Malaysia & Evolutionary Botany Jalan Sultan Salahuddin Institute of Botany KUALA LUMPUR 50660 Chinese Academy of Sciences Malaysia Xiangshan BEIJING 100093 China Telephone: (603) 2988244 Telephone: (861) 2591431 Telefax: (603) 2925657 Telefax: (861) 8319534 Europe Dra. Margarita Clemente Muoz Jardn Botnico de Crdoba Avda. de Linneo s/n E-14004 CORDOBA Spain Telephone: (3457) 200077 Telefax: (3457) 295333 North America Dr Bruce MacBryde US Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Scientific Authority 725 Arlington Square Bldg WASHINGTON, DC 20240 United States of America Telephone: (1703) 3581708 Telefax: (1703) 3582276 Oceania Dr Jim A. Armstrong Department of Conservation and Land Management Hackettt Drive Crawley PERTH, WA 6009 Australia Telephone: (619) 4420307 Telefax: (619) 3866399 South and Central Sr. Jorge Hernandez Camacho Sra. Lcia Helena de Oliveira America and the Ministerio del Medio Ambiente Brazilian Institute for the Caribbean Calle 16 No. 6-66 piso 30 Environment and Renewable SANTA FE DE BOGOTA Natural Resources + IBAMA Colombia SAIN + Av. La Norte BRASILIA D.F 70 800 200 Brazil Telephone: (571) 3361166 Telephone: (61) 3161169 Telefax: (571) 3363984 Telefax: (61) 3161067 The Chairman of the Plants Committee is currently Dr Jim A. Armstrong. Identification Manual Committee of the Conference of the Parties The membership of the Identification Manual Committee is voluntary. For the time being, the Committee is still without a Chairman. Therefore, any correspondence regarding the Identification Manual Committee should be addressed to the CITES Secretariat. Nomenclature Committee of the Conference of the Parties The membership of the Nomenclature Committee is voluntary. The Chairman is currently: Dr Stephen Edwards IUCN 1400 16th Street, NW WASHINGTON, DC 20036 United States of America Telephone: (1202) 7975454 Telefax: (1202) 7975461 The Vice-Chairman responsible for plant nomenclature is currently: Mr Noel McGough Royal Botanic Gardens Kew RICHMOND, Surrey TW9 3AE United Kingdom Telephone: (44181) 3325722 Telefax: (44181) 3325278