[MPWG] Public input on agenda items for CITES CoP16 - comment period closes January 6, 2012

[Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov]

The sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention 
on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 
(CITES CoP16) is tentatively scheduled to be held in March 2013 in 
Thailand.  CITES is a multinational agreement among 175 countries to 
prevent species from becoming endangered or extinct because of 
international trade. 

In preparation for CoP16, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has published 
a Federal Register notice inviting the public to provide information and 
recommendations on resolutions, decisions, and agenda items that the 
United States might consider submitting for discussion at CoP16. The 
notice also provides preliminary information on how to request approved 
observer status for nongovernmental organizations that wish to attend the 
meeting. 

DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS:  January 6, 2012.  Comments may be submitted online 
or by U.S. or hand delivery  (as described in the notice). 

The full notice is available at:  
http://www.fws.gov/international/DMA_DSA/pdf/FR-CoP16%202nd%20Notice.pdf 

For more information on how CITES is implemented in the United States, 
see: 
http://www.fws.gov/international/DMA_DSA/CITES/CITES_home.html

Thank you,
Patricia


Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.
Botanist, Division of Scientific Authority-US Fish & Wildlife Service
Chair, Medicinal Plant Working Group-Plant Conservation Alliance
4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 110
Arlington, VA  22203
703-358-1708 x1753
FAX: 703-358-2276

Promoting sustainable use and conservation of our native medicinal plants.
<www.nps.gov/plants/medicinal>

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Dear Colleagues, 

Today?s Federal Register includes a notice seeking public comment on 
possible resolutions, decisions, and agenda items that the United States 
might consider submitting for discussion at CoP16.  This notice also 
provides preliminary information on how to request approved observer 
status for NGOs that wish to attend the meeting. 

The public comment period for this notice will remain open until January 
6, 2012.  Full text of the notice can be found at 
http://www.fws.gov/international/DMA_DSA/pdf/FR-CoP16%202nd%20Notice.pdf. 

Kind regards, 

Danielle Kessler
Outreach & Education Specialist
International Affairs
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
4401 N. Fairfax Drive 
Arlington, VA  22203
Phone (703) 358-2644
danielle_kessler at fws.gov
www.fws.gov/international
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