<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">[Apologies for cross-postings]</font>
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<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">I've had a question from a listserve
member and I thought the answer might also interest others...</font>
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<br><tt><font size=3 color=#004080><i>Q: Could you please send a list of
those plant species currently covered by the act plus a list of those proposed?
It is not clear to me in all the links where these might be?</i></font></tt>
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<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">A: For the species that are currently
included in the CITES Appendices (which is different from the Endangered
Species Act, by the way), please look here: </font><a href=http://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php><font size=3 face="sans-serif">http://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php</font></a>
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<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">The taxa under consideration by the
U.S. are organized into one of three categories, those the U.S. is likely
to submit, those we are undecided on, and those we are unlikely to submit.
For plants, these are: </font>
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<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">LIKELY</font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">1. Laguna Beach dudleya (<i>Dudleya
stolonifera</i>) and Santa Barbara dudleya (<i>D. traskiae</i>)—Removal
from Appendix II.</font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">2. American ginseng (<i>Panax quinquefolius</i>)—Amendment
of the Appendix II annotation.</font>
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<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">UNDECIDED</font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">1. Hawaiian sandalwoods (<i>Santalum
</i>spp.)—Inclusion in Appendix II.</font>
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<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">UNLIKELY</font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">1. Goldenseal (<i>Hydrastis canadensis</i>)—Removal
from Appendix II.</font>
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<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">Further details on our initial assessments
of these taxa are found here: </font><a href=http://www.fws.gov/international/CITES/CoP16/3rdFederalRegisterNoticeWeb.pdf><font size=3 face="sans-serif">http://www.fws.gov/international/CITES/CoP16/3rdFederalRegisterNoticeWeb.pdf</font></a>
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<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">I'm also including more detailed information
on CITES at this bottom of this message.</font>
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<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">Regards,</font>
<br><font size=3 face="sans-serif">Patricia</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.<br>
Botanist, Division of Scientific Authority-US Fish & Wildlife Service<br>
Chair, Medicinal Plant Working Group-Plant Conservation Alliance<br>
4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 110<br>
Arlington, VA 22203<br>
703-358-1708 x1753<br>
FAX: 703-358-2276<br>
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Promoting sustainable use and conservation of our native medicinal plants.<br>
<www.nps.gov/plants/medicinal><br>
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<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><b>CITES in a nutshell*</b></font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><b><i>ABOUT CITES…</i></b></font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">>>CITES is the Convention
on International Trade in Endangered Species that entered into force in
1975.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">The aim of the Convention is to
ensure that international trade of CITES-listed animal and plant species
is not detrimental to the survival of wild populations. This is accomplished
through a system of permits. The CITES web address is: <<u>www.cites.org</u>>.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><b><i>CITES PARTIES:</i></b></font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">>>There are currently 175
Parties (member countries) to CITES. For a list of the Parties, see:
<</font><a href=http://www.cites.org/eng/disc/parties/index.php><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><u>www.cites.org/eng/disc/parties/index.php</u></font></a><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">>.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">The CITES world is divided into
six regions: Africa, Asia, Central and South America and the Caribbean,
Europe, North American, and Oceania. The United States is part of
the North American Region, which also includes Canada and Mexico. See
<</font><a href=http://www.cites.org/eng/disc/AC_PC.php><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><u>www.cites.org/eng/disc/AC_PC.php</u></font></a><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">>.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">In the United States, CITES is
administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in coordination
other agencies, such as the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S.
Department of Agriculture. For more information, see: <<u>www.fws.gov/international/DMA_DSA/CITES/CITES_home.html</u>>.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><b><i>CITES MEETINGS:</i></b></font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">>>CITES convenes several
international meetings in order to execute the treaty, including:</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">The Conference of the Parties (CoP)
- Until CoP13, these meeting were held every two years. The time
between CoPs has been changed to every three years. Decisions, Resolutions
and species listings are discussed and voted on at CoPs. Representatives
from all 175 Parties may participate in this meeting. <b>The next
CoP, CoP16, is tentatively scheduled to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, 3
March 2013. Proceedings or summary records are available online going
back to 1992</b>.</font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">see <</font><a href=http://www.cites.org/eng/cop/index.php><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><u>www.cites.org/eng/cop/index.php</u></font></a><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">></font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">The Plants Committee - Held annually
to discuss Resolutions and species listings pertaining to plants. This
meeting is attended by representatives from each region represented in
CITES. Currently, the Mexico is the North American regional representative
with Canada as the alternate representative. <b>The last PC, PC20,
was held in March 2012. Proceedings or summary records are available
online going back to 1999</b>.</font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">see <</font><a href=http://www.cites.org/eng/com/PC/member.shtml><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><u>www.cites.org/eng/com/PC/member.php</u></font></a><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">></font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">The Animals Committee - Held annually
to discuss Resolutions and species listings pertaining to animals. This
meeting is attended by representatives from each region represented in
CITES. Currently, Canada is the North American regional representative
and the United States is the alternate representative. <b>The last
AC, AC24, was held in March 2012. Proceedings or summary records
are available online going back to 1995</b>.</font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">see: <</font><a href=http://www.cites.org/eng/com/AC/member.shtml><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><u>www.cites.org/eng/com/AC/member.php</u></font></a><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">></font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">The Standing Committee - Meetings
are held as needed, usually once a year and before and after every CoP.
The Standing Committee provides policy guidance on the implementation
of the Convention, among other things. Currently, the United States
is the North American regional representative, and Mexico is the alternate
representative. <b>The next SC, SC62 will be held in July 2012. Proceedings
or summary records are available online going back to 1992</b>.</font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">see: <<u>w</u></font><a href=http://www.cites.org/eng/com/SC/member.shtml><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><u>ww.cites.org/eng/com/SC/member.php</u></font></a><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">></font>
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<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><b><i>ATTENDING CITES MEETINGS:</i></b></font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">>>The U.S. Delegation to
CITES meetings includes people from several federal agencies as well as
a representative of the State Fish and Wildlife Agencies.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">National and international non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) may become an observers to a CITES meeting. Observers
at a CoP may attend all plenary and committee sessions, and comment in
these sessions on any of the issues. However, they are not permitted to
vote on proposals. </font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">For observers from the United States,
the U.S. Government’s delegation provides daily briefings at each COP.
U.S.-based NGOs may apply to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to
become an observer. For more information, see: <www.fws.gov/international/DMA_DSA/CITES/pdf/ob.pdf>.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><b><i>CITES SPECIES:</i></b></font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">>>Under CITES, species may
be listed on one of 3 appendices, each conferring a different level of
regulation, with the most stringent controls for Appendix I species. For
more on the CITES appendices, see: <</font><a href=http://www.cites.org/eng/disc/how.php><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><u>www.cites.org/eng/disc/how.php</u></font></a><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">>.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">Species listed on Appendix I are
threatened with extinction and trade is permitted only under strict circumstances.
</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">Species listed on Appendix II are
impacted by trade at a level that requires monitoring in order to avoid
threats to extinction. </font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">Appendix III listings essentially
provides a monitoring system that allows countries to enlist assistance
of international trading partners to better understand the level of trade
in those species. </font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">For more information</font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">…on Appendix II, see: </font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><www.fws.gov/international/DMA_DSA/CITES/pdf/appIIsustainableuse.pdf>.
</font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">…on Appendix III, see: <www.fws.gov/international/DMA_DSA/CITES/pdf/apndxiii.pdf>
</font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">…on how FWS implements Appendix
III, see: <www.fws.gov/international/DMA_DSA/CITES/Appendix_III/overview.html></font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><b><i>NUMBER OF CITES SPECIES:</i></b></font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">>>There are more than 5,000
animal species and 29,000 plant species listed in the CITES Appendices;
see <www.cites.org/eng/disc/species.php></font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">Currently, there are 455 plants
and 719 animals native to the United States listed in the CITES Appendices.
This does not include all of the plants and animals native to Guam,
the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Listed plant species include venus flytrap and the saguaro (and all
native cacti and orchids), along with several U.S.-native medicinal plants
such as goldenseal and American ginseng<i>.</i></font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">The current breakdown into Appendices
is as follows: </font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">Animal taxa</font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">I: 110</font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">II: 587</font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">III: 22</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">Plant taxa</font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">I: 4</font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">II: 450</font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">III: 1</font>
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<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><b><i>THE LIST OF CITES SPECIES:</i></b></font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">>>A full list of CITES taxa
is located at:</font>
<br><a href=http://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">http://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php</font></a>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">You can obtain more information
on these species by searching the CITES species database - by taxon name
or by country. </font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">To search by name (scientific name
or common name):</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> Start at the CITES
species database page: <</font><a href=http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><u>www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html</u></font></a><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">>.</font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> Under the "Search
by name" column, select "Genus."</font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> Type the Genus of
the plant of interest and hit enter. </font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
You have another opportunity to select information
for only one country. </font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> To
see information on all countries, click on "Display Results"
at the bottom of the screen.</font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
You'll see a list of all species in the genus of interest.</font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> Click on the
species of interest.</font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> Click on any
of the tabs above the species entry to get more information on the species.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">To search by country (i.e. for
species that are native to the United States):</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> Start at the CITES
species database page: <</font><a href=http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><u>www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html</u></font></a><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">>.
</font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> Under the column
"Search by country", there is a pull-down menu.</font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
Select United States and click on "Go"</font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> You
will see a tabular summary of the number of listed animals and plants native
to the United States.</font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> Click
on any of the appendices or click on the link below each table to get a
full list of all the species that are listed.</font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> Click
on any species entry to see information for that species. </font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><b><i>REGULATION OF CITES-LISTED
SPECIES IN THE UNITED STATES:</i></b></font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">>>Permits are required for
species that are listed on any of the three CITES appendices. </font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">To find out whether you need a
permit and how to get it, go to: <www.fws.gov/international/DMA_DSA/Permits/Permits_home.html></font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">For more on all the permits handled
by the USFWS, see: <www.fws.gov/permits/overview/overview.shtml></font>
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<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><b><i>TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CITES…</i></b></font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">Follow our preparations for CoP16
and other activities online at: </font>
<br>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">Website: </font><a href=http://www.fws.gov/international/CITES/CoP16.html><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">http://www.fws.gov/international/CITES/CoP16.html</font></a>
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<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">*"CITES in a nutshell"
was compiled by Patricia De Angelis - Division of Scientific Authority
- International Affairs Program - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service</font>
<br><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">Last Updated April 2012</font>