Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora - Science topic

The wood of the endangered tree species Paubrasilia echinata (previously Caesalpinia echinata), has traditionally been used for making string instrument bows. Currently, there is a discussion about how best to conserve this species. In particular, there is an initiative to upgrade its international conservation status on CITES, which would lead restriction of Brazilwood trading . Bow makers and related industries are presently lobbying against the CITES upgrade. I find it difficult to obtain unbiased, objective information on how to best address this problem from a conservation perspective. Can anyone please comment? Many thanks,

Thomas

(see https://cites.org/sites/default/files/ndf_material/WG1-CS5.pdf)

I am planning on bringing some plant material (leaves of carnivorous plants) from Ireland to the UK, the leaves will be stored in buffer/ silica.

One of the plants is CITES listed I know I will need the permit for that but I am unclear what if any phytosanitary/ other permits or certificates I will need to bring the leaves over. Most of what I read on government websites talks about bringing in live material or restricted plant parts (goods requiring prior notice).

If anyone with more experience with this can help me with a list of what I should make sure I have filled in that would be greatly appreciated.

Any paper about the relation between butterfly lifecycle and temperature will be very helpful, please let me know

Hi,

we decided to go back to our origins and relaunched the Parrot Researchers Group. The mission of the Parrot Researchers Group (PRG; formerly known also as Working Group Psittaciformes or as Research Coordination Committee on Parrots) group is to establish and promote research needs and priorities, with particular attention to regional conservation strategies to the parrots of the world. To achieve this, the PRG

1) Promotes parrot research,

2) Establishes research needs and priorities, with particular attention to regional conservation strategies,

3) Identifies and addresses barriers to effective research and conservation of parrots (Psittaciformes).

The PRG is characterised by a regional approach, being organised in four regions (African, Australasian, Neotropical, and Indo-Malayan), a Wild Parrot Veterinary Section, and a Secretary Office that coordinates joint work.

You can read more about our specific objectives in our homepage:

or in the attachment.

We (405 members to date) are currently looking for more researchers to join the group. If you are interested, please, get in touch with me or any of the regional coordinators.

Any questions?

Looking forward to work together.

All the best, JUAN

Dr. Juan F. Masello

Justus Liebig University Giessen

Department of Animal Ecology & Systematics

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Burrowing Parrots & behavioural ecology

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The Alliance of World Scientists

Trade in wild-caught birds is big business. Most data on which species are traded and in what volumes comes from CITES. But the CITES Appendices do not cover all traded bird species, e.g. it does not cover the common waxbill Estrilda astrild.

Is there any information about how much of the total bird trade that CITES covers, especially with regards to taxonomic identity of species covered or not?

Suggestions and pointers much appreciated!

Diederik

Hello Everyone,

O hope you all are doing good during this rough period.

Please can someone kindly introduce me to CITES permit procedures for scientific use of threatened species?

I have to sample from some countries for studying genetic and isotopic composition in their meat.

I am PhD student in an University registered as a scientific institution associated to the CITES.

Thank you.

Saiu a publicação, na Phytotaxa, de uma espécie nova de Acianthera, descrita por um grupo da Rep. Tcheca. Segundo o artigo, o holótipo é um material em meio líquido em Praga - PRC (não há isótipos), e foi adquirido de uma empresa, a "BR Orquídeas company". A planta é, aparentemente, proveniente do Brasil, mas de localidade desconhecida. Do ponto de vista taxonômico e nomenclatural, eu não vejo problema, embora entenda que estamos em 2019 e, portanto, os autores deveriam depositar, no mínimo, um isótipo em algum herbário do Brasil. Por outro lado, do ponto de vista da lei brasileira, isso não seria biopirataria? Eu não sei quais foram as circunstâncias da "comercialização" destas plantas, e é até possível que esta tenha sido efetuada de acordo com a legislação brasileira.; neste caso, não seria recomendável que os autores registrassem isso, de alguma forma, no artigo? Entra lei, sai lei, nós vivemos atrás de licenças, sistemas, fiscalizações e sanções, mas a "BR Orquídeas" comercializa plantas de uma família que está no CITES? E essas plantas viram tipos em trabalhos de taxonomia?

I discovered that many authors include the name of the software they used in their methodology while others do not.

I want to know your thoughts, if it is necessary for one to mention the name of the statistical software (package) in an academic report (thesis, project, journal paper etc) used in running the analysis?

Please, if possible support your answer with a reasons.

Digitization: legal issues such as copyright, national laws, international agreements (CBD, Nagoya Protocol, CITES, etc.) for an article.

I represent a company supplying tonewood to the acoustic guitar industry. With recent CITES restrictions, there is a great deal of interest in substitutions for Dalbergia, which is currently a leading choice of guitar makers for the backs and sides of the guitar family of instruments.

Species of poison dart frogs (Anura, Dendrobatidae) occur from Central America to Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil, and all are included in the CITES's Appendix II. Many of these species are also placed in the IUCN Red List, often clasified in categories from VU to CR.

Since 1985, Dendrobates spp. (= Dendrobates sensu lato, including today's Oophaga, Ranitomeya, and Andinobates ?) and Phyllobates spp. are also protected by local Colombian law act (INDERENA No. 39 of 9 July 1985). Do you know if there are any other law acts from other Central and/or South American countries which protect these (any?) species in particular regions/countries? If yes, can you provide me names of such acts?

Thank you in advance for your kind help.

Best regards,

Radomir

I am doing a dissertation at Uni on the trade in Heosemys spinosa so any data on trade or populations that you can provide me with me would be gratefully received. I naturally have the CITES trade data. Thanks.

The shift in production of Crocodilian skins from all wild harvests in the early 1980s to captive breeding and ranching in the late 1990's is often hailed as a massive conservation success.

However recent data shows that since 2004, wild harvests have massively increased to around 400,000 in 2012, whilst ranching has fallen to around 50,000 and captive breeding remained around 900,000. 

Source: http://www.iucncsg.org/365_docs/attachments/protarea/Jeld-b0b18719.pdf

Does anyone know why this is as I have struggled to find an answer in the literature? Focus seems to be on the trade pre 1999 before wild harvests began to increase again.

Thanks

CITES permits are required when moving specimens of listed species internationally, e.g. between labs for analysis. However, there appears to be little mention of such permits in published papers (declaration that sampling permission was granted by national authorities is often included however).

I would like to ship autochthonous plants and soils from EU and non-EU countries to Spain for experimental purposes. Is there many regulations to do this? Is it actually possible? Thank you.