The fourteenth Conference of the Parties (COP-14) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) opened in The Hague, the Netherlands, on 3 June 2007, and will continue until 15 June 2007.

It was preceded by the 55th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee, held on 2 June, which addressed substantive and organizational matters for COP-14, approved the baseline information on elephant poaching and population levels, and confirmed Japan’s status as trading partner, allowing the one-off sale of 60 tons of ivory from Botswana, Namibia and South Africa, agreed at COP-12, to proceed.
Delegates to COP-14 will consider 70 agenda items and 37 proposals to amend the CITES appendices. The agenda covers a wide range of topics, including species trade and conservation issues, such as trade in elephants, cetaceans, Asian big cats, sharks and sturgeons. The proposed amendments to the CITES appendices include proposals to list marine species such as the porbeagle shark and red and pink corals, as well as timber species such as cedar and rosewood.
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IISD RS coverage of COP-14