14 October 2010: The Governments of Bolivia, the Russian Federation and Seychelles have requested the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) to list seven new species in CITES Appendix III, including high-value timber species.

The listing of three species of cedar, the Korean pine, the ‘coco de mer,’ and three species of butterflies in CITES Appendix III will mean that all cross-border shipments of the products have to be authorized by the issuance of a document certifying the origin of the products. [CITES press release]