Policies
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Access to UNEP-WCMC datasets is provided on the understanding that you read and consent to be bound by the Terms and Conditions set out in the policies below.
Publications
UNEP-WCMC produces reports for a number of fora including the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the European Commission and the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). Recent examples of these reports can be downloaded here in PDF format.
CITES Reviews of Significant Trade
UNEP-WCMC produces regular outputs of trade in wild-collected fauna and flora listed on CITES Appendix II as part of the CITES Review of Significant Trade process.
For the most recent Animals and Plants Committee meetings (AC25 and PC19), UNEP-WCMC also produced Reviews of Significant Trade for the species selected for review following CoP14.
UNEP-WCMC also produces occasional reports for the CITES Secretariat.
- 2011. Selection of species for trade reviews following COP 15. Animals Committee (AC25 Doc. 9.6).(pdf, 1.7Mb)
- 2011. Selection of species for trade reviews following COP 15. Plants Committee (PC19 Doc. 12.4).(pdf, 534Kb)
- 2010. Review of Significant Trade: Species selected by the CITES Animals Committee following CoP14 (AC25 Doc. 9.4).(pdf, 1.5Mb)
- 2010. Review of Significant Trade: Species selected by the CITES Plants Committee following CoP14 (PC Doc. 12.3).(pdf, 4.9Mb)
- 2010. Report on Standing Committee recommendations to suspend trade made more than two years ago through the Review of Significant Trade(pdf, 871Kb)
- 2004. Analysis of trade trends with notes on the conservation status of selected species. Volume 2. Animals (AC20 Doc. 8.5).(pdf, 780Kb)
- 2004. Analysis of Trade Trends with Notes on the Conservation Status of Selected Species: Volume 1. Plants (PC14 Doc. 9.3).(pdf, 1.9Mb)
Reports produced for the European Commission
UNEP-WCMC prepares regular reports for the European Union to assist with the implementation of CITES in the EU. For example, in-depth trade trade analyses and reviews of the conservation status of particular taxa, amongst other.
A selection of recent reports prepared by UNEP-WCMC for the European Commission can be found below.
- Analysis of EU annual reports 2009.(pdf, 3.4Mb)
- Analysis of EU annual reports 2008.(pdf, 4.7Mb)
- Analysis of EU annual reports 2007.(pdf, 5.2Mb)
- Analysis of EU annual reports 2006.(pdf, 6Mb)
- Analysis of EU annual reports 2005.(pdf, 2.4Mb)
- Analysis of EU annual reports 2004.(pdf, 2.9Mb)
- Analysis of EU annual reports 2003. (pdf, 153Kb)
Reports produced for the Scientific Review Group (SRG)
- SRG 54 Review of species selected on the basis of a new or increased export quota in 2010(pdf, 2.6Mb)
- SRG 53 Review of Hexaprotodon liberiensis from Guinea(pdf, 158Kb)
- SRG 53 Review of species/country combinations subject to long-standing import suspensions: reptile species from Africa(pdf, 2.9Mb)
- SRG 53 Review of species/country combinations subject to long-standing import suspensions: reptile species from Africa - Annexes(pdf, 1.5Mb)
- SRG 53 Review of Sagittarius serpentarius from the main trading range states(pdf, 413Kb)
- SRG 53 Review of the Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis(pdf, 310Kb)
- SRG 52 Review of African mammal and bird species subject to long standing import suspensions(pdf, 2Mb)
- SRG 52 Review of four sturgeon species from the Caspian Sea basin(pdf, 2.3Mb)
- SRG 52 Review of trade in Cactaceae from South America(pdf, 582Kb)
- SRG 52 Review of trade in Cactaceae from South America - Annexes(pdf, 2.7Mb)
- SRG 51 Species-country combinations subject to long-standing import suspensions(pdf, 1Mb)
- SRG 51 Review of species selected from the Analysis of 2007 EC Annual Reports to CITES(pdf, 3.2Mb)
- SRG 51 Review of species selected from the Analysis of 2007 EC Annual reports to CITES - Annexes(pdf, 3Mb)
- SRG 50 Review of species from Indonesia subject to long-standing import suspensions(pdf, 3.3Mb)
- SRG 50 Review of Canis Lupus from Mongolia(pdf, 742Kb)
- SRG 49 Review of species from Madagascar subject to long-standing import suspensions(pdf, 1.7Mb)
- SRG 49 Review of four species with long-standing import suspensions(pdf, 471Kb)
- SRG 49 Review of five non-CITES reptiles in international trade(pdf, 466Kb)
- SRG 48 Review of Swietenia macrophylla from Guatemala(pdf, 228Kb)
- SRG 48 Review of species selected on the basis of a new or increased export quota in 2009(pdf, 840Kb)
- SRG 48 Review of non-CITES reptiles that are known or likely to be in international trade(pdf, 2.1Mb)
- SRG 47 Malaysia: a review of trade in CITES-listed species(pdf, 2Mb)
- SRG 47 Malaysia: a review of trade in CITES-listed species - Annex(pdf, 5.8Mb)
- SRG 47 Analysis of 2009 export quotas(pdf, 574Kb)
- SRG 46 Review of non-CITES Amphibia species that are known or likely to be in international trade (Part II)(pdf, 570Kb)
- SRG 46 Review of West African reptile species selected at SRG 45(pdf, 1Mb)
- SRG 46 Review of species selected from the Analysis of 2006EC Annual Reports to CITES(pdf, 4.6Mb)
- SRG 45 Selection of species for review on the basis of of the Analysis of the EC, Accession and Candidate Countries' 2006 Annual Reports to CITES(pdf, 521Kb)
- SRG 45 Review of species selected with new or increased export quota in 2008(pdf, 1.2Mb)
- SRG 45 Review of Prunus africana from Cameroon(pdf, 497Kb)
- SRG 44 Selection of species for inclusion in Annex X of EC Regulation No. 865/2006(pdf, 2Mb)
- SRG 44 Review of species selected from the Analysis of 2005 EC Annual Report to CITES(pdf, 2.3Mb)
- SRG 44 Addendum to the Review of Species selected from the Analysis of 2005 EC Annual Report to CITES(pdf, 222Kb)
- SRG 44 Analysis of 2008 CITES export quotas(pdf, 389Kb)
- SRG 43 Current SRG opinions for certain reptiles from West Africa(pdf, 282Kb)
- SRG 42 Review of non-CITES Amphibia species that are known or likely to be in international trade(pdf, 1.1Mb)
- SRG 42 Review of trade in ranched birdwing butterflies(pdf, 1.8Mb)
- SRG 42 United Republic of Tanzania: a review of trade in CITES-listed species(pdf, 4Mb)
- SRG 42 Selection of species for review on the basis of the Analysis of 2005 EC Annual Report to CITES(pdf, 489Kb)
- SRG 42 Analysis of trade in newly-described orchids 1995-2005(pdf, 735Kb)
- SRG 41 Analysis of 2007 CITES export quotas(pdf, 564Kb)
- SRG 41 Review of species selected on the basis of a new or increased export quota in 2007(pdf, 641Kb)
- SRG 41 Review of species selected from the Analysis of 2004 EC Annual Report to CITES(pdf, 1.4Mb)
- SRG 41 Review of Annex B species that were deleted from Appendix II by Ghana in 2007(pdf, 1.6Mb)
- SRG 41 Indonesia: a review of selected species in trade - Annexes(pdf, 1.5Mb)
- SRG 40 Review of selected species from the Analysis of 2004 EC Annual Report to CITES(pdf, 1.5Mb)
- SRG 40 Peru: A review of trade in CITES-listed species(pdf, 7.3Mb)
Other reports produced for the European Commission
Analysis of National Reports for the Convention on Migratory Species
At least six months prior to each Conference of the Parties, CMS Parties are required to provide information about the measures that they are taking to implement the provisions of the Convention, in the form of a standardised national report.These analyses summarise data provided in key sections of the national reports.
- Analysis of CMS National Reports 2011 (English). (pdf, 138Kb)
- Analysis of CMS National Reports 2011 (English). Annex(pdf, 1.8Mb)
- Analysis of CMS National Reports 2011 (French). (pdf, 414Kb)
- Analysis of CMS National Reports 2011 (French). Annex(pdf, 1.6Mb)
- Analysis of CMS National Reports 2011 (Spanish). (pdf, 331Kb)
- Analysis of CMS National Reports 2011 (Spanish). Annex(pdf, 2.2Mb)
- Analysis of CMS National Reports 2008. (pdf, 1.1Mb)
- Analysis of CMS National Reports 2008 (French).(pdf, 1Mb)
- Analysis of CMS National Reports 2008 (Spanish).(pdf, 1.2Mb)
- Analysis of CMS National Reports 2005. (pdf, 347Kb)
- Analysis of CMS National Reports 2005 (French). (pdf, 365Kb)
- Analysis of CMS National Reports 2005 (Spanish).(pdf, 357Kb)
- Analysis of CMS National Reports 2005: Annex II.(pdf, 677Kb)
International Alligator and Crocodile Trade Study (IACTS) reports
- 2011. World trade in crocodilian skins, 2007-2009.(pdf, 1Mb)
- 2010. World trade in crocodilian skins, 2006-2008.(pdf, 886Kb)
- 2010. Global trade in crocodilian meat.(pdf, 814Kb)
- 2009. World trade in crocodilian skins, 2005-2007.(pdf, 677Kb)
- 2008. World trade in crocodilian skins, 2004-2006.(pdf, 529Kb)
- 2007. World trade in crocodilian skins, 2003-2005.(pdf, 509Kb)
