EU Accession to CITES

 
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EU Accession to CITES

Main Issues and Positions for the 17th COP

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Davis, McKenna; Lucy O. Smith; Ennid Roberts et al. (2016): EU Accession to CITES – Main Issues and Positions for the 17th COP. In-depth Analysis for the ENVI Committee, Brussels.

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The objective of this briefing was to provide Members with an overview of the key issues at stake at the CITES COP 17 and to introduce the new role of the EU as a single Party entity. A short overview of the history of CITES was provided, along with the current positions of the main Parties on key issues of importance. In a final section, the brief identified main conclusions and recommendations for Members of the ENVI Committee to establish their own perspectives on the subject of CITES and the potential role of the EU. The briefing was conducted using published documents, press releases, official position papers, studies and other relevant sources from national, international and EU institutions and NGOs. The document is available for download.

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Lucy Olivia Smith
Ennid Roberts, LLM
Dagmara Stoerring
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33 pp.
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978-92-846-0013-7 (paper), 978-92-846-0012-0 (pdf)
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Wildlife, CITES, illegal wildlife trade, Conference of the Parties, COP, biodiversity, European Parliament
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