First International Advisory Group Meeting on the Wildlife Trade Policy Initiative

Geneva, Switzerland, 19-20 June 2006

The UNEP-UNCTAD CBTF, together with the CITES Secretariat and the Graduate Institute for Development Studies (IUED) convened for first International Advisory Group (IAG) meeting for the joint initiative on Enhancing Capacities to Review National Wildlife Trade Policies. The meeting was held on 19 and 20 June 2006 at the International Environment House in Geneva, Switzerland.

The IAG Meeting provided an opportunity for IAG members to comment and advise on the initial draft of a Wildlife Trade Policy Assessment Framework that is currently being developed by the project partners. The Framework provides guidelines for conducting the policy reviews and includes a set of possible assessment methodologies and indicators. In addition, IAG members had the opportunity to provide guidance and recommendations on the implementation of the project at the national level.

The aim of the two-year joint initiative is to promote sustainable development by enhancing the capacities of governments in developing countries and countries in transition to review, design and implement effective and sustainable national wildlife trade policies. The initiative, which is being funded by the Geneva International Academic Network and the European Union, directly responds to CITES COP Decisions 13.74 and 13.75 in which CITES Parties called for the Secretariat to work with international organizations in supporting national-level reviews of wildlife trade policies.

If you have any questions regarding this meeting or other related issues, please contact Benjamin Simmons (tel: +41 22 917 8361, e-mail: benjamin.simmons@unep.ch )

Documents and Presentations

	Title	Author	Handout	Ppt	Study
	List of participants	Secretariat
	Agenda	Secretariat
	Report	Secretariat
	Brief Overview of the Project	IUED-GREG
	Next Steps	Secretariat
	Overview of the Project	Secretariat
	CITES mandate for wildlife trade policy reviews	CITES
	Session 1: Overview of Wildlife Trade Policy Review Framework	IUED-GREG
	Session 2: Policy Appraisal	IUED-GREG
	Session 3: Developing Review Focus and Methodology	IUED-GREG
	Session 4: Developing Policy Responses	IUED-GREG

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