Overview of the UN FAO 7th Expert Panel for the assessment of proposals to amend CITES appendices

⁣Overview of the UN FAO 7th Expert Panel for the assessment of proposals to amend CITES appendices

This video provides an overview of the work undertaken by the Food and Agriculture Organization’s 7th Expert Panel for the assessment of proposals to amend CITES appendices which met in Rome, Italy.

Productive and sustainable fishery systems are key policy areas of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Fisheries and Aquaculture Division which convenes a panel of fishery, trade and species experts to assess CITES listing proposals from a scientific perspective. This assessment is undertaken in accordance with the CITES biological listing criteria, and to also comment, as appropriate, on technical aspects of the proposal in relation to biology, ecology, trade and management issues. The panel also assesses the of the CITES listing proposals in relation to their effectiveness in the conservation of the species concerned.


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