CITES and ITTO are already collaborating to build capacity to implement CITES requirements for listed tropical timber species. This side event took stock of these efforts and examined potential areas for future collaboration and assistance to range states.

Presentations from the event are available for download below.

Co-chairs:

Steve Johnson
ITTO

Milena Schmidt
CITES, Scientific Support Unit

Panelists:

Dr Jean Lagarde Betti
Forest & Wildlife Engineer
Department of General Affairs/Ministry of Forestry & Wildlife, Cameroon
(presentation by S. Johnson and Mr Narcisse Mbarga (ANAFOR, Cameroon) due to unavoidable absence)

Dr Mohd Yunus Zakaria
Director of International Unit
Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia
Malaysia

Ing. Forestal Carlos Rafael Vargas Salas
Ingeniero Forestal
Facultad de Ciencias Forestales
Universidad Nacional Agraria, La Molina, Peru

Mr Henk Eggink
Environment Directorate-General
European Commission

Dr David Brooks
Director for Natural Resources Policy
Office of the US Trade Representative