ITTO–CITES Programme in the spotlight
7 October 2016

Milena Sosa Schmidt (CITES Secretariat) presents a proposal to continue work on listed tropical tree species. Photo: K. Ishii/ITTO
The Programme, which started in 2007, assists countries to improve the management of tree species listed in CITES Appendix II. Participants in the side-event heard presentations from agencies implementing activities under the Programme in Cameroon, Indonesia, Brazil and Peru, and they learned about a global initiative to develop a reference database to enable the reliable identification (and assist in the tracing) of Dalbergia species.
The ITTO–CITES Programme is about to complete its second phase of operations. Participants heard plans for future collaborative work between CITES and ITTO on CITES-listed tree species, given that more than 200 tropical tree species were added to CITES appendices at COP 17. The agenda of the side-event and all presentations are available at: www.itto.int.