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27th meeting of the Plants Committee

08 Juil 2024 – 12 Juil 2024

Lieu: Geneva

Organisation: Convention sur le commerce international des espèces de faune et de flore sauvages menacées d'extinction

Nature | Droit de l'environnement | Commerce et environnement

ODD12 | ODD15 | ODD14

The 27th Meeting of the Plants Committee (PC27) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) took place from 8 to 12 July 2024 at the International Conference Center Geneva (CICG).

About the 27th Meeting of the Plants Committee (PC27)

The CITES Plants Committee was established at the 6th Conference of the Parties (CoP6) in Ottawa in 1987. In its advisory role, it is tasked to provide technical and scientific advice to the Parties, the Standing Committee and the extended CITES community, in support of the Convention’s contributions to the long-term conservation and sustainable use of plant species. The Plants Committee meets twice between meetings of the Conference of the Parties, making PC27 the last meeting ahead C0P20.

From 8 to 12 July 2024, Members of the CITES Plants Committee and participants from 59 Governments and 35 observer organizations gathered in Geneva, Switzerland for the 27th meeting of the CITES Plants Committee (PC27). A total of 272 participants contributed to discussions relating to the regulation of trade in medicinal and aromatic plants, orchids and various African and neotropical tree species. → Consult the Working Programme.

PC27 overlapped with the opening of the Opening of the 33rd meeting of the Animals Committee on Friday 12 July 2024 and included two joint sessions of the Committees on 12 and 13 July 2024.

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Day 1

PC27 Side Events

As part of the 27th Meeting of the Plants Committee, various side events were organized by the CITES Secretariat and its partners.

Monday, 8 July 2024

  • Botanic Gardens Conservation International: Collaborations to tackle illegal plant trade | Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) | 12:15-13:45 CEST
  • Sustainable management in tropical rainforests: Practices and Principles | Association technique internationale des bois tropicaux (ATIBT) | 17:15-18:45 CEST |

Tuesday, 9 July

  • CITES Rosewoods: The global picture | CITES Secretariat | 12:15-13:45 CEST
  • Implementation of CITES in Cameroon: What tools for effective dialogue between stakeholders? | Cameroon, Association technique internationale des bois tropicaux (ATIBT) | 17:15-18:45 CEST

Wednesday, 10 July

  • CITES and forests: The interdisciplinary study | CITES Secretariat | 12:15-13:45 CEST
  • Evaluation of CITES-listed timber imports into the European Union – State of play and discussion of the evaluation criteria under the EU Wildlife trade regulations | EU and its Member States | 17:15-18:45 CEST

Friday, 12 July (Joint session with the Animals Committee)

  • Launch of the CITES Export Quota Tool | CITES Secretariat | 12:15-13:45 CEST
Concept notes and more information on side events

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