Seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties

Johannesburg, South Africa, 25 September - 05 October 2016

In-session documents

(All documents are provided here in PDF format)

From plenary
Title Files
1. Draft resolution and decisions of the Conference of the Parties on Youth engagement
2. Draft Rules of Procedure of the Conference of the Parties
From Committee I
Title Files
1. Draft resolution and decisions on snake trade and conservation management, CoP 17Doc. 17
2. Draft decisions on totoaba, CoP 17 Doc. 74
3. Draft resolution and decisions on hunting trophies, CoP 17, Doc. 39.1, CoP17 Doc. 39.2 and CoP 17 Inf. 68
4. Draft decisions on Appendix-III listings, CoP 17 Doc. 80
5. Draft decisions on the Central Africa bushmeat working group, CoP 17 Doc. 75.2
6. Draft resolution and decisions on the helmeted hornbill,, CoP 17 Doc. 69
7. Amendment to the CITES Appendices referring to annotations 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the populations of Vicugna vicugna in Appendix II, CoP 17 Prop.3
8. Draft decisions on East African Sandalwood (Osyris landeolata), CoP 17 Doc. 65
9. Draft decisions on Malagasy ebonies (Diospyros spp.) and palisanders and rosewoods (Dalbergia spp.),, CoP 17 Doc. 55.2
10. Draft decisions on Anguilla spp., CoP 17 Doc. 51
11. Draft decisions on precious corals in international trade, CoP 17 Doc. 52
12. Draft decisions on humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undalatus), CoP 17 Doc. 54
13. Draft decisions on sharks and rays (Elasmobranchii spp.), CoP 17 Doc. 56.1
14. Draft decisions on the hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), CoP 17 Doc. 59
15. Draft decisions on the queen conch (Strombus gigas), CoP 17 Doc. 72
16. Draft decisions on Freshwater stingrays (Potamotrygonidae spp.), CoP 17 Doc. 87
17. Draft revised Resolution and decision on bushmeat, CoP 17 Doc. 57.1
18. Draft decision on the CITES Cactaceae Checklist (3rd edition), CoP 17 Doc. 81.1
19. Draft revised Resolution on Criteria for amendment of Appendices I and II, CoP 17 Doc. 85
20. Draft decisions on African tree species, CoP 17 Doc. 77
21. Draft decisions on agarwood-producing taxa, CoP 17 Doc. 53.1 and CoP 17 Doc. 53.2
22. Draft decisions on Prunus africana, CoP 17 Doc. 67
23. Draft decisions on rosewood timber species, CoP 17 Doc. 62 (Rev.1)
24. Draft decisions on nomenclature, CoP 17 Doc. 81.1
25. Revision of Resolution Conf. 14.8 (Rev. CoP16) on Periodic Review of species included in Appendices I and II, CoP 17 Doc. 82.1
26. Draft decisions on great apes (Hominidae spp.), CoP 17 Doc. 61
27. Draft decisions on saiga antelope (Saiga spp.),, CoP 17 Doc. 70
28. Draft decisions on African wild dog, CoP 17 Doc. 63
29. Draft decisions on the African lion, CoP 17 Doc. 39.1 and CoP 17 Proposal 4
30. Draft decisions on Appendix I listed species, CoP 17 Doc. 79
31. Amendment to Resolution 12.8 (Rev. CoP16) and draft decisions on Review of Significant Trade, CoP17 Doc. 33
32. Draft decisions on the Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni), CoP17 Prop. 46
From Committee II
Title Files
1. Draft resolution on the sponsored delegates project, CoP 17 Doc. 8
2. Draft decisions on national laws for implementation of the Convention, CoP 17 Doc. 22
3. Draft decisions on the review of the rules of procedure for the CITES bodies, CoP 17 Doc. 11 and CoP17 Doc. 10.2.1
4. Draft revision to Resolution Conf. 16.6, CoP 17 Doc. 16
5. Draft decision on CITES and livelihoods, CoP 17 Doc. 16
6. Draft decisions and amendments to Resolution Conf.10.10 (Rev.CoP16) on Trade in elephant specimens, CoP17 Doc. 57.1, CoP17 Doc. 57.2, CoP17 Doc. 57.3 and Annex 1 of document CoP17 Doc. 27.
7. Draft decision on engaging rural communities in CITES processes, CoP 17 Doc. 13
8. Draft decisions on conflict of interest, CoP 17 Doc. 12
9. Draft decisions on the illegal trade in cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus), CoP 17 Doc.. 49
10. Draft decisions on Asian big cats (Felidae spp.), CoP 17 Doc. 60.1
11. Draft decisions on demand reduction, CoP 17 Doc. 18.2
12. Draft Resolution Conf. 17.XX on Disposal of illegally traded and confiscated specimens of CITES listed species, CoP 17 Doc. 34
13. Draft decisions on legal acquisition findings and compliance matters, CoP 17 Doc. 23
14. Draft decisions and amendment to Resolution Conf. 9.14 (Rev. CoP15) on Conservation of and trade in African and Asian rhinoceroses, CoP 17 Doc. 68
15. Draft decisions on tortoises and freshwater turtles (Testudines spp.), CoP 17 Doc. 73
16. Draft resolution on demand reduction, CoP 17 Doc. 18.1
17. Draft decisions and revision to Resolution Conf. 10.10 (Rev. CoP16), CoP 17 Doc. 24 (Rev.1)
18. Draft resolution on Review of trade in animal specimens reported as produced in captivity, CoP 17 Doc. 32
19. Draft resolution on Conservation of and trade in pangolins, CoP 17 Doc. 64
20. Draft revised Resolution Conf. 4.6 (Rev. CoP16), CoP 17 Doc. 21 (Rev.1)
21. Draft decisions on cooperation on with other biodiversity-related conventions, CoP 17 Doc14.1
22. Draft decisions on livelihoods and food security, CoP 17 Doc .17
23. Draft decisions on Encephalartos spp., CoP 17 Doc. 58
24. Draft decisions on wildlife crime enforcement support in West and Central Africa, CoP 17 Doc. 30
25. Amendement to Resolution Conf. 11.3 (Rev. CoP16) and draft decisions on Compliance and enforcement, CoP 17 Doc. 25 and CoP17 Doc. 26
26. Draft resolution on prohibiting, preventing, detecting and countering corruption, CoP 17 Doc.28
27. Draft revised resolution Conf. 16.8 on Frequent cross-border non-commercial movements of musical instruments, CoP 17 Doc.42
28. Draft decisions on the definition of ‘artificially propagated’ for plants, CoP 17 Doc. 43
29. Draft decisions on traceability, CoP 17 Doc. 45 and CoP17 Doc.46
30. Amendment to Resolution Conf. 11.20 and draft decisions on Definition of the term 'appropriate and acceptable destination' , CoP 17 Doc. 40 and CoP17 Doc.57.4
31. Draft decisions on Asian big cats (Felidae spp.), CoP 17 Doc. 60.2
32. Amendment to Resolution 12.7 (Rev. CoP16) and draft decisions on Conservation of and trade in sturgeons and paddlefish, CoP17 Doc. 50
33. Draft decisions on Access to finance, including GEF funding, CoP 17 Doc. 7.5
34. Draft resolution on Financing and the costed programme of work for the Secretariat for the triennium 2017-2019
35. Draft decisions on Tursiops truncatus ponticus, CoP 17 Doc. 41
36. Draft decisions on combating wildlife cybercrime, CoP17 Doc.29
37. Draft decisions on introduction from the sea, CoP17 Doc. 36
38. Draft amendment to Resolution Conf. 10.10 (Rev. CoP16) and draft decisions on ivory, CoP17 Doc. 38
39. Draft decisions and amendment to resolutions on annotations, CoP17 Doc. 83.1 and Doc. 83.2
40. Draft decisions on the conservation of Psittacus erithacus erithacus and P. erithacus timneh, CoP17 Doc. 21
41. Final amendment to Resolution Conf. 10.10 (Rev. CoP16) and draft decisions on Trade in elephant specimens
42. Draft decisions on the Tibetan antelope (Pantholops Hodgsonii) - Enforcement measures