The EU Wildlife Trade Regulation database includes more than 33,000 accepted plant and animal species that are listed in the CITES Appendices and the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations and many of their synonyms. It was created and is maintained by UNEP-WCMC with financial support from the European Commission.

Tools are available to:

• search for species-based information (e.g. taxonomy, distribution, legislation, status, etc.)
• search for country-based information, such as species occurrence, CITES export quotas, EU import restrictions /SRG opinions and CITES Notifications relating to trade bans and suspensions.
• download list of species included in the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations by Annex or taxonomic level (e.g. all mammals) by selecting the Search by Annex tool.
• check whether import restrictions apply to species using the Search by Trade Restrictions tool .

Access to an electronic library of documents is also provided, which includes:

• CITES CoP proposal documents
• CITES significant trade reviews
• Case studies presented at the CITES non-detriment finding meeting
• other EU documents.

All are indexed by species, country or meeting. Further information on the library can be found here.

UNEP-WCMC also provides reports on:

• species listed in the Regulations to each meeting of the EC Scientific Review Group (SRG).A selection of reports prepared by UNEP-WCMC can be accessed from the Publications page.
• the European Community’s annual reports to CITES (compiled from the annual reports submitted by the EU Member States). Trade data compiled from CITES Parties annual reports can be accessed via the CITES Trade Database.

UNEP-WCMC is developing mechanisms to facilitate the expedite, electronic exchange and verification of CITES-Permit data among CITES Management Authorities so that data can be queried and retrieved though a webservice. Frequently Asked Questions on the Electronic Permit Information eXchange project can be found in the FAQs section.