Contribution to an evaluation of tree species using the new CITES Listing Criteria
Contents
1. Introduction
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2. The new CITES listing criteria
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3. Activities undertaken in tree species evaluation
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3.1 Selection of species
3.2 Collection of information
3.3 Application of the criteria
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4. Results of the tree species evaluation
4.1 Review of species for Appendix I listing
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4.2 Review of species for Appendix II listing
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5. Discussion
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References
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Acknowledgements
Annex 1 Biological Criteria for Appendix I
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Annex 2 Profiles of Tree Species
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Africa
The Americas
Asia
Annex 3 List of species recorded as globally threatened as a result of population decline through exploitation in the Tree Conservation Database
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Index of Tree Species
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Boxes and Tables
Box 1
Summary of the Biological Criteria for listing in Appendix I
Summary of the Criteria for listing in Appendix II
Table 1 Tree species included in the Appendices of CITES
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Table 2 Summary of results of the tree species evaluation
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