d. Quotas, NDF and the Role of the Scientific Authority
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Tropical timber: a vital legacy CITES and ITTO join forces to promote the conservation and sustainable harvest of tropical timbers
Afrormosia (Pericopsis elata) is native to the equatorial forests of west and central Africa. The project will support, among other activities, the efforts of Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to enforce existing legislation and to strengthen the quality of non-detriment findings.
Click here for more information on the ITTO (International Tropical Timber Agreement)-CITES Program for Implementing CITES Listings of Tropical Timber Species.
Quotas, NDF and the Role of the Scientific Authority
Resolution Conf. 14.7 (Rev. CoP15)* on Management of nationally established quotas recognizes that such quotas:
- Are a management tool, used to ensure that exports of specimens of a certain species are maintained at a level that has no detrimental effect on the population of the species; and
- Advised by a Scientific Authority effectively meet the requirement to make an NDF for Appendix I or II species and, for Appendix II species, the requirement to ensure that the species is maintained throughout its range at a level consistent with its role in the ecosystems in which it occurs.
*The Guidelines for management of nationally established export quotas are annexed to this Resolution.
Remember: Export quotas should be reviewed annually, in light of possible impacts on species.