Overview of the Role of the Party’s Scientific Authority in Implementation of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

Authors

Jiang ZHU, Endangered Species Scientific Commission, P. R. China., Beijing 100101, China Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, ChinaFollow
Fuwen WEI, Endangered Species Scientific Commission, P. R. China., Beijing 100101, China Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, ChinaFollow

Keywords

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); scientific authority; fulfilling the obligation of CITES scientifically; protection of the endangered wild animal and plant species; international wildlife trade

Document Type

Policy & Management Research

Abstract

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) aims to ensure the survival of endangered wildlife species from the threat of international trade, and is one of the powerful international conventions in the field of wildlife conservation. As an important part of the party's compliance body, scientific authority (SA) is responsible for ensuring the international wildlife trade to meet the requirements of sustainability, legality and traceability. The mandate of SA is involved into many aspects, like starting up the scientific research program for obtaining the basic information on wildlife species, providing the scientific advice for import and export trade of wild animal and plant species, attending the CITES Conference of Parties on behalf of China, and promoting the popularization of science for enhancing the public awareness of wildlife conservation. As China's CITES SA, since its establishment, the Endangered Species Scientific Commission (ESSC) has made a series of important achievements, which have been highly praised at home and abroad, based on the research capability of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the hard work of scientists and the close cooperation with relevant departments and institutions. Nevertheless, for fulfilling the obligation of CITES scientifically, ESSC needs to overcome a series of challenges by strengthening the research capacity building, promoting the multidisciplinary teamwork, developing the international cooperation, building expert think tanks, and constructing the wildlife information platform, so as to make greater contributions to the global wildlife conservation.

First page

1614

Last Page

1622

Language

Chinese

Publisher

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Recommended Citation

ZHU, Jiang and WEI, Fuwen (2022) "Overview of the Role of the Party’s Scientific Authority in Implementation of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora," Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version): Vol. 37 : Iss. 11 , Article 16.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.16418/j.issn.1000-3045.20220718003
Available at: https://bulletinofcas.researchcommons.org/journal/vol37/iss11/16