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Policing International Trade in Endangered Species : the CITES Treaty and Compliance.
A comprehensive examination of the way in which the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) is implemented and policed. CITES is one of the oldest international environmental agreements and has been responsible for some striking conservation successes. But, given the way...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures, tables and boxes; Foreword; About the author; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and abbreviations; Part I: Setting the scene; 1. Introduction; Rationale and structure of the book; Disappearing wildlife; Biodiversity crisis; Threats; Nature and role of international trade; Protection versus sustainable use; 2. Overview of compliance control; Definitions and distinctions; Elements of a compliance system: the necessary tools; Management versus enforcement; Part II: CITES compliance system: primary rules and information.
- 3. Primary rulesOrigin and objectives; Principles and trade provisions; CITES Appendices: definitions and trade controls; Amending Appendices I and II; Tracking shipments: permits, certificates and marking systems; Trade with non-parties; Exemptions, special provisions and export quotas; International institutions; Conference of the Parties; Functions and structure; COP recommendations: resolutions and decisions; Secret ballots; Secretariat and partner NGOs; Standing Committee; Technical committees; National measures; Funding; CITES Trust Fund; External funding; Strategic Vision through 2005.
- 4. Information systemNational reporting; Information from NGOs; Information on infractions, illegal trade and wildlife crime; Reports on alleged infractions; TIGERS; CITES Alerts; Loss of public access to information; On-site verification through ad hoc missions; Information management strategy; Elephants and ivory: a special case; Verification of the 1999 ivory auctions; ETIS and MIKE; ETIS; MIKE; Rationale; Part III: CITES compliance system: non-compliance response; 5. Problem countries; Introduction; Procedure for parties experiencing major implementation problems; Country case studies.
- Bolivia and ParaguayJapan; United Arab Emirates; Thailand; European Union; Italy; Greece; Indonesia; Democratic Republic of Congo; Non-parties; Singapore; Macau; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Grenada; 6. Problem issues; National legislation project; 1992-1994; 1994-1997; 1997-2000; 2000-2002; Balancing 'carrot' and 'stick'; Non-submission of annual reports; Non-designation of Scientific Authorities; Non-payment of dues to the Trust Fund; Debate on non-compliance response measures; 7. Significant Trade Review; 1981-1989: first review of fauna; 1990-1992: second review of fauna.
- 1992-2000: introduction of continuing review and non-compliance response2000-2002: inclusion of plants; New models shaping the review; Sturgeon: the caviar story; Madagascar: the first country-based review; Is the Review effective?; Proposed revision of the mechanism; Suggestions for improving the mechanism; Linking national reporting with the Review; Incorporating illegal trade; Verification; Transparency, public comment and peer Review; Incorporating the precautionary principle; A review of the Review; 8. High-profile Appendix I species; Rhinos; Tigers.