Trade in protected species: Conference of the Parties

The Conference of the Parties (CoP) is the decision-making body for Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). The CoP meets every three years.

CITES members States (Parties) are officially represented by delegations which review and adopt Resolutions, proposals, and amendments to proposals for the listing of species in the different appendices.

At the meeting of the CoP, participants evaluate also the progress in the restoration and conservation of the species included in the Appendices.

Non governmental organisations (NGO) as well as other observers are invited to attend, but they do not have the right to vote.

Official documents and other information on the Conferences of the Parties in general can be consulted at the site of the CITES Secretariat.

Related links

• Results of call for proposals: 16th Conference of the Parties
• Amendments to appendices: 16th Conference of the Parties
• Conference of the Parties: Canadian consultation process
• Invitation to the public consultation of the 17th Conference of the Parties
• Outcomes of species proposals: 17th Conference of the Parties
• Outcomes of 17th Conference of the Parties
• Public consultation and call for proposals: 16th Conference of the Parties
• Results of public consultation: 17th Conference of the Parties
• Summary of decisions on species proposals: 16th Conference of the Parties
• 17th Conference of the Parties: public consultation
• Implementation of species changes: 17th Conference of the Parties
• Public consultation and call for proposals: 17th Conference of the Parties on endangered species trade
• Implementation of species changes: 16th Conference of the Parties
• Results of call for proposals: 17th Conference of the Parties
• Public consultation meeting results: 16th Conference of the Parties
• Public consultation meeting agenda: 16th Conference of the Parties
• Summary of decisions on working documents: Conference of the Parties 2016
• Canadian tentative negotiating positions: 17th Conference of the Parties
• Canadian proposals: 17th Conference of the Parties
• Outcomes of 16th Conference of the Parties