CoP

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CoP is the commonly used abbreviation for the Conference of the Parties, the decision-making body of the CITES international wildlife trade agreement.

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CoP canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf abbreviation
decision-making body
governing body
treaty body
adopts amendments to CITES Appendices
decisions
resolutions
aimsTo ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival
authorityOver interpretation of CITES provisions
canAmend CITES Appendices I, II and III
canCreate new CITES resolutions and decisions
canSuspend trade with Parties that do not comply with CITES recommendations
cooperatesWith intergovernmental organizations
non-governmental organizations
other biodiversity-related conventions
countryRepresentation all CITES member states
elects CITES Animals Committee
surface form: CITES Animals Committee members

CITES Plants Committee members
Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
surface form: CITES Standing Committee members
establishes strategic vision for CITES
firstMeetingLocation Bern, Switzerland
surface form: Berne, Switzerland
firstMeetingYear 1976
governs implementation of CITES
hasAbbreviation CoP self-linksurface differs
hostedBy a Party to CITES
language English
French
Spanish
legalBasis Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
meetsAt various host cities around the world
meetsEvery approximately three years
monitors implementation of CITES by Parties
partOf Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
reviews national reports from Parties
progress in the conservation status of species listed in CITES Appendices
role supreme decision-making body of CITES
shortName CITES Conference of the Parties
surface form: CITES CoP
standsFor Conference of the Parties
supportedBy CITES Secretariat
topic international trade in endangered species

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Conference of the Parties hasAbbreviation CoP
subject surface form: Conference of the Parties (CITES)
CoP hasAbbreviation CoP self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Conference of the Parties