Review of Significant Trade mechanism

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The Review of Significant Trade mechanism is a CITES process used to evaluate and address potentially unsustainable international trade in species listed in Appendix II, prompting recommendations and corrective actions to ensure their conservation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf CITES process
compliance and implementation tool
international environmental governance mechanism
aimsTo encourage corrective actions by Parties
ensure that range States make appropriate non-detriment findings
identify species for which trade may be detrimental to their survival
appliesTo CITES Appendix II species
basedOn Article IV of CITES
canResultIn recommendations to establish export quotas
recommendations to improve non-detriment findings
recommendations to improve population monitoring
recommendations to strengthen national legislation and enforcement
recommendations to suspend exports of certain specimens
focusesOn international commercial trade in wild fauna
international commercial trade in wild flora
geographicScope global
hasLegalBasisIn Resolutions and Decisions of the CITES Conference of the Parties
hasOutcome adjustment or suspension of exports where necessary
improved management of traded populations
strengthened national CITES implementation
hasPurpose to ensure that trade in Appendix II species is not detrimental to their survival
to evaluate potentially unsustainable international trade in CITES Appendix II species
to promote sustainable international trade in wild species
hasStep collection and analysis of trade and biological data
follow-up review of implementation and outcomes
formulation of recommendations to range States
implementation of recommendations by range States
selection of species of priority concern
helpsImplement CITES Appendix II provisions
precautionary approach in wildlife trade
involves communication between CITES Secretariat and range States
reporting by range States on implementation of recommendations
technical and scientific review by CITES committees
monitoredBy CITES Animals Committee
CITES Plants Committee members
surface form: CITES Plants Committee
overseenBy Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
surface form: CITES Standing Committee
partOf Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
relatedTo CITES compliance procedures
CITES non-detriment findings
sustainable use of biodiversity
shortName RST mechanism
Review of Significant Trade
supportedBy CITES Secretariat
timeframe post-listing implementation phase for Appendix II species
triggeredBy concerns about high levels of international trade
concerns about inadequate implementation of Article IV of CITES
usedBy Parties to CITES
surface form: CITES Parties

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Plants Committee usesInstrument Review of Significant Trade mechanism