CITES Animals Committee

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CITES committee scientific advisory body

The CITES Animals Committee is a scientific advisory body that provides expert guidance on the conservation and sustainable trade of animal species regulated under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
CITES Animals Committee canonical	6
Animals Committee of CITES	2
CITES Animals Committee members	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3538809 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: CITES Animals Committee
Context triple: [Animals Committee, shortName, CITES Animals Committee]

A. Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
The Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is the main executive body that provides policy guidance, oversees implementation, and manages administrative and financial matters between the convention’s Conferences of the Parties.
B. CITES Secretariat
The CITES Secretariat is the administrative body that supports and coordinates the implementation of the global treaty regulating international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora.
C. national CITES Scientific Authorities
National CITES Scientific Authorities are designated expert bodies within each CITES member country responsible for providing scientific advice on wildlife trade to ensure it is sustainable and does not threaten the survival of species.
D. Parties to CITES
Parties to CITES are the sovereign states and regional economic integration organizations that have joined the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, committing to regulate and monitor international wildlife trade.
E. CITES Resolutions and Decisions concerning committee structure
CITES Resolutions and Decisions concerning committee structure are the formal policy instruments that define, organize, and regulate the roles, composition, and functioning of CITES committees, including the Standing Committee.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: CITES Animals Committee
Target entity description: The CITES Animals Committee is a scientific advisory body that provides expert guidance on the conservation and sustainable trade of animal species regulated under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

A. Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
The Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is the main executive body that provides policy guidance, oversees implementation, and manages administrative and financial matters between the convention’s Conferences of the Parties.
B. CITES Secretariat
The CITES Secretariat is the administrative body that supports and coordinates the implementation of the global treaty regulating international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora.
C. national CITES Scientific Authorities
National CITES Scientific Authorities are designated expert bodies within each CITES member country responsible for providing scientific advice on wildlife trade to ensure it is sustainable and does not threaten the survival of species.
D. Parties to CITES
Parties to CITES are the sovereign states and regional economic integration organizations that have joined the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, committing to regulate and monitor international wildlife trade.
E. CITES Resolutions and Decisions concerning committee structure
CITES Resolutions and Decisions concerning committee structure are the formal policy instruments that define, organize, and regulate the roles, composition, and functioning of CITES committees, including the Standing Committee.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	CITES committee ⓘ scientific advisory body ⓘ
advisesOn	conservation of animal species ⓘ implementation of CITES for animal taxa ⓘ sustainable trade in animal species ⓘ
compositionIncludes	alternate regional representatives ⓘ nominated experts from CITES Parties ⓘ regional representatives ⓘ
hasFunction	assist in capacity‑building on scientific aspects of CITES for animals ⓘ facilitate exchange of scientific information among Parties on animals ⓘ provide scientific input to CITES working groups on animals ⓘ review proposals to amend CITES Appendices for animal species ⓘ
hasMandate	advise on non‑detriment findings for trade in animal specimens ⓘ advise on significant trade in specimens of Appendix II animal species ⓘ develop and review technical guidelines related to animals under CITES ⓘ develop recommendations for improving CITES implementation for animals ⓘ identify animal taxa that may require amendment of CITES listings ⓘ provide guidance on ranching and captive‑breeding issues for animals ⓘ provide scientific advice on animal listings in CITES Appendices ⓘ review biological and trade status of CITES‑listed animal species ⓘ undertake periodic review of animal species in the CITES Appendices ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage	English ⓘ French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
hasParentOrganization	CITES Conference of the Parties ⓘ CITES Secretariat ⓘ
meetingType	joint meetings with the CITES Plants Committee ⓘ regular meetings ⓘ
meetsFrequency	approximately once per intersessional period between Conferences of the Parties ⓘ
partOf	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ
regionRepresented	Africa ⓘ Asia ⓘ Latin America ⓘ surface form: Central and South America and the Caribbean Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ Oceania ⓘ
reportsTo	CITES Conference of the Parties ⓘ Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ surface form: CITES Standing Committee
scopeIncludes	Appendix I animal species ⓘ Appendix II animal species ⓘ Appendix III animal species ⓘ CITES‑listed animal species ⓘ
shortName	AC ⓘ
subjectArea	biodiversity conservation ⓘ international wildlife trade ⓘ wild fauna ⓘ
supportsBody	CITES Conference of the Parties ⓘ Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ surface form: CITES Standing Committee
worksWith	CITES Plants Committee members ⓘ surface form: CITES Plants Committee CITES Secretariat ⓘ Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ surface form: CITES Standing Committee

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Animals Committee → shortName → CITES Animals Committee ⓘ

Plants Committee → cooperatesWith → CITES Animals Committee ⓘ

CITES Secretariat → supports → CITES Animals Committee ⓘ

CoP → elects → CITES Animals Committee ⓘ

subject surface form: Conference of the Parties

this entity surface form: CITES Animals Committee members

Parties to CITES → participatesIn → CITES Animals Committee ⓘ

Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora → cooperatesWith → CITES Animals Committee ⓘ

this entity surface form: Animals Committee of CITES

CITES Resolutions and Decisions concerning committee structure → governs → CITES Animals Committee ⓘ

Review of Significant Trade mechanism → monitoredBy → CITES Animals Committee ⓘ

CITES Conference of the Parties → oversees → CITES Animals Committee ⓘ