Conference of the Parties

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governing body international decision-making body treaty body

The Conference of the Parties is the main governing body where member countries to CITES meet to review implementation, adopt decisions, and set international rules on trade in endangered species.

Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Conference of the Parties (CITES)	50	0
Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity	0	2
CITES CoP	0	1
Conference of the Parties to CITES	0	1
Conference of the Parties to CMS	0	1
Conference of the Parties to multilateral environmental agreements	0	1
meetings of the Conference of the Parties to CITES	0	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	governing body → international decision-making body → treaty body →
appliesTo	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora →
composedOf	Parties to CITES →
decisionType	decision → resolution →
elects	Animals Committee → surface form: CITES Animals Committee members CITES Plants Committee members → CITES Standing Committee members → officers of the Conference of the Parties →
governs	implementation of CITES → international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora →
hasAbbreviation	CoP →
hasMember	Parties to CITES → surface form: CITES Party
hasSecretariat	CITES Secretariat →
language	Arabic → Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish →
legalBasis	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora →
locationType	rotating host country →
meetingType	extraordinary meeting → regular meeting →
meetsAtFrequency	approximately every three years →
participationIncludes	Party delegations → intergovernmental organizations → non-governmental organizations → observer States →
partOf	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora →
reportsTo	Parties to CITES →
role	adopts budget for the CITES Secretariat → adopts decisions under CITES → adopts resolutions and decisions → adopts strategic vision for CITES → amends CITES Appendices → considers proposals to list or delist species in CITES Appendices → establishes committees and working groups → main governing body of CITES → monitors compliance with CITES obligations → provides policy guidance for CITES implementation → reviews implementation of CITES → sets international rules on trade in endangered species →
shortName	Conference of the Parties self-linksurface differs → surface form: CITES CoP
subjectArea	biodiversity conservation → environmental law → wildlife trade regulation →
supportedBy	CITES Secretariat →

Referenced by (10)

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

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora → decisionMakingBody → Conference of the Parties →

Convention on Migratory Species → establishesBody → Conference of the Parties →

this entity surface form: Conference of the Parties to CMS

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change → establishesBody → Conference of the Parties →

Convention on Biological Diversity → governingBody → Conference of the Parties →

this entity surface form: Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Convention on Biological Diversity bodies → includes → Conference of the Parties →

this entity surface form: Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Standing Committee → meetsBetween → Conference of the Parties →

subject surface form: CITES Standing Committee

this entity surface form: meetings of the Conference of the Parties to CITES

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants → monitoredBy → Conference of the Parties →

Standing Committee → reportsTo → Conference of the Parties →

subject surface form: CITES Standing Committee

this entity surface form: Conference of the Parties to CITES

Conference of the Parties → shortName → Conference of the Parties self-linksurface differs →

subject surface form: Conference of the Parties (CITES)

this entity surface form: CITES CoP

United Nations Environment Assembly → worksWith → Conference of the Parties →

this entity surface form: Conference of the Parties to multilateral environmental agreements