Animals Committee
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The Animals Committee is a scientific advisory body under CITES that evaluates the status of animal species affected by international trade and provides recommendations to ensure their conservation and sustainable use.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Animals Committee canonical | 1 |
| CITES Animals Committee members | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T598225 — 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: Animals Committee Context triple: [Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, hasBody, Animals Committee]
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A.
Human Rights Protection Committee
The Human Rights Protection Committee is a specialized body within the Japan Federation of Bar Associations that investigates, addresses, and advocates against human rights violations in Japan.
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B.
Enforcement Committee
The Enforcement Committee is a key body within the World Customs Organization that focuses on international customs enforcement, including combating smuggling, fraud, and other cross-border illicit activities.
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C.
Agriculture and Fisheries Council
The Agriculture and Fisheries Council is a configuration of EU ministers responsible for adopting legislation and policies on agriculture, fisheries, food production, and rural development within the European Union.
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D.
Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs
The Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs is a specialized body within the Organization of American States that addresses legal and political issues affecting democracy, human rights, and governance in the Americas.
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E.
Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use is the European Medicines Agency’s scientific committee responsible for evaluating and providing opinions on veterinary medicines in the European Union.
- 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: Animals Committee Target entity description: The Animals Committee is a scientific advisory body under CITES that evaluates the status of animal species affected by international trade and provides recommendations to ensure their conservation and sustainable use.
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A.
Human Rights Protection Committee
The Human Rights Protection Committee is a specialized body within the Japan Federation of Bar Associations that investigates, addresses, and advocates against human rights violations in Japan.
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B.
Enforcement Committee
The Enforcement Committee is a key body within the World Customs Organization that focuses on international customs enforcement, including combating smuggling, fraud, and other cross-border illicit activities.
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C.
Agriculture and Fisheries Council
The Agriculture and Fisheries Council is a configuration of EU ministers responsible for adopting legislation and policies on agriculture, fisheries, food production, and rural development within the European Union.
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D.
Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs
The Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs is a specialized body within the Organization of American States that addresses legal and political issues affecting democracy, human rights, and governance in the Americas.
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E.
Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use is the European Medicines Agency’s scientific committee responsible for evaluating and providing opinions on veterinary medicines in the European Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CITES body
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scientific advisory body ⓘ |
| composition |
experts in wildlife biology and management
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regional representatives from CITES Parties ⓘ |
| decisionType | scientific and technical recommendations ⓘ |
| domain |
conservation biology
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international wildlife trade ⓘ sustainable use of wildlife ⓘ wild fauna ⓘ |
| goal |
ensure that international trade in animals does not threaten their survival
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promote science-based decision-making in CITES for animals ⓘ support conservation of wild animal populations ⓘ support sustainable international trade in animal specimens ⓘ |
| hasRole |
advise on proposals to amend CITES Appendices for animal species
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contribute to the review of CITES resolutions and decisions related to animals ⓘ cooperate with the CITES Plants Committee on cross-cutting issues ⓘ develop guidance and criteria for non-detriment findings for animals ⓘ evaluate the status of animal species affected by international trade ⓘ formulate recommendations for conservation of animal species ⓘ formulate recommendations for sustainable use of animal species ⓘ identify animal species that may require CITES listing or uplisting ⓘ provide input to CITES Conference of the Parties on animal-related issues ⓘ provide scientific advice to CITES Parties ⓘ review biological and trade data on CITES-listed animal species ⓘ review significant trade in CITES-listed animal species ⓘ support capacity-building on scientific and technical issues for CITES Parties ⓘ support implementation of CITES for animal taxa ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | United Nations official languages ⓘ |
| meetingType | regular meetings between meetings of the CITES Conference of the Parties ⓘ |
| partOf | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ |
| recommendationsAddress |
export quotas for animal species
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listing of animal species in CITES Appendices ⓘ management and monitoring of traded animal populations ⓘ non-detriment findings for animal exports ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
biodiversity conservation
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endangered species protection ⓘ international environmental law ⓘ |
| reportsTo | CITES Conference of the Parties ⓘ |
| scopeIncludes |
CITES Appendix I animal species
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CITES Appendix II animal species ⓘ CITES Appendix III animal species ⓘ |
| shortName | CITES Animals Committee ⓘ |
| usesInformationFrom |
biological and ecological studies of animal taxa
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population status data of animal species ⓘ trade statistics for animal specimens ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Plants Committee
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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
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Animals Committee Description of subject: The Animals Committee is a scientific advisory body under CITES that evaluates the status of animal species affected by international trade and provides recommendations to ensure their conservation and sustainable use.
Referenced by (2)
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
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hasBody
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Animals Committee
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subject surface form:
Conference of the Parties (CITES)
this entity surface form:
CITES Animals Committee members