CITES Conference of the Parties

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conference of the parties decision-making body governing body international environmental governance mechanism

The CITES Conference of the Parties is the main decision-making body of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, where member countries meet to set global rules and policies for wildlife trade regulation.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
CITES Conference of the Parties canonical	10
Conference of the Parties to CITES	5
Conférence des Parties à la CITES	3
CITES CoP	2
CITES Conference of the Parties resolutions	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3538828 — 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 Conference of the Parties
Context triple: [Animals Committee, reportsTo, CITES Conference of the Parties]

A. CITES Animals Committee
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.
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. 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.
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 Conference of the Parties
Target entity description: The CITES Conference of the Parties is the main decision-making body of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, where member countries meet to set global rules and policies for wildlife trade regulation.

A. CITES Animals Committee
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.
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. 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.
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 (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	conference of the parties ⓘ decision-making body ⓘ governing body ⓘ international environmental governance mechanism ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival ⓘ
appliesTo	international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora ⓘ
canEstablish	committees and working groups ⓘ
composedOf	Parties to CITES ⓘ
convenedBy	CITES Secretariat ⓘ
decisionType	binding for Parties when amending Appendices ⓘ non-binding resolutions and decisions providing guidance ⓘ
firstSessionHeldInCity	Berne ⓘ
firstSessionHeldInYear	1976 ⓘ
governs	implementation of CITES at the international level ⓘ
hasFunction	adopt decisions and recommendations to Parties ⓘ adopt resolutions on the implementation of CITES ⓘ amend CITES Appendices ⓘ consider proposals to list or delist species in CITES Appendices ⓘ provide policy guidance to the CITES Secretariat ⓘ review national reports and compliance issues ⓘ review the implementation of the Convention ⓘ set global rules for international wildlife trade regulation under CITES ⓘ strengthen the effectiveness of the Convention ⓘ
hasRole	forum for CITES Parties ⓘ main decision-making body of CITES ⓘ policy-making body of CITES ⓘ
language	United Nations languages as working and official languages ⓘ
legalBasis	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ
mandatedBy	articles of the CITES Convention ⓘ
meetsAtFrequency	approximately every three years ⓘ
monitors	effectiveness of CITES measures ⓘ
oversees	Animals Committee of CITES ⓘ linked to: CITES Animals Committee Plants Committee of CITES ⓘ linked to: Plants Committee Standing Committee of CITES ⓘ linked to: Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
participantsInclude	CITES member states ⓘ linked to: Parties to CITES intergovernmental organizations ⓘ non-governmental organizations ⓘ observer states ⓘ
partOf	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ
relatedTo	Conference of the Parties to other multilateral environmental agreements ⓘ linked to: Conference of the Parties United Nations Environment Programme ⓘ
scope	global ⓘ
shortName	CITES CoP ⓘ linked to: CITES Conference of the Parties
subjectArea	biodiversity conservation ⓘ endangered species protection ⓘ wildlife trade regulation ⓘ
typeOfMeeting	multilateral treaty conference ⓘ
usesInstrument	CITES Appendices I, II and III ⓘ linked to: CITES Appendices

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Referenced by (21)

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

Animals Committee → reportsTo → CITES Conference of the Parties ⓘ

Plants Committee → reportsTo → CITES Conference of the Parties ⓘ

CITES Secretariat → supports → CITES Conference of the Parties ⓘ

Appendix III → adoptedBy → CITES Conference of the Parties ⓘ

Convention de Washington → organeDeDécision → Conférence des Parties à la CITES ⓘ