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.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Conference of the Parties canonical	7
Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity	2
CITES CoP	1
Conference of the Parties to CITES	1
Conference of the Parties to CMS	1
Conference of the Parties to multilateral environmental agreements	1
Conference of the Parties to other multilateral environmental agreements	1
meetings of the Conference of the Parties to CITES	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T598223 — 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: Conference of the Parties
Context triple: [Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, decisionMakingBody, Conference of the Parties]

A. Conference of the States Parties
The Conference of the States Parties is the principal decision-making body of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, where member states meet to oversee implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
B. United Nations Environment Assembly
The United Nations Environment Assembly is the world’s highest-level decision-making body on environmental issues, bringing together all UN member states to set global environmental policies and priorities.
C. Conference of the Parties (COP) climate negotiations
The Conference of the Parties (COP) climate negotiations are the annual United Nations meetings where countries convene to assess progress and strengthen global agreements to combat climate change under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
D. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is a global environmental treaty that provides the foundational legal framework for international cooperation to address climate change and its impacts.
E. ITU Plenipotentiary Conference
The ITU Plenipotentiary Conference is the top policy-making body of the International Telecommunication Union, where member states set the Union’s strategic direction, budget, and leadership.
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: Conference of the Parties
Target entity description: 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.

A. Conference of the States Parties
The Conference of the States Parties is the principal decision-making body of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, where member states meet to oversee implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
B. United Nations Environment Assembly
The United Nations Environment Assembly is the world’s highest-level decision-making body on environmental issues, bringing together all UN member states to set global environmental policies and priorities.
C. Conference of the Parties (COP) climate negotiations
The Conference of the Parties (COP) climate negotiations are the annual United Nations meetings where countries convene to assess progress and strengthen global agreements to combat climate change under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
D. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is a global environmental treaty that provides the foundational legal framework for international cooperation to address climate change and its impacts.
E. ITU Plenipotentiary Conference
The ITU Plenipotentiary Conference is the top policy-making body of the International Telecommunication Union, where member states set the Union’s strategic direction, budget, and leadership.
F. None of above. chosen

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	CITES Animals Committee members ⓘ linked to: Animals Committee 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	CITES Party ⓘ linked to: Parties to CITES
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	CITES CoP ⓘ linked to: Conference of the Parties
subjectArea	biodiversity conservation ⓘ environmental law ⓘ wildlife trade regulation ⓘ
supportedBy	CITES Secretariat ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

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 ⓘ

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

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