Appendix II
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Appendix II is a CITES listing category that includes species not necessarily threatened with extinction but whose trade must be controlled to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CITES Appendix II | 9 |
| Appendix II canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T598216 — 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: Appendix II Context triple: [Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, establishes, Appendix II]
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A.
Appendix I
Appendix I is the CITES list of species threatened with extinction that are given the highest level of protection, including the strictest controls on international trade.
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B.
Annex II
Annex II is the section of the MARPOL Convention that sets international regulations for controlling pollution from noxious liquid substances carried in bulk by ships.
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C.
Annex 7 Habitat and Species
Annex 7 Habitat and Species is a component of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement that focuses on protecting, restoring, and enhancing habitats and native species within the Great Lakes ecosystem.
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D.
Hall of Birds
Hall of Birds is a major ornithological exhibit at Chicago’s Field Museum showcasing diverse bird species, their evolution, and ecological roles.
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E.
Zooropa
Zooropa is a 1993 experimental rock album by Irish band U2 that blends alternative rock with electronic and ambient influences.
- 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: Appendix II Target entity description: Appendix II is a CITES listing category that includes species not necessarily threatened with extinction but whose trade must be controlled to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival.
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A.
Appendix I
Appendix I is the CITES list of species threatened with extinction that are given the highest level of protection, including the strictest controls on international trade.
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B.
Annex II
Annex II is the section of the MARPOL Convention that sets international regulations for controlling pollution from noxious liquid substances carried in bulk by ships.
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C.
Annex 7 Habitat and Species
Annex 7 Habitat and Species is a component of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement that focuses on protecting, restoring, and enhancing habitats and native species within the Great Lakes ecosystem.
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D.
Hall of Birds
Hall of Birds is a major ornithological exhibit at Chicago’s Field Museum showcasing diverse bird species, their evolution, and ecological roles.
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E.
Zooropa
Zooropa is a 1993 experimental rock album by Irish band U2 that blends alternative rock with electronic and ambient influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | CITES listing category ⓘ |
| administeredBy | CITES Secretariat ⓘ |
| appliesTo | species not necessarily threatened with extinction ⓘ |
| bindingOn | all CITES Parties ⓘ |
| changeProcess | species may be uplisted to Appendix I or downlisted from Appendix II by CoP decision ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
Appendix I
ⓘ
Appendix III ⓘ |
| contributesTo | conservation of wild fauna and flora through sustainable use ⓘ |
| criterion | trade must be controlled to avoid utilization incompatible with species survival ⓘ |
| doesNotRequire | import permits under CITES (unless stricter national measures apply) ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceWith | CITES in 1975 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | text of the CITES Convention adopted in 1973 ⓘ |
| governs | international trade in listed species ⓘ |
| hasLessStrictTradeControlsThan | Appendix I ⓘ |
| hasStricterTradeControlsThan | unlisted species ⓘ |
| includes |
look-alike species that resemble more threatened species
ⓘ
many commercially traded plant species ⓘ many commercially traded wildlife species ⓘ species that may become threatened if trade is not regulated ⓘ |
| language | defined in Article II and related resolutions of CITES ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
CITES Parties
ⓘ
linked to:
Parties to CITES
|
| objective | to prevent species from becoming eligible for Appendix I ⓘ |
| partOf | CITES Appendices ⓘ |
| purpose | to ensure that trade is compatible with the survival of species ⓘ |
| regulates | commercial trade in listed species ⓘ |
| regulatoryNature | trade regulation rather than trade prohibition ⓘ |
| requires |
export permits for listed specimens
ⓘ
re-export certificates for listed specimens ⓘ |
| requiresDocumentation | CITES permits and certificates accompanying shipments ⓘ |
| requiresForExport |
legal acquisition finding by the Management Authority
ⓘ
non-detriment finding by the Scientific Authority ⓘ |
| scope | international trade in specimens, parts and derivatives of listed species ⓘ |
| typeOf | international environmental law instrument category ⓘ |
| updatedAt | meetings of the Conference of the Parties ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Appendix II Description of subject: Appendix II is a CITES listing category that includes species not necessarily threatened with extinction but whose trade must be controlled to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Appendix II
linked to: Appendix II
linked to: Appendix II
linked to: Appendix II
linked to: Appendix II
linked to: Appendix II
subject linked to:
fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)
linked to: Appendix II
linked to: Appendix II
linked to: Appendix II