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LOCATION:Lisbon\, Portugal
SUMMARY:2022 United Nations Ocean Conference side event. Promoting implemen
 tation of CITES towards sustainable and traceable ocean trade: Spotlight o
 n the UNCTAD–OECS Blue BioTrade project
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DESCRIPTION:Join the livestream of the event: https://media.un.org/en/asset
 /k1i/k1iwn6c4et\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Convention on International Trade in
  Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has a long history of 
 regulating international trade in many marine species (e.g.\, clams\, cora
 ls\, dolphins\, marine turtles\, sea horses\, queen conch and whales) to h
 elp ensure their survival in the wild.  In particular\, over recent years
 \, several new species of sharks and rays\, teatfish and queen conch have 
 been added to Appendix II of CITES.  This means that international trade 
 – that is\, the import\, export\, re-export and ‘introduction from the
  sea’ – involving these species is subjected to specific CITES procedu
 ral requirements.  The CITES Secretariat has undertaken a range of activi
 ties in order to identify key challenges faced by Parties in implementing 
 legal obligations around trade in listed marine species and to build Parti
 es’ capacity to address these\, promoting sustainable and traceable ocea
 n trade. This session aims to spotlight and build awareness of the key iss
 ues for CITES Parties in implementing new marine species listings over rec
 ent years\, and the important contribution that this implementation makes 
 towards the objectives of SDG14.\n\nOne key focus of the session will be t
 o highlight the findings and implementation of the Blue BioTrade Project\,
  a Caribbean-based project led by the United Nations Conference on Trade a
 nd Development (UNCTAD) and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (
 OECS)\, with the collaboration of CITES and the European Union.  The firs
 t phase of the project was launched in October 2020\, set to conclude in J
 uly 2022\, and consisted of supply chain analyses in the Caribbean Small I
 sland Developing States (SIDS) of St Lucia\, Grenada\, and St Vincent and 
 the Grenadines\, focusing on queen conch\, a crustacean representing most 
 of those Parties’ export revenues from fishing. The reports from phase o
 ne provided recommendations to support participating countries to manage t
 heir ocean resources sustainably and meet CITES obligations concerning sus
 tainable trade (including providing advice on measures necessary to lift C
 ITES trade suspensions). The project closely corresponds to UNOC’s inter
 active dialogue on strengthening sustainable ocean-based economies for SID
 S.\n\nObjectives:\n\nThe 2022 UNOC provides an opportunity to raise awaren
 ess and provide information to the UNOC community concerning CITES legal o
 bligations on sustainable and traceable ocean trade and the important cont
 ribution that their implementation makes to the objectives of SDG14.  It 
 also provides an apt moment with relevant political momentum for the launc
 h of the second phase of the Blue Biotrade project\, centered on implement
 ing a regional action plan based on the conclusions of the first phase. Th
 e side event will bring together stakeholders (CITES\, UNCTAD\, OECS and M
 ember States) to discuss a range of CITES ocean issues\, and to brainstorm
  on the specifics of the regional action plan.\n\nAbout this event:\n\nThe
  Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and
  Fauna (CITES) regulates international trade in some of the world’s most
  vulnerable marine species to ensure that trade is legal\, sustainable an
 d traceable. This event will focus on the science-based and innovative app
 roaches taken by CITES\, in collaboration with key partners UNCTAD and the
  OECS to combat unsustainable trade practices.\n\nThe Blue BioTrade Projec
 t is a Caribbean-based project led by UNCTAD and OECS with the collaborati
 on of CITES and funding from the European Union.\n\nJoin us to learn how w
 e support participating countries to manage their ocean resources sustaina
 bly and meet CITES obligations concerning sustainable trade. \n\nModerato
 r:\n\n\nMr. David Vivas\, Legal Officer\, UNCTAD\n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n    
   Keynote:\n\n\nMr. Saboto Caesar\, Minister of Agriculture\, Forestry\, 
 Fisheries\, Rural Transformation\, Industry and Labour\, Saint Vincent and
  the Grenadines  \n\n\n     Welcome remarks:\n\n\nMs. Ivonne Higuero
 \, Secretary General\, CITES\nMs. Teresa Moreira\, Officer-in-Charge (Rota
 tional)\, Division on International Trade and Commodities\, UNCTAD\n\n\nSp
 otlight:\nThe “Blue BioTrade Project in the Eastern Caribbean”  \n\n\
 nMr. Lench Fevrier\, Technical Specialist\, Agriculture\, OECS  \nMr. R
 ené Gómez-García\, Head\, Green Business Unit\, CAF \n\n\nOpen Discuss
 ion\n\nConcluding remarks: \n\n\nMs. Rachel Gaughan\, Legal Officer\, CIT
 ES\n\n\n \nhttps://www.oecs.org/en/regional-integration-eastern-caribbean
 -right-programme\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting
 /2022-united-nations-ocean-conference-side-event-promoting-implementation-
 cites-towards
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