Parties to CITES

E367936

international environmental law concept subject of international law treaty party grouping

Parties to CITES are the sovereign states and regional economic integration organizations that have joined the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, committing to regulate and monitor international wildlife trade.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Parties to CITES canonical	4
CITES Parties	3
CITES member states	2
States Parties to CITES	2
CITES Party	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3538722 — 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: Parties to CITES
Context triple: [Conference of the Parties (CITES), composedOf, Parties to CITES]

A. 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.
B. Annex I Parties
Annex I Parties are the group of primarily industrialized countries under the UN climate regime that have specific, often more stringent, commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
C. CITES Appendix I
CITES Appendix I is the highest protection category under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, covering species threatened with extinction for which international commercial trade is generally prohibited.
D. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is a global treaty that regulates and monitors international wildlife trade to ensure it does not threaten the survival of species.
E. States Parties to the World Heritage Convention
States Parties to the World Heritage Convention are countries that have ratified UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention and thereby commit to identifying, protecting, and preserving cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal value within their territories.
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: Parties to CITES
Target entity description: Parties to CITES are the sovereign states and regional economic integration organizations that have joined the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, committing to regulate and monitor international wildlife trade.

A. 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.
B. Annex I Parties
Annex I Parties are the group of primarily industrialized countries under the UN climate regime that have specific, often more stringent, commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
C. CITES Appendix I
CITES Appendix I is the highest protection category under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, covering species threatened with extinction for which international commercial trade is generally prohibited.
D. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is a global treaty that regulates and monitors international wildlife trade to ensure it does not threaten the survival of species.
E. States Parties to the World Heritage Convention
States Parties to the World Heritage Convention are countries that have ratified UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention and thereby commit to identifying, protecting, and preserving cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal value within their territories.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international environmental law concept ⓘ subject of international law ⓘ treaty party grouping ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival ⓘ
appliesTo	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ
canBe	Member States of the United Nations ⓘ surface form: United Nations member state non-UN member sovereign state ⓘ regional economic integration organization with competence in matters covered by CITES ⓘ
cooperateWith	CITES Secretariat ⓘ intergovernmental organizations ⓘ non-governmental organizations active in wildlife trade regulation ⓘ other Parties to CITES ⓘ
dateEstablished	1975-07-01 ⓘ
governedBy	Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties principles ⓘ
hasGeographicScope	global ⓘ
hasLegalInstrument	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ surface form: CITES Convention
hasMemberType	regional economic integration organization ⓘ sovereign state ⓘ
hasObligation	implement CITES provisions in national legislation ⓘ monitor international wildlife trade ⓘ regulate international trade in listed species ⓘ submit annual trade reports ⓘ submit biennial implementation reports ⓘ
hasRequirement	confiscate specimens traded in violation of CITES ⓘ designate at least one Management Authority ⓘ designate at least one Scientific Authority ⓘ enforce CITES trade controls at borders ⓘ issue CITES permits and certificates for listed species ⓘ penalize illegal trade in CITES-listed species ⓘ
hasRight	enter reservations to CITES listings ⓘ participate in CITES Conference of the Parties ⓘ propose amendments to CITES Appendices ⓘ vote at CITES Conference of the Parties ⓘ
implements	CITES Appendices I, II and III trade controls ⓘ
legalBasis	acceptance of CITES Convention ⓘ accession to CITES Convention ⓘ approval of CITES Convention ⓘ ratification of CITES Convention ⓘ
monitors	international trade in CITES-listed species ⓘ
participatesIn	CITES Animals Committee ⓘ CITES Conference of the Parties ⓘ CITES Plants Committee members ⓘ surface form: CITES Plants Committee Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ surface form: CITES Standing Committee
partOf	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ
relatedTo	international biodiversity conservation regime ⓘ multilateral environmental agreements ⓘ
subjectTo	CITES compliance procedures ⓘ
usesInstrument	CITES certificates ⓘ CITES management authorities ⓘ surface form: CITES permits

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Referenced by (12)

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

Appendix I → geographicalScope → Parties to CITES ⓘ

this entity surface form: CITES member states

Conference of the Parties → hasMember → Parties to CITES ⓘ

subject surface form: Conference of the Parties (CITES)

this entity surface form: CITES Party

Conference of the Parties → composedOf → Parties to CITES ⓘ

subject surface form: Conference of the Parties (CITES)

Conference of the Parties → reportsTo → Parties to CITES ⓘ

subject surface form: Conference of the Parties (CITES)

CITES Secretariat → supports → Parties to CITES ⓘ

Appendix II → monitoredBy → Parties to CITES ⓘ

this entity surface form: CITES Parties

CITES Article II → jurisdiction → Parties to CITES ⓘ

this entity surface form: States Parties to CITES

Review of Significant Trade mechanism → usedBy → Parties to CITES ⓘ

this entity surface form: CITES Parties

CITES Conference of the Parties → composedOf → Parties to CITES ⓘ

CITES Conference of the Parties → participantsInclude → Parties to CITES ⓘ

this entity surface form: CITES member states

Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora → alsoKnownAs → Parties to CITES ⓘ

this entity surface form: CITES Parties

Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora → alsoKnownAs → Parties to CITES ⓘ

this entity surface form: States Parties to CITES

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