Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

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CITES body executive body standing committee

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.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
CITES Standing Committee	13
CITES Standing Committee members	1
CITES committees	1
Standing Committee of CITES	1
Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3538766 — 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: Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Context triple: [CITES Standing Committee, fullName, Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora]

A. 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.
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. Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity is the administrative body that supports and coordinates the implementation of the global treaty aimed at conserving biodiversity, using its components sustainably, and ensuring fair sharing of genetic resources’ benefits.
D. Wildlife Conservation Board
The Wildlife Conservation Board is a California state agency dedicated to protecting, restoring, and enhancing wildlife habitat and public access to natural areas through land acquisition and conservation projects.
E. Standing Committee of ECOSOCC
The Standing Committee of ECOSOCC is the main executive and coordinating body of the African Union’s Economic, Social and Cultural Council, responsible for guiding its work and overseeing its activities.
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: Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Target entity description: 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.

A. 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.
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. Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity is the administrative body that supports and coordinates the implementation of the global treaty aimed at conserving biodiversity, using its components sustainably, and ensuring fair sharing of genetic resources’ benefits.
D. Wildlife Conservation Board
The Wildlife Conservation Board is a California state agency dedicated to protecting, restoring, and enhancing wildlife habitat and public access to natural areas through land acquisition and conservation projects.
E. Standing Committee of ECOSOCC
The Standing Committee of ECOSOCC is the main executive and coordinating body of the African Union’s Economic, Social and Cultural Council, responsible for guiding its work and overseeing its activities.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	CITES body ⓘ executive body ⓘ standing committee ⓘ
appliesTo	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ
cooperatesWith	CITES Animals Committee ⓘ surface form: Animals Committee of CITES CITES Secretariat ⓘ Plants Committee ⓘ surface form: Plants Committee of CITES
establishedBy	CITES Conference of the Parties ⓘ surface form: Conference of the Parties to CITES
field	biodiversity conservation ⓘ international environmental law ⓘ wildlife trade regulation ⓘ
governs	administrative arrangements of CITES ⓘ financial arrangements of CITES ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	SC ⓘ
hasMemberType	alternate regional representatives of CITES Parties ⓘ observer Parties ⓘ observer organizations ⓘ regional representatives of CITES Parties ⓘ representatives of CITES Parties ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage	English ⓘ French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalBasis	CITES Resolutions and Decisions concerning committee structure ⓘ surface form: Resolutions of the Conference of the Parties to CITES
location	Geneva ⓘ surface form: Geneva, Switzerland
meetsAtFrequency	regularly between meetings of the Conference of the Parties ⓘ
oversees	CITES Secretariat ⓘ
partOf	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ
purpose	to manage administrative matters of CITES between meetings of the Conference of the Parties ⓘ to manage financial matters of CITES between meetings of the Conference of the Parties ⓘ to oversee the implementation of CITES ⓘ to provide policy guidance to the CITES Secretariat ⓘ
reportsTo	CITES Conference of the Parties ⓘ surface form: Conference of the Parties to CITES
role	main executive body of CITES between meetings of the Conference of the Parties ⓘ
shortName	Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: CITES Standing Committee
subjectOf	CITES Resolutions and Decisions concerning committee structure ⓘ surface form: CITES Standing Committee Rules of Procedure
supports	CITES Conference of the Parties ⓘ surface form: Conference of the Parties to CITES
website	https://cites.org/eng/disc/sc.php ⓘ
worksOn	budget and financial arrangements of CITES ⓘ compliance issues under CITES ⓘ implementation of CITES resolutions and decisions ⓘ strategic and policy matters under CITES ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

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

Standing Committee → fullName → Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ

subject surface form: CITES Standing Committee

Standing Committee → abbreviation → Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ

subject surface form: CITES Standing Committee