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* Also available:  CITES brochures in EnglishDutchPapiamentu and Spanish

* Also avaiable: CITES posters

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

CITES is an international agreement between governments (currently 183 Parties) to ensure that international trade of wild fauna and flora is not threatening their survival. At the moment more than 37.000 species of animals and plants are protected under CITES. The trade is diverse, ranging from live animals and plants to a vast array of wildlife products derived from them, including  food products, exotic leather goods, wooden sculptures, jewelry, trinkets and instruments and even types of local medicines. 

HOW DOES IT WORK?

In order to regulate international trade, CITES uses three lists of species that are found as appendices to the treaty. The first two appendices are the most important to the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Saba, St. Eustatius):

 Appendix I:  Species threatened with extinction to which a trade ban applies. This includes all marine turtle species and some whale and bird species, such as the Bonairian Yellow- shouldered Amazon (Lora).

Appendix II: includes species not necessarily threatened with extinction, but in which trade must be controlled in order to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival. Trade is only allowed with valid CITES permits.

Appendix III: contains species that are protected in at least one country, which has asked other CITES Parties for assistance in controlling the trade. A (re)export permit is required from the country in question or a certificate of origin from other states.

Traveling with CITES listed species (including parts and products) without a CITES permit is a violation of the law and may lead to a fine or prosecution. The plant, animal or item/ product in question will be confiscated.

In addition to the CITES regulations, local rules and measures may apply!

Date
2021
Data type
Other resources
Theme
Education and outreach
Geographic location
Bonaire
Saba

CITES Brochure Papiamentu

** This brochure is also available in English, Dutch, and Spanish

** This brochure is funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV)

Kombenio riba komersio internashonal di espesienan protehá di founa i flora indígena (CITES: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)-

CITES ta un kombenio entre gobièrnunan (aktualmente 183 pais) pa garantisá ku komersio internashonal di founa i flora indígena no ta menasá nan sobrebibensia. Aktualmente mas di 37 mil espesie di animal i mata ta ser protehá bou di CITES. E komersio ta diverso i ta varia di animal i mata bibu te ku un amplio variedat di produktonan derivá di naturalesa, inkluyendo produktonan di alimento, artíkulo di kueru eksótiko, eskulturanan di palu, prenda, instrumento i ornamento, te asta remedinan lokal.

KON E TA FUNSHONÁ?

Ku e meta pa regulá komersio internashonal, CITES ta usa tres tipo di espesie kual ta inkluí komo apèndiks di e tratado. E promé dos apèndiks nan ta esnan mas importante pa islanan di Karibe Hulandes (Bonaire, Saba, St. Eustatius):

Apèndiks I: ta inkluí espesienan protehá ku peliger pa ekstinshon, pa kua tin prohibishon di komersio. Esaki ta inkluí tur espesie di turtuga di laman i algun espesie di tribon i para, manera lora.

Apèndiks II: ta inkluí espesienan kua no nesesariamente ta protehá (ku peliger pa ekstinshon), sinembargo pa kua komersio mester ser regulá pa prevení uso inkompatibel ku su sobrebibensia.Ta permití komersio solamente ku lisensia bálido di CITES.

Apèndiks III: ta inkluí espesienan protehá den a lo ménos un pais kual a pidi asistensia na otro partidonan di CITES pa kontrolá komersio. Ta eksihí lisensia pa re eksportá for di e pais en kuestion òf un sertifikado di orígen di otro estadonan. Ta un violashon di lei pa biaha ku espesienan riba lista di CITES (inkluyendo parti i produktonan), esaki por resultá den un but òf kore riesgo di persekushon penal. Lo konfiská e mata, animal, produkto en kuestion.

Ademas di areglonan di CITES, reglanan i medidanan lokal mas rigoroso por ta na vigor.

Date
2021
Data type
Other resources
Theme
Education and outreach
Geographic location
Bonaire
Saba
St. Eustatius