Decision directed to Plants Committee
The Plants Committee shall, in collaboration with enforcement authorities and other relevant stakeholders and building on information on existing initiatives and processes, information contained in document PC27 Doc. 18.2 and its Annexes and the responses to the Notification issued by the Secretariat in terms of Decision 20.125:
a) prioritize the CITES-listed tree species for which identification materials, reference databases and tools should be developed;
b) advise on possible mechanisms to address the shortage of vouchered reference samples;
c) consider the list of available techniques and tools, and evaluate their standards and usefulness to species-specific identification, geographical origin and enforcement for priority CITES-listed tree species and their look-alikes;
d) consider the outcomes of the review of the utility and practicality of the online repository conducted by the Secretariat and make recommendations on its further development; and
e) update the Standing Committee, as appropriate, on progress made, and report its findings and recommendations for consideration by the Conference of the Parties at its 21st meeting.