Decision directed to Secretariat
The Secretariat shall:
a) issue a Notification to the Parties inviting Parties to provide information to the Secretariat relating to:
i) the CITES listed tree species in international trade to be prioritized for the development of timber identification material, taking into consideration the prioritization done during the previous intersessional period for African tree species, Neotropical tree species and Rosewood tree species contained in documents PC26 SR, PC27 Doc 31, PC27 Doc. 27, PC27 SR;
ii) priorities for frontline enforcement as it relates to timber identification, including:
A. existing diagnostic keys or taxon-specific CITES identification materials for priority species that can be shared with the Secretariat for publication on the CITES website; and
B. key gaps relating to identification material to be addressed;
iii) available timber identification techniques and tools used by Parties, the standards applicable to the techniques and tools and the usefulness of these tools,
iv) minimum information contained in wood sample collection forms or documents for wood samples to be recognized; and all possible fields that are captured in a wood sample collections;
v) publicly accessible wood sample databases that can be included on the CITES website; and where feasible, information on the process by which other Parties might submit a request to access database that are restricted; and
vi) best practices and experiences in the development and use of wood identification technologies to build expertise in wood identification;
b) make information shared by Parties relating to materials, techniques, tools and database on timber identification available on the CITES website;
c) collate this information for the consideration of the Plants Committee at its 28th meeting and Standing Committee, as appropriate; and
d) submit the report on the review of the utility and practicality of the online repository contained in the addendum to document CoP20 Doc. 54 for consideration of the Plants Committee.