Decision directed to Parties
Parties, in particular source, transit and destination Parties for Paubrasilia echinata are urged to:
a) consider the findings of the report "Paubrasilia echinata bows: Fine Tuning Traceability Solutions" (CITES Secretariat, 2025);
b) following guidance from the Standing Committee and the Plants Committee, and with the consultation of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and entities, develop a harmonized approach for Paubrasilia echinata individual bows to enhance traceability, noting existing examples of relevant approaches already used for other CITES-listed species;
c) provide the Secretariat with:
i) supplementary information to the notifications No. 2023/033 and 2025/076 on:
A. the traceability systems developed for Paubrasilia echinata individual bows, bow blanks and wood stockpiles, including the cost and enforceability of these systems, as well as possible options for their harmonization, and noting existing examples of relevant approaches already used for other CITES-listed species;
B. views and information relating to possible options for a harmonized approach to enhance traceability of Paubrasilia echinata individual bows, bow blanks and wood stockpiles; and
C. whether Parties or other stakeholders have existing conversion factors, to define the number of bows that can be produced by a certain volume of wood, for both whole logs and sawn wood.
ii) information on existing national bow blanks and wood stockpiles of Paubrasilia echinata, held by companies, manufacturers and traders as well as governmental entities, evaluating:
A. the size of bow blank and wood stockpiles, with bow blanks to be reported in numbers, and wood stockpiles to be reported in volume, differentiating between sawn wood and whole logs;
B. the best available information to evidence harvest date;
C. whether import documentation is available for existing bow blank and wood stockpiles; and
D. the challenges and opportunities of the assessment, to contribute to the discussions of a harmonized approach that will be recommended by the Standing Committee and Plants Committee;
iii) based on the data collected in paragraph ii) and following a standard conversion factor that will be developed by the Plants Committee, report the number of bows that can be produced by wood stockpiles;
iv) information on specimens of Paubrasilia echinata of non-wild origin within their territory, including number and size of such operations, any national or subnational requirements and processes related to such operations, and viability of such operations to provide wood of sufficient quality/quantity to supply domestic and/or international demand for production of bows; and
v) information on progress in developing and implementing awareness-raising activities on the illicit trade of Paubrasilia echinata and its severe implications for the conservation of the species, including demand reduction campaigns and activities, and research and promotion of alternative materials for Paubrasilia echinata bows.
d) take all possible measures to establish the origin of regulated Paubrasilia echinata specimens to be exported and re-exported from countries outside of Brazil, including but not limited to enquiries to countries of previous import and sufficient evidence that such specimens were not obtained in violation of the laws of the country of origin;
e) undertake due diligence as outlined in Resolution Conf. 11.3 (Rev. CoP20) on Compliance and enforcement and closely scrutinizing consignments of covered CITES-listed Paubrasilia echinata specimens and accompanying CITES documents to ensure that illegal specimens are not laundered into legal trade, and raise any concerns about imports with the exporting State, or with the Plants Committee, Standing Committee, or the Secretariat;
f) sharing information on seizures of specimens of Paubrasilia echinata through the illegal trade reports; and
g) monitor the implementation and enforcement of the revised annotation #10 and raise any concerns with the Secretariat and the appropriate Committee.