1. Index
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. Glossary
  4. List of acronyms

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the following people and institutions whose support and collaboration made thisManual on Non-detriment findings for CITES-listed tree species possible:

  • The ITTO (International Tropical Timber Organization) and the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) Secretariat (ITTO–CITES Programme) for funding and monitoring the project.
  • The European Union (EU) for their generous contribution to the ITTO–CITES programme.
  • The CITES Management Authorities in Guatemala and Spain for supporting the presentation of this project.
  • The National Council for Protected Areas (CONAP) in Guatemala, and Cordoba University (UCO) in Spain for the people who worked voluntarily to prepare the Manual and for matching resources; the UCO for their administrative management of the project.
  • The BALAM Associación in Guatemala for administering the funding for the Meeting of the Expert Working Group on“Non-detriment findings (NDFs). Practical guidance for Cites-listed tree species” that was held in Antigua, Guatemala
  • Members of the ad hoc Expert Working Group: Mr. Jean Betti (Cameroon), Ms. Lillian Chua (Malaysia), Ms. Claudia María Correia de Mello, (Brazil), Mr. Purwito Didik (Indonesia), Mr. Kenneth Farr (Canada), Ms. Patricia Ford (United States of America), Ms. Sofia Hirakuri (ITTO-Brazil), Ms. Fabiola Núñez (Peru), Mr. José Luis Quero (Spain), Mr. Jean Rushemeza (Burundi); Mr. Hajo Schmitz-Kretschmer (Germany), and Ms. Milena Sosa-Schmidt (CITES Secretariat) for their extensive work and valuable contributions.
  • The ITTO-CITES Programme management team: Mr. Steve Johnson, Ms. Milena Sosa-Schmidt, Ms. Kanako Ishii, and Ms. Sofia Hirakuri on behalf of the Regional Coordinator for Latin America.

Dr. Margarita África Clemente Muñoz (UCO) and Eng. César Beltetón (CONAP)