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Here is the current list:<br>
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Based on biodiversity and size of country, some are clearly in need
of more registered institutions and focus should be on the bolded
countries, I think. However, if you see omissions in a country where
you live or work, let's try to get them registered, too. Yes, I know
that the museum holdings are not limited to the biota of that
country but let's assume for sake of this discussion that in most
cases, each museum holds a good representations of the their own
country's biota, and that smaller collections are less likely to
have significant holdings from other countries, so we can use
national biodiversity as a crude measure of the taxonomic and
geographical breadth of the collection except in the case of very
large collections. In some cases, the only registered institution is
an herbarium. There should be a natural history museum for each
country. <br>
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What we need to do, I think, is compile a database of museums that
are qualified and contact them and urge them to register, and send
letters of support to their CITES Management Authorities.<br>
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<i>The goal is to make the need for movement on permits rare, so
that if we don't succeed in dealing with this validation
requirement, at least the number of times it is potentially a
problem will decrease.</i><i><br>
</i><br>
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Algeria - 4<br>
Argentina - 10<br>
Australia - 84<br>
Austria - 33<br>
Barbados - 1<br>
Belgium - 9<br>
Bermuda - 3<br>
<b>Bolivia -1</b><br>
Botswana - 5<br>
Bulgaria - 1<br>
<b>Cameroon -1</b><br>
Canada - 36<br>
Chile - 8<br>
<b>China - 8</b><br>
<b>Colombia - 2</b><br>
Congo, Republic of - 5<br>
<b>Costa Rica - 1</b><br>
Croatia - 1<br>
Curacao - 1<br>
Czech Republic - 11<br>
Denmark - 12<br>
<b>Ethiopia - 1</b><br>
Finland - 20<br>
France - 7<br>
Gabon - 2<br>
Germany ~ 100<br>
Ghana - 3<br>
Greece - 3<br>
<b>Guatemala - 1</b><br>
<b>Guyana - 1</b> (oddly enough, it appears not to be a scientific
institution)<br>
<b>Honduras - 1</b><br>
Iceland - 5<br>
India - 32<br>
<b>Indonesia - 2</b><br>
Israel - 2<br>
Italy - 28<br>
<b>Kenya - 1</b><br>
Laos - 2<br>
Lichtenstein - 1<br>
Luxembourg - 1<br>
Madagascar - 10<br>
Malaysia - 5 (2 are herbaria, 2 are forestry programs)<br>
Mauritius - 1<br>
Mexico - 12<br>
Monaco - 3<br>
Mozambique - 3<br>
Namibia - 2<br>
Netherlands - 13<br>
New Caledonia - 1<br>
New Zealand - 26<br>
Nicaragua - 6<br>
Norway - 9<br>
Pakistan - 2 (both appear to be agricultural organizations)<br>
Palau - 3<br>
Panama - 1 (STRI)<br>
Philippines - 4<br>
Poland - 5<br>
Portugal - 11<br>
Singapore - 2<br>
Slovakia - 3<br>
South Africa - 28<br>
<b>Spain - 1</b> (botanical garden)<br>
Sweden - 15<br>
Switzerland - 33<br>
Tanzania - 3<br>
Tunisia - 1<br>
UK (Great Britain and Northern Ireland) - 32<br>
USA - 134+ (some plants only, some animals only)<br>
Zambia - 7<br>
Zimbabwe - 7<br>
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As of 2014, 180 countries are parties to CITES. There are only 70
countries on this list. That means that <b>110 countries have no
registered scientific institutions</b>. Obviously, some of them
have much bigger challenges than the lack of CITES-registered
institutions. However, that also means that validating CITES permits
is not going to be much of a priority, either, so all the more
important that there be at least one registered museum in each
country. <br>
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Afghanistan<br>
Albania<br>
Angola<br>
Antigua and Barbuda<br>
Armenia<br>
Azerbaijan<br>
Bahamas<br>
Bahrain<br>
Bangladesh<br>
Barbados<br>
Belarus<br>
Belize<br>
Benin<br>
Bhutan<br>
Bonaire, St. Eustace, and Saba<br>
Bosnia and Herzegovina<br>
<b>Brazil<br>
</b>Brunei<br>
Burkina Faso<br>
Burundi<br>
Cambodia<br>
Cape Verde<br>
<b>Central African Republic</b><br>
Chad<br>
Comoros<br>
Cote d'Ivoire<br>
Cuba<br>
Cyprus<br>
<b>Democratic Republic of the Congo</b><br>
Djibouti<br>
Dominica<br>
<b>Ecuador</b><br>
El Salvador<br>
Equatorial Guinea<br>
Eritrea<br>
Estonia<br>
Fiji<br>
Gambia<br>
Georgia<br>
Grenada<br>
Guinea<br>
Guinea-Bissau<br>
Iran<br>
Iraq<br>
Ireland<br>
Jamaica<br>
<b>Japan</b><br>
Jordan<br>
Kazakhstan<br>
Kyrgyzstan<br>
Latvia<br>
Lebanon<br>
Lesotho<br>
Liberia<br>
Libya<br>
Lithuania<br>
Malawi<br>
Maldives<br>
Mali<br>
Malta<br>
Mauritania<br>
Mongolia<br>
Montenegro<br>
Morocco<br>
Myanmar<br>
Nepal<br>
Niger<br>
<b>Nigeria</b><br>
Oman<br>
<b>Papua New Guinea</b><br>
<b>Paraguay</b><b><br>
</b><b>Peru</b><br>
Qatar<br>
Republic of Korea<br>
Republic of Moldova<br>
Romania<br>
<b>Rwanda</b><br>
Saint Barthelemy<br>
Saint Kitts and Nevis<br>
Saint Lucia<br>
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines<br>
Samoa<br>
San Marino<br>
Sao Tome and Principe<br>
<b>Senegal</b><br>
Serbia<br>
Seychelles<br>
Sierra Leone<br>
Sint Martin<br>
Slovakia<br>
Slovenia<br>
Solomon Islands<br>
Somalia<br>
Sri Lanka<br>
Sudan<br>
Suriname<br>
Swaziland<br>
Syria<br>
Thailand<br>
The former Yugoslav Republic<br>
Togo<br>
Trinidad and Tobago<br>
<b>Turkey</b><br>
<b>Uganda</b><br>
Ukraine<br>
United Arab Emirates<br>
Uruguay<br>
Uzbekistan<br>
Vanuatu<br>
<b>Venezuela</b><br>
Viet Nam<br>
Yemen<br>
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Although some countries do have an application form, many more do
not. In that case, a letter from the institution to the <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://www.cites.org/eng/cms/index.php/component/cp&k=dpQisR3avULHgiNaNeY%2Btg%3D%3D%0A&r=Cj4FMI2iDPlEjbn4EXNux4WH0ww1pUvJZ5NUtLyPOEs%3D%0A&m=WRcVmgL8lvmcCHvPtDY21PqPOCdHH5Qx8SFOAJxzH%2BM%3D%0A&s=09802b71d032ad780cea1b9931e862e8cdcbfba4557788850c00f0ac4fa7f00b">CITES
Scientific Authority[cites.org]</a> of that country is sent. It should state
how the applicant meets each of the following criteria:<br>
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e) Parties implement the exemption for scientific exchange in
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i) registration of scientific institutions should be done in a
manner that extends the exemption to all scientific institutions
meeting certain standards in each Party as determined to be bona
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vi) the standards for registration of scientific institutions should
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<p>B. specimens accessible to all qualified users, including those
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<p>C. all accessions properly recorded in a permanent catalogue;</p>
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<p>D. permanent records maintained for loans and transfers to other
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<p>E. specimens acquired primarily for purposes of research that is
to be reported in scientific publications;</p>
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<p>F. specimens prepared and collections arranged in a manner that
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<p>I. all specimens of species included in Appendix I permanently
and centrally housed under the direct control of the scientific
institution, and managed in a manner to preclude the use of such
specimens for decoration, trophies or other purposes incompatible
with the principles of the Convention;</p>
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They might also want to include a copy of this notification, issued
by the CITES Secretariat, that documents that there was a resolution
adopted at the 11th Conference of the Parties (2000), urging member
nations to register scientific institutions; it was also adopted in
2010. The Secretariat was directed to issue a brochure explaining
how to register scientific institutions but it has apparently not
done so.<br>
<br>
<br>
Ellen<br>
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Ellen Paul
Executive Director
The Ornithological Council
Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ellen.paul@verizon.net">ellen.paul@verizon.net</a>
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