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<i>Please reply to me, not to the entire list. </i><br>
<br>
As part of an effort to make the international shipment of specimens
and samples of CITES species for scientific research, the
Ornithological Council** has <br>
now completed a letter that we hope will encourage the registration
of more scientific institutions around the world. Shipments between
registered scientific <br>
institutions (of accessioned material, not material coming directly
from the field) can move without permits. The document used in this
case is a Certificate <br>
of Scientific Exchange, which does not need to be validated.
Validation has become an enormous challenge and has resulted in the
loss of many shipments. <br>
Therefore, it is very important to have at least one registered
institution in every country. <br>
<br>
The letter is being translated into all official CITES languages and
a half dozen other languages. Also being translated is the <br>
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__cites.org_sites_default_files_eng_notif_2012_E024.pdf&d=AwMCaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=KYF55asVNTvsxbxgSu_nnUuD8nrW757SnQOeFdIADHM&s=RQyNxc0XL6c8gLZJf28sK3rEGiYBfLICDDaTs4FyY60&e=">2012
CITES notification to the parties</a>, encouraging them to
register their scientific societies. <br>
<br>
It is impossible to know why some countries have not registered any
institutions. Some, no doubt, are concerned about the genetic
resources but now that <br>
Nagoya is in effect, that concern should be assuaged (though even
without Nagoya, a materials transfer/benefits sharing agreement
should have sufficed). <br>
Other countries no doubt have more important things to worry about.
<br>
<br>
<font size="+1"><b>I've compiled a list of countries that have no
registered institutions and have tried to prioritize among them
but ultimately <br>
we would want to see one institution or more registered in each
country. Please let me know if you have worked with </b><b>any
<br>
natural history museums in any of these countries. </b></font><br>
<br>
<font size="+1"><b>It would be extremely helpful to have specific
contacts at each institution. If you know a curator or
administrator at any <br>
of these institutions, please let me know and if possible,
please give me an e-mail address and postal address. <br>
<br>
If you can identify a scientific society (with contact info) in
your discipline, please provide that information. <br>
</b></font><br>
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Afghanistan<br>
Albania<br>
<b>Angola</b><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>
<b>Burundi</b><br>
<b>Cambodia</b><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>
<b>El Salvador</b><br>
<b>Equatorial Guinea</b><br>
Eritrea<br>
Estonia<br>
Fiji<br>
Gambia<br>
Georgia<br>
Grenada<br>
<b>Guinea</b><br>
<b>Guinea-Bissau</b><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>
<b>Myanmar</b><br>
Nepal<br>
<b>Niger</b><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>
<b>Thailand</b><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>
<b>Uruguay</b><br>
Uzbekistan<br>
Vanuatu<br>
<b>Venezuela</b><br>
<b>Viet Nam</b><br>
Yemen<br>
<br>
Ellen<br>
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Ellen Paul
Executive Director
The Ornithological Council
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