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Click here to go to the Cycad Specialist Group home page.

 

.Cycas couttsiana..Cycas panzhihuaensis..Encephalartos lanatus..Dioon caputoi..Encephalartos arenarius.

 
   

IUCN/SSC Cycad Specialist Group

 
   


 















 

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2006 IUCN Plants Committee Meeting

The dates and schedule for the 2006 Plants Committee meeting have been set. Click here to review the provisional agenda and associated documents. Of particular interest to the CSG are the following items:

  • Periodic Review of Plant Species Included in the CITES Appendices: Cycas beddomei is to be reviewed at this meeting. (Click here for the full document - PC16 Doc. 11 [Rev. 1])

  • Progress in the Implementation of the Species-Based Review of Significant Trade in Plants: Cycadaceae was selected at the 11th Conference of Parties; status is reported as "ongoing - action required by the SC" (Click here for the full document - PC16 Doc. 10.1)

  • CITES Significant Trade Review of Prunus africana: It is noted in this review that simulation models have indicated that maintenance of viable tree and cycad populations depend on the survival of large, old plants. (Click here for the full document - PC16 Doc. 10.2; cycads are mentioned on p. 20)


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This page was updated on Friday, 29 December 2006.