XII CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES
3-15 November 2002
Santiago - Chile
Decisions at CITES COP12 involved such high profile species as the African elephant, the minke whale, Bryde’s whale, Asian freshwater turtles, whale shark, basking shark and bigleaf mahogany.
Proposals were approved to initiate trade in products made from vicuña wool (Argentina, Bolivia and Chile) and to export elephant ivory stockpiles (Botswana, Namibia, South Africa).
Increased trade controls for other species were approved. These included, among others, the yellow-naped Amazon parrot (captured for pets), yellow-headed Amazon parrot, ten species of Asian freshwater turtles (collected for pets, food and medicinal purposes), seahorses, and bigleaf mahogany.