The International Working Group on Reptiles Skins will be meeting in Milan, Italy, hosted by the Italian Tanners' Association (UNIC) to take stock of advancements of its work programme including in the implementation of projects in Colombia, Indonesia, Italy and Mexico, as well as the ongoing work on improvement of traceability, animal welfare and impact assessment mechanisms, among others.

Agenda

10h00    Welcome and general updates of COP17

UNIC & RESP

 
10h30   Production systems

     A Collaborative Framework to Ensure
Sustainable and Legal Trade of Reptile Skins

         Sandton Convention Centre - Exhibition Room 2D

More information coming soon.

More information coming soon.

RESP, in collaboration with the government of Mexico and its technology partner Anteleon, will perform a live demonstration of the “Unique Fingerprint Identifier” technology to track and trace reptile skins and present the strategy to test this technology in the field in semi-controlled commercial environments.

The side-event will provide participants the opportunity to gain insight of progress being made by RESP on development of a global traceability information system for reptile skins, and share their views on the proposed system and next steps.

The event, co-organised between RESP and UNIC, will provide an overview of the discussions and decisions taken at the 28th Meeting of the Animals Committees of the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES), and the potential implications for the reptile skins industry.