63. In 2013, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade inEndangered Species added Dalbergia and Diospyros from Madagascar to Appendix II ofthe Convention, which lists species that are not currently threatened with extinction butmay become threatened unless their trade is subject to strict regulation. An export permitfor a specimen of an Appendix II species may be granted only if the export would not bedetrimental to the survival of the species and the specimen was not obtained illegally. Atthe same meeting, the Conference of the Parties adopted an action plan for Madagascar,52 See generally Department of Political Affairs and the United Nations Environment Programme,Natural Resources and Conflict — a Guide for Mediation Practitioners (2015).53 Environmental Investigation Agency, “The ongoing illegal logging crisis in Madagascar” (2014).
63. In 2013, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species added Dalbergia and Diospyros from Madagascar to Appendix II of the Convention, which lists species that are not currently threatened with extinction but may become threatened unless their trade is subject to strict regulation. An export permit for a specimen of an Appendix II species may be granted only if the export would not be detrimental to the survival of the species and the specimen was not obtained illegally. At the same meeting, the Conference of the Parties adopted an action plan for Madagascar, 52 See generally Department of Political Affairs and the United Nations Environment Programme, Natural Resources and Conflict — a Guide for Mediation Practitioners (2015). 53 Environmental Investigation Agency, “The ongoing illegal logging crisis in Madagascar” (2014).