The eight South American countries subject of this analysis (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela) enjoy an extremely diverse range of wildlife, encompassing species native to the Amazon basin, but also native to other ecoregions within the countries, such as the Andes, Cerrado, Llanos or the Atlantic Forest, amongst others. This biodiversity includes over 12 000 species listed in the Appendices to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES), the majority in Appendix II.

 

This report presents the first comprehensive overview of international trade in CITES-listed wildlife in the eight countries above, which cooperate at the regional level as members of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO). The analysis provides a baseline of information on trade levels and trends in the eight countries, based on data from their CITES annual reports for the ten-year period 2005-2014, in order to inform trade management in the region.