What is the 9-Step process?
The 9-Steps, initially developed as guidelines in PDF format, are designed to build on previous milestones in NDF guidance.
They describe a 9-Step process enabling Scientific Authorities to make NDFs that are science-based, using information with data quality appropriate to the severity of conservation concerns, intrinsic biological risks, harvest impacts, and trade impacts identified for the species concerned.
The 9-Steps can be applied for any species of either perennial plant or timber. For an online introduction to how they work, visit our online courses.
Timber
The original guidelines for a nine-step process to support CITES Scientific Authorities making science-based NDFs for species listed in CITES Appendix II.
Translations for the guidance are available in:
Download the Worksheets for Timber here.
Translations for the worksheets are available in:
V3 of the Timber Guidance is available here.
Translations are available in:
Perennial Plants
The original guidelines for a nine-step process to support CITES Scientific Authorities making science-based NDFs for species listed in CITES Appendix II.
Download the Worksheets for Perennial Plants here.
Translations will be available shortly.
V3 of the Perennial Plants Guidance is available here.
Translations are available in:
The nine-steps visualised