Original language: English	CoP20 Doc. XXX

CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES
OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA
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Twentieth meeting of the Conference of the Parties
Samarkand (Uzbekistan), 24 November – 5 December 2025

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CoP20 Doc. XXX
Annex

Tentative budget and source of funding
for the implementation of draft resolutions or decisions

According to Resolution Conf. 4.6 (Rev. CoP19) on Submission of draft resolutions, draft decisions and other documents for meetings of the Conference of the Parties, the Conference of the Parties decided that any draft resolutions or decisions submitted for consideration at a meeting of the Conference of the Parties that have budgetary and workload implications for the Secretariat or permanent committees must contain or be accompanied by a budget for the work involved and an indication of the source of funding. The Secretariat proposes the following tentative budget and source of funding.

In order to help Parties propose a tentative budget, the Secretariat is providing the guidance below:

Activity	Approximate cost	Source of funding
Technical study – SMALL (straightforward, mostly desk study involving individual consultant)	USD 20,000 – 40,000
Technical study – LARGE (complicated work involving large institutions with high admin costs)	USD 50,000 - 100,000
Meetings – LARGE (global or large regional workshops/consultations/task force meetings involving a total of 60< participants, with 30< supported participants traveling across continents)	USD 100,000 - 200,000
Meetings – MEDIUM (regional workshops/consultations of around 20-30 supported participants)	USD 50,000 - 70,000
Meetings – SMALL (national workshops and meetings where <10 supported participants)	USD 10,000 - 25,000
Online meetings – meeting platform and interpretation in CITES working languages	USD 3,000-5,000 per half day
Interpretation at meetings/workshops	USD 10,000 - 20,000 per meeting
Secretariat travel depending on number of staff	USD 1,000-1,500/trip
Secretariat staff travel – MEDIUM (Outside EU, but where economy class travel applies)	USD 5,000-7,000/trip
Secretariat staff travel – LARGE (Transcontinental travel where business class applies)	USD 8,000-12,000/trip
Translation of reports/studies/guides	USD 300 per page per language (e.g. a 50-page report would cost USD 15,000 per language)
Publication cost	USD 3,000 – 5,000 per language (about 200 copies)
Administrative support (staff)	USD 32,000 (20%) USD 80,000 (50%) USD 160,000 (100%) per annum for G staff
Programme Support Cost (PSC) (13%)	Please ensure that this is also calculated and added to the total amount

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