Alberto:
I have not forgotten. I was the one who invited Read and Campbell to
the meeting in the first place. However, the fact that some plants
are on CITES has very little to do with actual levels of threat. It
has more to do with "do-gooders" who actually did not really
appreciate what they were doing when plant groups were placed on
CITES. If you read my book "Orchids and their Conservation" you will
understand where I am coming from. Not all species of cyclamen are
threatened. Some are very widespread and weedy - take C. graecum for
example.
This does not mean that some plants are not truly endangered but the
species endangered by trade is a minuscule percentage compared to
those endangered by other activities.
Harold