This document contains the accreditation assessment conducted by the Secretariat and the Accreditation Panel in accordance with decision B.31/06 and the transitional arrangements in respect of the revised accreditation framework adopted in decision B.42/13 paragraph (m) and set out in annex VI to that decision, and the recommendation by the Accreditation Panel for upgrade of the scope of Conservation International Foundation (CI), based in the United States of America.