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- About CITES
  
  What is CITES?
  
  How CITES works
  
  CITES-listed species
  
  How is CITES financed?
  
  Frequently Asked Questions
  
  Terminology
  
  CITES Trade database
  Parties
  
  List of Parties to the Convention
  
  National CITES Authorities
  
  Convention Bodies
  
  CITES Structure
  
  Conference of the Parties
  
  Standing Committee
  
  Animals Committee
  
  Plants Committee
  Partnerships and cooperation
  
  Sponsored Delegates Project
  
  Certificate of Merit
  
  Certificate of Commendation
  
  Secretariat
  
  Overview
  
  Secretary-General
  
  Staff list
  
  Internship
  
  Organigramme
  CITES is an international agreement between governments, aimed to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival.
Documents
- Convention text
  
  Appendices
  
  Resolutions
  
  Decisions
  
  Reservations
  
  Notifications
  
  Trade suspensions
  
  Strategic vision
  
  Publications
  
  CITES Virtual College
  Conference of the Parties
  
  Overview
  
  Meeting Documents
  
  Rules of Procedure
  
  Standing Committee
  
  Overview
  
  Meeting Documents
  
  Committee Members
  
  Rules of procedure
  
  Intersessional WGs
  
  Animals Committee
  
  Overview
  
  Meeting Documents
  
  Committee Members
  
  Rules of procedure
  
  Plants Committee
  
  Overview
  
  Meeting Documents
  
  Committee Members
  
  Rules of procedure
Implementation
- Essential information for applying, implementing and enforcing the Convention
  National legislation
  
  CITES 'Non-detriment findings'
  
  Export quotas
  
  CITES Permit system
  
  Exemptions and special procedures
  
  Compliance
  
  Introduction from the sea
  
  Transport of live specimens
  
  Disposal of confiscated specimens
  
  Online forum (e-forum)
  
  Review of Significant Trade
  
  Introduction
  
  RST Management System
  
  Reporting requirements
  
  Annual report
  
  Annual Illegal trade report
  
  Implementation report
  
  Ad hoc reports
  
  Enforcement
  
  Introduction
  
  Enforcement focal points
  
  Wildlife crime linked to the Internet
  
  Wildlife forensics
  
  CITES-listed species
  
  Identification materials
  
  Checklist of CITES species
  
  Species+
  
  Registers
  
  Introduction
  
  Captive-breeding operations
  
  Nurseries
  
  Scientific Institutions
  
  Caviar exporters
  
  CITES Trade database
  
  CITES trade data dashboards
Topics
- Current activities on selected species and other key topics
  Flora
  
  Medicinal plants
  
  Fauna (terrestrial)
  
  Cheetahs
  
  Trade in live elephants
  
  CITES National Ivory Action Plans
  
  Great apes
  
  Fauna (marine species)
  
  Sharks and manta rays
  
  Queen conch
  
  Introduction from the sea
  
  Cross-cutting issues
  
  Capacity building
  
  Captive-produced animals and artificially propagated plants
  
  Livelihoods
  
  eCITES
  
  National legislation
  
  Non-detriment findings
  
  Review of significant trade
  
  Traceability
  
  Compliance
  
  Projects & initiatives
  
  International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC)
  
  Supporting sustainable management of endangered tree species and conservation of the African Elephant
  
  MIKE Programme
  
  Archived topics
  
  Rhinoceroces
News
- Press releases
  
  Other news items
  
  Newsletter (Archive)
  Secretary-General's statements
  CITES calendar
  
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