Press releases

27 Apr 2021: New guides to bolster shark and ray research and species identification in Southeast Asia
07 Apr 2021: UN issues stamps celebrating endemic species listed in the CITES Appendices
24 Mar 2021: Record weights of ivory seizures in pre-pandemic data remains of concern, but also indicates promising signs of enhanced enforcement work amid continued illegal trade
18 Mar 2021: Opening remarks of CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero at the Wilton Park Virtual Dialogue on Post 2020 wildlife trade: current challenges and opportunities
12 Mar 2021: The CITES Secretariat welcomes the Kyoto declaration on advancing crime prevention, criminal justice and the rule of law
12 Mar 2021: Statement by CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero for the 14th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
03 Mar 2021: UN World Wildlife Day highlights role of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities’ livelihoods and knowledge in the conservation of forests species and ecosystems
03 Mar 2021: 2021 UN World Wildlife Day Film Showcase Winners announced
02 Mar 2021: International Youth Art Contest Announces Ka Yi Siu of Hong Kong SAR, China as 2021 Winner
26 Feb 2021: Watch the first-ever virtual World Wildlife Day event, on 3 March
17 Feb 2021: Closing remarks by CITES Secretary-General I. Higuero for the 2020 Asia Environmental Enforcement Awards ceremony
16 Feb 2021: Finalists Announced for the 2021 World Wildlife Day Film Showcase
18 Dec 2020: In Celebration of World Wildlife Day 2021, IFAW Unites with CITES and UNDP for an International Youth Art Contest
18 Dec 2020: WCO-CITES joint Online Workshop on Modern Customs Procedures for Improved Control of Trade in CITES-listed Species
07 Dec 2020: CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero's opening remarks for the CITES-WCO virtual workshop on modern customs procedures
23 Nov 2020: World Wildlife Day Film Showcase to explore humanity’s essential relationship with forests
23 Nov 2020: Secretary-General I. Higuero's remarks at UNECE's 3rd Multi-Stakeholder Policy Dialogue
23 Nov 2020: "Forests and livelihoods: sustaining people and planet" announced as theme of World Wildlife Day 2021
23 Nov 2020: The International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime: Celebrating 10 years of supporting countries to combat wildlife crime
17 Nov 2020: CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero's opening remarks for the launch of the Revised Principles and Criteria of the BioTrade Initiative