Press releases

21 Jul 2017: United States supports the strengthening of CITES implementation for selected marine species
18 Jul 2017: CITES Animals and Plants Committee Meetings attract record turnout of the world’s scientific experts
14 Jul 2017: EU contributes 8 million Euro to support the CITES tree species programme and the protection of African elephants
13 Jul 2017: Russian Federation to host the 70th meeting of CITES Standing Committee in Sochi in October 2018
12 Jul 2017: African and Asia-Pacific countries brought together to strengthen and harmonize wildlife laws
10 Jul 2017: CITES welcomes G20 leaders’ Declaration on combating corruption related to illegal trade in wildlife
26 Jun 2017: New Funds from France and Monaco to boost global alliance’s frontline efforts to combat wildlife crime
11 Jun 2017: CITES in strong show of support for healthy oceans
29 May 2017: CITES provides a safety net for our precious marine life
19 May 2017: EU provides 900,000 EUR to support CITES marine species capacity building projects
11 May 2017: United Nations issues stamps featuring newly listed CITES species
28 Apr 2017: CITES Task Force agrees on strategies to combat illegal trade in tortoises and freshwater turtles
27 Apr 2017: CITES calls on tourism and travel sector to join the fight against illegal wildlife trade
31 Mar 2017: China moves ahead with its closure of domestic ivory market as witnessed by the CITES Secretary General
15 Mar 2017: CITES, FAO and world’s leading fishery experts meet in Geneva to discuss CITES implementation for marine species
14 Mar 2017: CITES to help combat illegal wildlife trade in West Africa’s most important protected area complex
03 Mar 2017: Winner of UN World Wildlife Day photo competition announced at UN Headquarters
03 Mar 2017: 2016 trends in African elephant poaching released – CITES MIKE programme
24 Feb 2017: Finalists of UN World Wildlife Day photo competition announced
14 Jan 2017: Call for entries: Through young eyes - photo competition for UN World Wildlife Day 2017