Press releases

19 Nov 2019: New study finds illegal trade in marine turtles persisting in Indonesia, Malaysia and Viet Nam
28 Aug 2019: CITES conference responds to extinction crisis by strengthening international trade regime for wildlife
17 Aug 2019: Opening remarks of Chair of CITES Standing Committee at the 18th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES
17 Aug 2019: Opening remarks of Executive Director of UN Environment Programme at the 18th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES
15 Aug 2019: International consortium to strengthen global action on combating wildlife crime
07 Aug 2019: CITES conference to strengthen wildlife trade rules for fisheries, timber, exotic pets, elephants and more
10 Jul 2019: Wildlife trafficking: organized crime hit hard by joint INTERPOL-WCO global enforcement operation
31 May 2019: CITES Secretary-General in Mexico to address the Vaquita and Totoaba crisis fueled by illegal international trade
10 May 2019: New report highlights continued threat to African elephants from poaching
15 Apr 2019: Uganda boosts efforts to strengthen wildlife management capacity and protect elephants
01 Mar 2019: Winner of World Wildlife Day 2019 International Youth Art Contest announced at UN Headquarters
01 Mar 2019: CITES, UNDP and FAO bring global representatives together at UN headquarters to celebrate World Wildlife Day and “Life below Water”
01 Mar 2019: UN celebrates marine species for World Wildlife Day with moving pictures
14 Feb 2019: Finalists Announced for World Wildlife Day Film Showcase: Living Oceans
12 Feb 2019: 100 days to go before CITES CoP18 kicks off in Sri Lanka
16 Jan 2019: Global art contest in celebration of World Wildlife Day 2019
04 Jan 2019: Proposals to change protection levels of species under international trade at the next World Wildlife Conference available online
20 Nov 2018: World Wildlife Day Living Oceans Film Showcase announced
19 Nov 2018: Focusing on marine species for the first time, the next World Wildlife Day is bound to make a splash
17 Oct 2018: Ivonne Higuero named as new CITES Secretary-General