Press releases

14 Dec 2017: CITES CoP18 will be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in May 2019
05 Dec 2017: European Union invests 30 million Euro to counter the illegal killing and trafficking of wildlife in Southern, Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean
04 Dec 2017: World’s wildlife trade regulator focused on front-line action. Pangolins, whales, elephants, precious timber on the priority list for 2018.
30 Nov 2017: Indian law enforcement operation seizes 16,000 tortoises and turtles and arrests 55 - gets recognized by CITES Secretary-General Certificate of Commendation
29 Nov 2017: Fight against wildlife crime gets a USD20 million boost
23 Nov 2017: CITES annual meeting to tackle pressing wildlife issues and assess compliance with international commitments – elephants, musical instruments, pangolins, “scientific whaling” and more on week long agenda
23 Nov 2017: 100 days until UN World Wildlife Day 2018
06 Nov 2017: Links between corruption and wildlife crime highlighted at UN anti-corruption conference
24 Oct 2017: CITES: African elephant poaching down, ivory seizures up and hit record high
18 Oct 2017: CITES calls on zoos and aquariums to support wildlife trade controls and to join the fight against wildlife trafficking
04 Oct 2017: CITES controls over newly-listed shark species enter into force
24 Sep 2017: Predators under threat! International Film Festival for Big Cats announced
12 Sep 2017: CITES welcomes powerful new UN resolution on tackling illicit wildlife trafficking
03 Sep 2017: Protecting big cats is the call of next year’s World Wildlife Day, 3 March 2018
28 Jul 2017: CITES reviews sustainability of wildlife trade and launches new review of captive-bred and ranched species
22 Jul 2017: Persistence pays off – Singapore authorities’ successful prosecutions against wildlife crime recognized by CITES Secretary-General Certificate of Commendation
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