World Ranger Day 2020
Message from CITES Secretary-General, Ivonne Higuero
31 July 2020
On World Ranger Day 2020, let us show our support for those who guard our planet’s wildlife and biodiversity.
World Ranger Day is a day to honor the extraordinary work, courage and dedication of those who are on the front lines of conservation efforts in our valuable ecosystems and in the struggle against wildlife crime.
We are fortunate to be able to rely on these courageous women and men who heed the call of nature and serve as the guardians of rainforests, reserves or national parks in every corner of the planet, under any climate or circumstance.
Secretary-General's statements
Opening remarks at the high-level event at UN Headquarters marking World Wildlife Day 2020
CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero
3 March 2020, UN Headqurters, New York
Excellencies,
Distinguished guests,
Friends and colleagues:
I am honoured to welcome you all as one of the hosts of the 2020 UN World Wildlife Day celebrations. Thank you for taking the time to join us in celebrating the wildlife with which we share this planet.
Remarks at the event to celebrate the second anniversary
of the Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online
Ivonne Higuero, CITES Secretary-General
2 March 2020, New York, USA
I am grateful for the invitation to join you this evening as we celebrate the two-year anniversary of the Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online. I see this anniversary as an important part of the celebrations of World Wildlife Day 2020 this week with the theme “Sustaining all Life on Earth”.
Joint Statement of the Liaison Group of Biodiversity-related Conventions to CMS COP 13
17 February 2020, Ghandhinagar, India
Thank you Chair.
Distinguished delegates:
Debriefing of Thunderball and Operation Demeter V
Opening remarks of CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero
26 November 2019, Shenzhen, China
Your Excellency Mr Ni Yuefeng, Minister for China Customs
Your Excellency Mr Zhuang Guotai,, Vice Minister of Ecology and Environment
Your Excellency Mr Li Chunliang, Vice Administrator of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration
Mr Yang Hong, member of the Standing Committee of CPC of Shenzhen
Mr Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General of the World Customs Organization,
Excellencies, special guests, ladies and gentlemen,
Under the theme Fighting Transboundary Environmental Crime
13 November 2019, Bangkok, Thailand
Madame Ambassador Rødsmoen
Distinguished Award Winners
Ladies and Gentlemen
May I begin by warmly thanking the organizers for inviting me to this esteemed gathering, which recognizes and celebrates excellence in fighting transboundary environmental crime. I very much regret that I cannot be with you in person today.
Eighteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES
Closing remarks of CITES Secretary-General, Ivonne Higuero
Geneva (Switzerland), 28 August 2019
Chair, Alternate Chair, Chairs of Committees I and II, esteemed delegates, dear colleagues,
It was a remarkable experience for me to be here at my first CITES COP as Secretary-General. We had an enormous agenda at COP18, and there is so much I could say about what we have accomplished. But in the interest of time, I would like to highlight just several broad accomplishments that I believe will help to shape our work over the years to come.
Eighteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES
Opening remarks of CITES Secretary-General, Ivonne Higuero
Geneva (Switzerland), 17 August 2019
Su excelencia, Consejero Federal del departamento federal de asuntos interiores, Señor Alain Berset; señora Inger Andersson, Directora ejecutiva del programa de las Naciones Unidas para el medio ambiente; sra Carolina Caceres, presidenta del Comité permanente de CITES; excelencias, estimados delegados, damas y caballeros,
World Ranger Day 2019
Message from CITES Secretary-General, Ivonne Higuero
31 July 2019
On World Ranger Day 2019, let’s join up to reflect upon the important role and selfless work of
park rangers around the world in their fight to protect wildlife!
World Ranger Day honours park rangers across the world who have been injured or lost their lives in the line of duty, and also celebrates the role rangers play in protecting our natural resources, including wild animals and plants.
14 June 2019, Baku, Azerbaijan
Good afternoon, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen,
I am honoured to have been invited by the Secretary General of the World Customs Organization to give a keynote address at the IT Conference. My sincere apologies for not being there with you this week but I had prior commitments that made it difficult to travel to Baku. I am sure you have been enjoying the great Azerbaijani hospitality they are well known for, and which I am very sorry to have missed.