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Online Workshop on Conservation of Amphibians (Amphibia spp.): Opening Remarks by CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero
Online Workshop on Conservation of Amphibians (Amphibia spp.) Opening Remarks by CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero 28 November 2023 Esteemed participants, Greetings to each of you joining from various corners of...

2023 Asia Environmental Enforcement Awards: Remarks by CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero
2023 Asia Environmental Enforcement Awards Remarks by CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero 28 November 2023, Bangkok, Thailand Distinguished Award Winners, dear colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my utmost pleasure to...

77th Meeting of the CITES Standing Committee: Opening Statement by CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero
77th Meeting of the CITES Standing Committee Opening Statement by CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero 6 November 2023, Geneva, Switzerland Excellencies, Distinguished Standing Committee Members, Parties, and observers, Ladies and Gentlemen...

NDFs in International Wildlife Trade: Challenges, Progress, and the Road Ahead
By CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero – 31 October 2023 As efforts continue to develop new guidance on making Non-detrimental findings (NDFs) , and with an increasing number of participant Parties...

eCITES: Transforming Global Wildlife Trade Management
By CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero – 14 September 2023 We have all witnessed how rapidly digitalization has progressed in recent years and I am excited to share with you how...

32nd Meeting of the CITES Animals Committee: Opening Remarks by CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero
32nd Meeting of the CITES Animals Committee Opening Remarks by CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero 19 June 2023, Geneva, Switzerland Chair of the Animals Committee, Members of the Animals Committee, Distinguished...

26th Meeting of the CITES Plants Committee: Opening Remarks by CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero
26th Meeting of the CITES Plants Committee Opening Remarks by CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero 5 June 2023, Geneva, Switzerland Madame Chair of the Plants Committee, Members of the Plants Committee...

WOAH 90th General Session of the World Assembly of Delegates: Opening Ceremony Remarks by CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero
Opening Ceremony Remarks at the World Organisation for Animal Health's 90th General Session of the World Assembly of Delegates by CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero 21 May 2023, Maison de la...

Message from CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero for International Day for Biodiversity 2023
CITES Secretary-General, Ivonne Higuero's message for International Biodiversity Day 2023 On this International Day of Biodiversity, CITES sends its congratulations to the governments of the world for their historical agreement...

CITES SG addresses CBD CoP15 as Chair of partnership of 14 international organizations
Joint Statement from the Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management for CBD CoP15 Made by CITES Secretary-General and CPW Chair, Ivonne Higuero Plenary: CBD/COP/15/L.5 on Sustainable Wildlife Management, 10 December...
