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World Wildlife Day celebrated across the globe on 3 March
PRESS RELEASE The fate of animal and plant species and the ecosystems that depend on them is at the heart of this year’s UN World Wildlife Day. The theme of...
CITES Parties and observers meeting in Lyon ahead of the next World Wildlife Conference
Geneva, 1 March 2022: One of the year’s most important meetings for the future of wildlife conservation is to take place in Lyon, France from 7 to 11 March. The...
CITES Secretary-General's keynote address at the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice - Expert Discussions on Crimes that Affect the Environment - Vienna, Austria Keynote address by Ivonne Higuero, Secretary-General of CITES 14 February 2022...
CITES Task Force meet to strengthen responses to illegal trade in specimens of CITES- listed tree species
Geneva, 11 February 2022. On 1 - 4, 7 and 11 February 2022, the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)...
Protect and verify: legally trading CITES-listed trees species
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wilde Fauna and Flora (CITES) is a key international conservation instrument for ensuring forest products trade does not threaten the survival...
World Wetlands Day (February 2nd) 2022 - Message from CITES Secretary-General, Ivonne Higuero
World Wetlands Day (February 2nd) 2022 - Message from CITES Secretary-General, Ivonne Higuero HAPPY WORLD WETLANDS DAY! It's a great pleasure for me to celebrate World Wetlands Day with you...
New multilingual tool to assist with inspection of captive-breeding and ranching facilities and application of source codes on CITES permits
Geneva, 31 January 2022 – The CITES Secretariat has released a mobile phone and tablet application to provide further guidance for Parties and other relevant agencies when assessing facilities that...
France and the Metropolis of Lyon reveal the logo for the 74th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
France, host of the 74th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee, revealed the logo for the event, designed by the Metropolis of Lyon. The logo features the species Epipactis rhodanensis...
CITES remembers Richard Leakey
The CITES Secretariat is saddened to learn of the passing at age 77 of Richard Leakey, the world-renowned fossil hunter, politician and conservationist. Building on the work of his famous...
