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Winner of UN World Wildlife Day photo competition announced at UN Headquarters
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE Winner of UN World Wildlife Day photo competition announced at UN Headquarters High-level event focuses on combating illicit...
CITES Secretary-General's opening remarks at the World Wildlife Day 2017 side event hosted by the United Kingdom, CITES and WCS - UN Headquarters, New York
Opening remarks of CITES Secretary-General, John E. Scanlon UN Headquarters, New York, 3 March 2017 Excellences Distinguished panelists Friends of wildlife It is a great pleasure to be here, and...
CITES Secretary-General's opening remarks at UN General Assembly High-level thematic discussion on the global observance of World Wildlife Day 2017 - UN Headquarters, New York
Opening remarks of CITES Secretary-General, John E. Scanlon UN Headquarters, New York, 3 March 2017 H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson, President of the UN General Assembly Excellences Distinguished panelists Friends of...
2016 trends in African elephant poaching released – CITES MIKE programme
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE 2016 trends in African elephant poaching released – CITES MIKE programme Poaching levels continue to pose an immediate...
Finalists of UN World Wildlife Day photo competition announced
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE Finalists of UN World Wildlife Day photo competition announced Geneva, 24 February 2017 – The Secretariat of the...
International workshop follows up CITES CoP17 decisions on tree species
Twenty-eight delegates from 15 CITES Parties participated at the International workshop on tree species in CITES, in La Antigua, Guatemala, from 7-9 February 2017. The workshop aimed to build capacities...
Call for entries: Through young eyes - photo competition for UN World Wildlife Day 2017
For use of the media only; not an official document. Press release Call for entries: “Through young eyes” - photo competition for UN World Wildlife Day 2017 Geneva, 14 January...
CITES pays tribute to Dr Wolfgang Burhenne
With great sadness the CITES Secretariat must report the death of Dr Wolfgang Burhenne, one of the main architects of CITES. Dr. Wolfang Burhenne was the Executive Governor (honorary) of...
New CITES trade rules come into effect as 2017 starts
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE New CITES trade rules come into effect as 2017 starts All Dalbergia rosewoods and palisanders, sharks and rays...
How the battle to axe the illegal timber trade is being won - External link to CITES Secretary-General's Op Ed
On January 2, new rules related to the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites) take effect, bringing hundreds of additional timber species...