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08 March 2023
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CITES celebrates International Women's Day

Women and international Wildlife Trade The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has just turned 50 – celebrated on World Wildlife Day last...
Women in wildlife
27 January 2023
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World Wildlife Day 2023 website launched

The countdown to the world’s annual celebration of wildlife is on. The United Nations World Wildlife Day (WWD) is just over a month away and today saw the relaunch of...
24 January 2023
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Tributes

CITES saddened by death of Jean-Patrick Le Duc

The CITES Secretariat was saddened to learn of the death of former staff member Jean- Patrick Le Duc. Jean-Patrick Le Duc attended CoP4 (1983) to CoP6 (1987) representing various non-governmental...
Jean-Patrick Le Duc
07 December 2022
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SG statements

SG's statement on Cooperation at CBD CoP15

Statement By the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention...
CITES SG addressing CBD CoP15
06 December 2022
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SG statements

SG's Reflection on CITES COP19 outcomes

By CITES Secretary-General, Ivonne Higuero After a few days off to recover from the very busy t wo weeks in Panama and now moving on to the CBD Open Ended...
Dais at CITES CoP19