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Global experts meet to review international trade in wildlife before the next major CITES conference
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE Global experts meet to review international trade in wildlife before the next major CITES conference Geneva, 16 July...
CITES contributes to the largest gathering of InforMEA
Over 20 global and regional Conventions, five UN agencies, two observers as well as an array of partners, gathered in Montreux on 5-8 June 2018 with the aim of improving...
CITES holds first workshop on the legal acquisition of wildlife
Geneva, 20 June 2018 – Over 80 participants representing 31 Parties, 6 Intergovernmental Organizations and more than 10 non-governmental organizations and academic institutions from Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania and the...
Month-long transcontinental operation hit wildlife criminals hard
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE Month-long transcontinental operation hit wildlife criminals hard The largest ever global operation results in 1,974 seizures and the...
CITES CoP18 preparations taking shape in Sri Lanka
Secretariat staff recently returned from a reconnaissance visit to Colombo, Sri Lanka to discuss preparations for CoP18 with officials from the host Government. The Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH)...
CITES-led training workshop for Central Asia leads to concrete outcomes
на русском языке Parties in Central Asia commit to improve national CITES frameworks A training workshop on CITES implementation covering legislation, science and enforcement aspects of the Convention was held...
Message from CITES for the 25th anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention on Biological Diversity
This year’s International Day of Biodiversity, on 22 May, marks the 25th anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). As a sister convention, we...
Boost for CITES’ effort to halt elephant poaching in Zimbabwe
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE Boost for CITES’ effort to halt elephant poaching in Zimbabwe Geneva, 16 May 2018 – A Strategic Anti-Poaching...
CITES convenes international technical workshop on eels (Anguilla spp.) at Royal Botanic Gardens KEW, London, UK
On 18-20 March 2018, more than 45 experts from over 15 countries met at the Royal Botanic Gardens in London for an international workshop on the conservation, management, fisheries and...
Key countries meet to further strengthen measures to tackle ivory trafficking
Geneva / Maputo, 7 May 2018 - Over 60 representatives from 24 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe and North America, and from intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, met in Maputo, Mozambique...