Skip to main content
  • FR
  • ES

Search form

  • Home
  • Discover CITES

    • About CITES

      • What is CITES?
      • How CITES works?
      • CITES-listed species
      • How is CITES financed?
      • Frequently Asked Questions
      • Terminology
      • Trade database & dashboard

      Parties

      • List of Parties to the Convention
      • National CITES Authorities

      Convention Bodies

      • CITES Structure
      • Conference of the Parties
      • Standing Committee
      • Animals Committee
      • Plants Committee

      • Partnerships and cooperation
      • Sponsored Delegates Project
      • Certificate of Merit
      • Certificate of Commendation

      Secretariat

      • Overview
      • Secretary-General
      • Staff list
      • Internship
      • Organigrammes

      CITES is an international agreement between governments, aimed to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival.

  • Documents

      • Convention text
      • Appendices
      • Resolutions
      • Decisions
      • Reservations
      • Notifications
      • Trade suspensions
      • Strategic vision
      • Publications
      • CITES Virtual College

      Conference of the Parties

      • Overview
      • Meeting Documents
      • Rules of Procedure

      Standing Committee

      • Overview
      • Meeting Documents
      • Committee Members
      • Rules of procedure

      Animals Committee

      • Overview
      • Meeting Documents
      • Committee Members
      • Rules of procedure
      • Intersessional WGs

      Plants Committee

      • Overview
      • Meeting Documents
      • Committee Members
      • Rules of procedure
      • Intersessional WGs

  • Implementation

    • Essential information for applying, implementing and enforcing the Convention


      • National legislation
      • CITES 'Non-detriment findings'
      • Compliance
      • Export quotas
      • Introduction from the sea
      • Guidelines for transport
      • Disposal of confiscated specimen
      • Online forum (e-forum)

      Review of Significant Trade

      • Introduction
      • RST Management System

      Reporting requirements

      • Annual report
      • Annual Illegal trade report
      • Implementation report
      • Ad hoc reports

      Enforcement

      • Introduction
      • Directory of national focal points
      • Combating wildlife cybercrime
      • Wildlife forensics

      CITES-listed species

      • Identification manual
      • Checklist of CITES species
      • Species+

      Registers

      • Introduction
      • Captive-breeding operations
      • Nurseries
      • Scientific Institutions
      • Caviar exporters

  • Topics

    • Current activities on selected species and other key topics

      Flora

      • Trees
      • Medicinal plants
      • Ornamental plants
      • Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC)

      Fauna (terrestrial)

      • Cheetahs
      • Elephants
      •   Trade in live elephants
      •   CITES National Ivory Action Plans
      • Great apes
      • African lion
      • Rhinoceroces
      • Snakes

      Fauna (marine species)

      • Sharks and manta rays
      • Queen conch
      • Introduction from the sea

      Cross-cutting issues

      • Capacity building
      • Captive-produced animals and artificially propagated plants
      • Livelihoods
      • eCITES
      • National legislation
      • Non-detriment findings
      • Periodic review
      • Review of significant trade
      • Traceability

      Projects & initiatives

      • International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC)
      • Supporting sustainable management of endangered tree species and conservation of the African Elephant
      • MIKES project

      Archived topics

      .

  • News

      • Press releases
      • Other news items
      • Newsletter (Archive)

      CITES in the news

      • Vietnam seizes 1.4 tons of African ivory...
      • New TRAFFIC Study Lifts Lid on Central...
      • Protecting big cats announced as theme of...
      • Kenya to increase number of wildlife crime...
      • Sabah looking at making pangolins a...
      See more…

      • Secretary-General's statements


      • CITES calendar

You are here

Home

Site map

Main menu

  • Home
  • Discover CITES
    • Partnerships and cooperation
    • Sponsored Delegates Project
    • Certificate of Merit
    • Certificate of Commendation
  • Documents
    • Convention text
    • Appendices
    • Resolutions
    • Decisions
    • Reservations
    • Notifications
    • Trade suspensions
    • Strategic vision
    • Publications
    • CITES Virtual College
  • Implementation
    • National legislation
    • CITES 'Non-detriment findings'
    • Compliance
    • Export quotas
    • Introduction from the sea
    • Guidelines for transport
    • Disposal of confiscated specimen
    • Online forum (e-forum)
  • Topics
    • Flora
      • Trees
        • ITTO-CITES programme on timber species
        • Physical inspection of timber shipments
      • Medicinal plants
      • Ornamental plants
      • Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC)
    • Fauna (terrestrial)
      • Cheetahs
      • Elephants
      •   Trade in live elephants
      •   CITES National Ivory Action Plans
      • Great apes
      • African lion
      • Rhinoceroces
      • Snakes
    • Fauna (marine species)
      • Sharks and manta rays
      • Queen conch
      • Introduction from the sea
    • Cross-cutting issues
      • Capacity building
      • Captive-produced animals and artificially propagated plants
      • Livelihoods
      • eCITES
      • National legislation
      • Non-detriment findings
      • Periodic review
      • Review of significant trade
      • Traceability
    • Projects & initiatives
      • International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC)
      • Supporting sustainable management of endangered tree species and conservation of the African Elephant
      • MIKES project
    • Archive
  • News
    • Press releases
    • Other news items
    • Newsletter (Archive)

Footer menu

  • Disclaimer
  • Contact us
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Site map
  • Log in