Connecting People and Planet: Exploring Digital Innovation in Wildlife Conservation for World Wildlife Day 2024 Press releases Compliance with wildlife trade rules dominates first CITES Standing Committee meeting following CoP19 Press releases CITES Secretary-General's Certificate of Commendation awarded to Europol for successful law enforcement operation to address illegal trade in European eel Spotlight on SC77 What is CITES? Trade suspensions CITES Virtual College CITES and Forests SC77 Access meeting documents and live stream here What is CITES? An international agreement between governments... Read more Trade suspensions Countries currently subject to a recommendation to suspend trade Read more CITES Virtual College Visit the site to find out more CITES and Forests Click here to visit the new CITES and Forests webpage Notifications to the Parties Subscribe to Notification alerts Amendments adopted at CoP19 entered into force on 25 November 202328 November 2023 Trade in mammoth ivory27 November 2023 Invitation to provide feedback on experience of using the guidance documents and information on the CITES webpage “Appropriate and acceptable destinations”27 November 2023 See more SG statements 77th Meeting of the CITES Standing Committee: Opening Statement by CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero Press releases Sustainable Wildlife Management is essential to achieve key targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework News Balancing Tradition, Commerce, and Conservation with Edible Orchids Upcoming events Online workshop on Conservation of amphibians (Amphibia spp.) - (North America, Central and South America and the Caribbean), Online closed meeting27 - 28 November 2023 Online workshop on Conservation of amphibians (Amphibia spp.) - (Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania), Online30 November - 01 December 2023 Workshop on Non-Detriment Findings (NDFs), Closed event, Nairobi, Kenya04 - 08 December 2023 Vacancy announcements & Call for proposals Call for proposals: Interdisciplinary study on CITES and forests - Deadline: 05 Dec 2023 Associate Programme Management Officer, P-2 (ICCWC) - Deadline: 08 Dec 2023 Stay connected CITES Twitter timeline Initiatives The International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants Supporting sustainable management of endangered tree species Resources InforMEA E-learning CITES Virtual College CITES Checklist CITES Wildlife TradeView