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Publication par le Consortium international de lutte contre la criminalité liée aux espèces sauvages (ICCWC) de son Rapport bisannuel 2021 - 2022
Genève, 20 juin 2023 – Le Consortium international de lutte contre la criminalité liée aux espèces sauvages (ICCWC) vient de publier son Rapport bisannuel 2021 - 2022 , un document...
L'examen du commerce international d'animaux sauvages et élevés en captivité, et l'émergence future de maladies zoonotiques sont parmi les thèmes des discussions de la prochaine session de la CITES
Genève, 15 juin 2023 – Lorsque la Convention sur le commerce international des espèces de faune et de flore sauvages menacées d'extinction (CITES) faisait ses premiers pas (1975-1989), 96 pour...
La CITES établit la feuille de route pour la réglementation du commerce et la conservation de plus 34 000 espèces végétales à l’échelle mondiale
Genève, 31 mai 2023 – Les inscriptions d’espèces végétales aux Annexes de la CITES n’ont cessé d’augmenter ces dernières années, en particulier les inscriptions d’espèces d’arbres, y compris celles ayant...
Combating the illegal trade in big cats – 28 countries come together as part of CITES Big Cats Task Force
On 24 – 28 April 2023 the CITES Secretariat (The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) convened a meeting of the CITES Big Cats...
Human-Wildlife Conflict: the cost and the need to foster coexistence
Every year, hundreds of humans and thousands of animals die due to human-wildlife conflicts (HWC). Habitat loss and in some instances conservation successes combined with an ever-increasing human population has...
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...
Celebrating 50 years of CITES conserving the world’s wild animals and plants on World Wildlife Day 2023
Celebrating 50 years of CITES conserving the world’s wild ani mals and plants on World Wildlife Day 2023 Friday, 3 March 2023 marks the 50 th anniversary of the signing...
From decision-making to implementation: new CITES trade rules come into effect for 100s of species discussed at CITES CoP19
Just ahead of CITES 50 th anniversary, hundreds of species are accorded new regulatory measures today, 90 days since they were adopted at the 19th meeting of the Conference of...
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...
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...
