Renforcement des capacités

L’expression « renforcement des capacités » signifie généralement le développement d’activités et matériels visant à l’acquisition de connaissances et savoir-faire spécifiques permettant de mieux comprendre les dispositions de la Convention et de mieux les appliquer.

Résolutions et Décisions

Documents du Comité

  • AC31 Doc. 10 / PC25 Doc. 11 (inclut les résultats du questionnaire figurant dans la Notif. No.2020/027 et un résumé des informations provenant d’autres AME relatives aux efforts de renforcement des capacités) 
  • AC31 Doc. 10 / PC25 Doc. 11 Add. (Rev. 1) (inclut les mises à jour relatives aux efforts de coordination des autres AME, les conclusions du questionnaire figurant dans la Notif No. 2020/027, les informations relatives aux besoins en renforcement des capacités dans les rapports CITES sur l’application)

Possibilités actuelles de renforcement des capacités

Ressources et possibilités d’aide au renforcement des capacités

International University of Andalucía (UNIA) Master’s Degree in Management and Conservation of Species in Trade

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Organized by the International University of Andalucía, the UNIA Master’s course has been running since 1998 and has provided specialized quality training on the concepts, scientific bases, techniques and instruments that enable CITES implementation to hundreds of participants from over 100 coutnries. Many of the course participnats are CITES authority officials.

The course, held every two years, consists of an on-campus period of 11 weeks in Baeza, Spain, followed by a research period of 9 months leading to the submission of a master’s thesis. The successful completion leads to the attainment of 60 ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) credits and the Master’s Degree issued by UNIA, a public university in Spain.>

Important dates regarding the 15th edition of the Master’s course are (all dates to be confirmed):

  • Publication of course information through Notification to Parties: mid-2023
  • Pre-registration: June-October 2023
  • Formal enrolment: November-December 2023
  • On-campus period from 15 April to 30 June 2024
  • Virtual period from 1 February to 1 September 2024

Subject to the availability of external funds, the CITES Secretariat provides limited financial support to interested CITES officials from developing country Parties. Other financial support is available from the West Africa Biodiversity and Low Emissions Development program (USAID WABiLED) for participants from West Africa.

Commemorative book "Master CITES: A success story of the Spanish cooperation (2019)"

Photos from the Master's course