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2023 Asia Environmental Enforcement Awards Remarks by CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero 28 November 2023, Bangkok, Thailand Distinguished Award Winners, dear colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my utmost pleasure to have the opportunity to address you at this year’s Asia Environmental Enforcement Awards. First and foremost, I would like to express my gratitude to the organizers of this wonderful award ceremony. Thank you also to our partners in these awards, the United Nations Environment Programme, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and the Secretariat of the Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements...

Geneva, 24 novembre 2023 — We find ourselves in the midst of a global digital transformation. With two thirds of the world’s population online in 2023—already a 45 per cent increase from five years ago—the ways in which we connect with each other and with our planet are evolving. D igital technologies are being incorporated into many facets of wildlife conservation and trade and our everyday lives and have become an integral part of achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). B etter connectivity is helping equip people of all ages, genders and local conditions with job-ready digital skills (SDG...

Genève, 21 novembre 2023 — Le commerce de bois précieux et de requins, et la conservation des éléphants, des grands félins, des perroquets, des anguilles, des tortues marines et du totoaba figuraient parmi les nombreux dossiers critiques examinés au cours de la 77e session du Comité permanent (SC77) de la Convention sur le commerce international des espèces de faune et de flore sauvages menacées d’extinction (CITES) qui s’est tenue à Genève, en Suisse, du 6 au 10 novembre 2023. Convoquée près d’un an après la 19e Conférence des Parties à la Convention (CoP19) qui s’était tenue à Panama, la session...