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Engaging the Traditional Chinese Medicine industry in the recovery of the saiga antelope
At a workshop on the conservation and sustainable use of the saiga antelope, representatives of the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) industry – which uses saiga horn in several medical products...
CITES extends controls on high-value timber at the request of exporting countries
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE CITES extends controls on high-value timber at the request of exporting countries New trade rules to apply for...
CITES species stamps
Tiger cub confiscated at Suvarnabhumi Airport destined for Iran (Bangkok, 23 August 2010) The Airport Authorities (AOT), Immigration Police and the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation of...
The United Nations Postal Administration launches a new set of stamps depicting CITES-listed species
One sheet from the just-released 2010 series of the UNPA Endangered Species The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) has issued a new set of 12 stamps depicting endangered species...
Remarks by the Secretary-General of CITES, Mr John Scanlon on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of CITES
Museum of Natural History of the City of Geneva Geneva, Switzerland Your excellencies, Madame la Maire, distinguished CITES authorities, colleagues within and outside of the United Nations system, friends of...
Thirty-fifth anniversary of CITES
On the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the entry into force of CITES, the Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations Office in Geneva and the CITES Secretary-General...
Statement by the Secretary-General of CITES on concerns expressed about confiscated orangutans
Geneva, 20 May 2010 The Secretariat has recently received a number of emails urging the return to Indonesia of 11 orangutans confiscated by the CITES Management Authority of Thailand in...
Déclaration sur les éléphants
Déclaration du Secrétaire général de la CITES quant aux préoccupations exprimées au sujet d’orangs-outans confisqués Genève, 20 mai 2010 Le Secrétariat a reçu récemment un certain nombre de courriers électroniques...
Déclaration du Secrétaire général de la CITES quant aux préoccupations exprimées au sujet d’orangs-outans confisqués
Déclaration du Secrétaire général de la CITES quant aux préoccupations exprimées au sujet d’orangs-outans confisqués Genève, 20 mai 2010 Le Secrétariat a reçu récemment un certain nombre de courriers électroniques...
Declaración del Secretario General de la CITES sobre las inquietudes expresadas acerca de los orangutanes confiscados
Declaración del Secretario General de la CITES sobre las inquietudes expresadas acerca de los orangutanes confiscados Ginebra, 20 de mayo de 2010 La Secretaría ha recibido en fecha reciente una...