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CITES Secretary-General's keynote address at the Financial Action Task Force High-Level Conference 2021 - Leipzig, Germany
Financial Action Task Force High-Level Conference 2021 - Leipzig, Germany Keynote address by Ivonne Higuero, Secretary-General of CITES 07 December 2021 Thank you, Mr. President, it’s an honour to address...
Wildlife Inter-Regional Enforcement (WIRE) 2021 & Debriefing of Operation Mekong Dragon III - Remarks of CITES S-G I. Higuero
Wildlife Inter-Regional Enforcement (WIRE) 2021 & Debriefing of Operation Mekong Dragon III Address by Ivonne Higuero, Secretary-General of CITES 30 November 2021 Distinguished colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, It is such...
Global arrests and seizures: WCO-INTERPOL Operation Thunder 2021 strikes wildlife and timber trafficking networks
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE Global arrests and seizures: WCO-INTERPOL Operation Thunder 2021 strikes wildlife and timber trafficking networks 30 November 2021 -...
CITES Parties in the Pacific take part in training on implementation through fisheries legal frameworks
CITES Parties in the Pacific take part in training on implementation through fisheries legal frameworks The waters of the Pacific Islands countries (PICs) are home to numerous aquatic species that...
As the biodiversity and deforestation crises are recognized on the global stage, France offers to host 74th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
PRESS RELEASE As the biodiversity and deforestation crises are recognized on the global stage, France offers to host 74th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade...
World Wildlife Day Film Showcase to highlight efforts to conserve endangered species and ecosystems
JOINT PRESS RELEASE World Wildlife Day Film Showcase to highlight efforts to conserve endangered species and ecosystems Geneva/New York/Jackson Hole, 17 November 2021 – The Secretariat of the Convention on...
"Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration" announced as theme of World Wildlife Day 2022
PRESS RELEASE "Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration" announced as theme of World Wildlife Day 2022 UN World Wildlife Day 2022 to raise awareness of the state of endangered and...
Poaching and illegal trade a growing threat to jaguars: CITES study
Poaching and illegal trade a growing threat to jaguars: CITES study Geneva, November 2 2021 – Jaguars ( Panthera Onca ) have been listed under CITES Appendix I since 1975...
Trends in elephant poaching in Africa fall to lowest levels since 2003: CITES MIKE Programme
Nairobi, Geneva, 1 November 2021 – The CITES programme for Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants ( MIKE ) has published its annual analysis of continental and sub-regional trends in...
Online workshop on physical inspection of timber shipments in the Lower Mekong Region hosted by the CITES Secretariat
The Lower Mekong Region is home to around 100 CITES-listed tree species. These include CITES Appendix-II timber-producing species of rosewoods (genus Dalbergia ), yew trees (genus Taxus spp .), and...
