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78th Meeting of the CITES Standing Committee: Opening Remarks by CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero
78th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee Opening Remarks by CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero 3 February 2025, Geneva, Switzerland Thank you very much, Madame Chair. Excellencies, Distinguished Standing Committee Members...
World Wetlands Day 2025: Message from CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero
Wetlands are nature’s lifelines—vibrant ecosystems that connect land and water and support an incredible array of wild species. This underlines the importance of the Convention on Wetlands. Forty percent of...
Review of trade sustainability and conservation progress for pangolins, seahorses, rosewoods and more at upcoming CITES Standing Committee’s 78th meeting
Geneva, 27 January 2025 — Wildlife trade is wide-ranging, including trade in live, artificially propagated, and captive bred specimens of animals and plants to an array of products such as...
CITES Launches Sponsored Delegates Project for CoP20 in Samarkand
Geneva, 24 January 2025 – The Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is preparing for the 20 th meeting of...
Briefing on the Seventy-Eighth Meeting of CITES Standing Committee | CITES SC78
We would like to bring to your kind attention the Briefing on the Seventy-Eighth Meeting of CITES Standing Committee | CITES SC78 , that will take place on Tuesday 28...
International Forum on Combating Money Laundering and Transnational Organized Crimes: Opening Ceremony Keynote by CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero
International Forum on Combating Money Laundering and Transnational Organized Crimes: Criminal Networks, Trade Dynamics and Beyond Opening Ceremony Keynote by CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero 10 December 2024, Hong Kong SAR...
CITES highlights interlinkages to diverse aspects of biodiversity conservation at CBD CoP16, looks ahead to CITES CoP20 in 2025
Geneva, 16 December 2024 – Two intensive weeks of biodiversity negotiations and discussions concluded in Cali, Colombia, where the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention...
Physical Inspection, Wood Identification, Risk Assessment and Forensics: Empowering Law Enforcement Officers to Tackle Illegal Timber Trade in Africa
Kampala, 9 December 2024 – Healthy forests sustain biodiversity, livelihoods, and local economies. Home to most of the planet’s terrestrial species, forests provide millions of people with jobs, along with...
Turkmenistan Joins CITES, Strengthening Wildlife Trade Regulation and Conservation in Central Asia
Geneva, 20 November 2024 – The Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) welcomes Turkmenistan as the 185th Party to the...
Wildlife Conservation Finance: Investing in People and Planet for World Wildlife Day 2025
Geneva, 12 November 2024 – From the highland steppe to the coral reefs, wild animals and plants hold intrinsic value. As essential parts of Earth's intricate web of life, they...
