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CITES publishes ambitious programme of work for 2020-2022
Geneva, 7 November 2019 – The CITES Secretariat published today the full suite of Decisions adopted at the 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP18) held in Geneva...
CITES Secretary-General commends outcomes of first high level conference on illegal wildlife trade in the Americas
Geneva/Lima, 4 October 2019 – Whilst poaching and wildlife trafficking in Africa and Asia have attracted considerable media and public attention in the past few years, far less has been...
CITES welcomes new UN General Assembly resolution on tackling illicit trafficking in wildlife
Geneva, 20 September 2019: At the 73rd session United Nations General Assembly, the 193 Member States of the United Nations adopted its fourth resolution on tackling illicit trafficking in wildlife...
Music to your ears: CITES CoP18 moves towards strengthened regulations for tropical trees, as well as cautious exemptions for rosewood musical instruments
Geneva, 29 August 2019 - Tropical timber, particularly from rosewood trees, is one of the most valued wildlife commodities. The 18th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered...
CITES going full steam ahead to ensure sustainable use of marine resources
Hard work begins after more shark species are listed under CITES Geneva, 29 August 2019 - The three proposals to include 18 additional species of sharks and rays on Appendix...
Vacancy announcement - Communications Officer
The following post in the CITES Secretariat has been published: Communications Officer Applications must be submitted online on the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme website before 10 th of September...
Vacancy announcement - ICT Officer
The following post in the CITES Secretariat has been published: ICT Officer Applications must be submitted online on t he United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme website before 10 th of...
Closing remarks of CITES Secretary-General at the 18th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES
Eighteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES Closing remarks of CITES Secretary-General, Ivonne Higuero Geneva (Switzerland), 28 August 2019 Chair, Alternate Chair, Chairs of Committees I and...
CITES conference responds to extinction crisis by strengthening international trade regime for wildlife
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE CITES conference responds to extinction crisis by strengthening international trade regime for wildlife Geneva, 28 August 2019 –...
Eco-thriller Chasing the Thunder to screen at World Wildlife Conference
Geneva, 27 August 2019 – This evening will see the Swiss premiere of Chasing the Thunder , which is being screened on the margins of the World Wildlife Conference –...