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Status update: postponement of CoP18
On 26 April 2019, the CITES Secretariat announced the postponement of the 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP18), originally scheduled to take place from 23 May to...
CITES Secretariat presents its final assessment of and recommendations on species listing proposals for #CITESCoP18
The CITES Secretariat has now posted Document 105.1 , presenting its final assessments of the proposals to amend Appendices I and II of the Convention. These 57 proposals submitted by...
Statement by the members of the Liaison Group of Biodiversity-related Conventions
Seventh session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES-7) (delivered by CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero on behalf of BLG members) UNESCO Headquarters, Paris...
The Secretary-General’s statement on the postponement of CoP18
The Secretariat regrets to announce that the 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP18), originally scheduled to take place from 23 May to 3 June in Colombo, Sri...
CITES Secretary-General's statement on the attacks in Sri Lanka
The Secretariat expresses its heartfelt condolences to the people of Sri Lanka for the loss of lives and many injuries following the bomb blasts that struck churches and hotels today...
Uganda boosts efforts to strengthen wildlife management capacity and protect elephants
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE Uganda boosts efforts to strengthen wildlife management capacity and protect elephants Two new eight-man ranger posts were handed...
Countries home to Saiga antelopes develop new roadmap to save the species
Bonn/Geneva, 12 April 2019 – Range States have agreed on a set of concrete conservation priorities guiding the work under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Concerning the Restoration, Conservation and...
Towards better protection of internationally traded African tree species listed in CITES
Some 30 experts from 12 CITES Parties met in Dar es Salaam from 7 to 15 March 2019 at the CITES Tree Species Programme Regional Meeting for Africa hosted by...
ASEAN member States pledge strong action against illegal trade in wildlife
Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on 21 and 22 March 2019 convened in Chiang Mai, Thailand, at a Special ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Illegal Wildlife...
Opening remarks of CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero at the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Illegal Wildlife Trade
21 March 2019, Chiang Mai, Thailand Honorable Minister General Surasak Karnjanarat, distinguished delegates from ASEAN member States, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, It is an honour and a privilege to join...