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Winner of World Wildlife Day 2019 International Youth Art Contest announced at UN Headquarters
For use of the media only; not an official document. JOINT PRESS RELEASE Winner of World Wildlife Day 2019 International Youth Art Contest announced at UN Headquarters Geneva/New York/Washington, DC...
Proposals for amendment of Appendices I and II - Eighteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties
back to the CoP page Geneva (Switzerland), 17-28 August 2019 Proposals for amendment of Appendices I and II (All documents can be downloaded in a zip format HERE ) All...
CITES, UNDP and FAO bring global representatives together at UN headquarters to celebrate World Wildlife Day and “Life below Water”
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE CITES, UNDP and FAO bring global representatives together at UN headquarters to celebrate World Wildlife Day and “Life...
UN celebrates marine species for World Wildlife Day with moving pictures
For use of the media only; not an official document. JOINT PRESS RELEASE UN celebrates marine species for World Wildlife Day with moving pictures Winners of Living Oceans Showcase announced...
Finalists Announced for World Wildlife Day Film Showcase: Living Oceans
For use of the media only; not an official document. JOINT PRESS RELEASE Finalists Announced for World Wildlife Day Film Showcase: Living Oceans Geneva/Jackson Hole, WY/New York, 14 February 2019...
100 days to go before CITES CoP18 kicks off in Sri Lanka
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE 100 days to go before CITES CoP18 kicks off in Sri Lanka Geneva, 12 February 2019 – In...
CITES pays tribute to Dr. Bradnee Chambers
The CITES Secretariat shares with you the sad news of the passing of Dr. Bradnee Chambers , Executive Secretary of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild...
Global art contest in celebration of World Wildlife Day 2019
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE Global art contest in celebration of World Wildlife Day 2019 Geneva, 16 January 2019: World Wildlife Day 2019...
Proposals to change protection levels of species under international trade at the next World Wildlife Conference available online
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE Proposals to change protection levels of species under international trade at the next World Wildlife Conference available online...
Second international training workshop on improving CITES implementation for source codes and captive-bred and artificially propagated specimens concludes in El Salvador
Over the last decade, reported trade in CITES-listed species has shifted from predominately wild-sourced to captive-bred or artificially propagated specimens, to the extent that today over 50% of reported trade...