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Rosewood, elephants, eels and tigers among many issues to be addressed by CITES annual meeting
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE Rosewood, elephants, eels and tigers among many issues to be addressed by CITES annual meeting Sochi, 1 October...
Five UN entities join forces to help strengthening CITES legislation in Central, West and Southern Africa
Representatives of 19 African countries gathered at a Symposium in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from 11 to 12 September 2018 to identify ways to strengthen their national legal frameworks for the...
CITES Tree Species Programme Regional Meeting for Central and South America and the Caribbean
Some 70 experts from 11 Parties were brought together in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 17 to 21 September 2018 at the CITES Tree Species Programme Regional Meeting for Central and...
Experts meet in Indonesia to review progress made in implementing CITES tree species programme in Asia and enhancing trade regulation for agarwood
About 60 experts from 11 countries that are Party to CITES were brought together in Yogyakarta, Indonesia from 25 to 29 June 2018 at the CITES Tree Species Programme Regional...
World Ranger Day 2018
CITES salutes the world’s rangers and their work to protect wildlife 31 July 2018 World Ranger Day honours park rangers across the world who have been injured or lost their...
500 experts meet to review sustainable trade in wild animals and plants before the next World Wildlife Conference
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE 500 experts meet to review sustainable trade in wild animals and plants before the next World Wildlife Conference...
Summary for Day 6: Thursday, 26 July 2018 - Twenty-fourth meeting of the Plants Committee
Thursday 26 July was the last day of the 24th meeting of the CITES Plants Committee Meeting, which saw a record number of participants in Geneva. In the morning session...
Summary for Day 5: Wednesday, 25 July 2018 - Twenty-fourth meeting of the Plants Committee
During the morning session on Wednesday 25 July, working groups on Rosewood, Res. Conf. 10.13 (implementation timber species) and Nomenclature met to take up their respective mandates and providing recommendations...
Summary for Day 4: Tuesday, 24 July 2018 - Twenty-fourth meeting of the Plants Committee
Tuesday 24 July, the fourth day of the 24th meeting of the CITES Plants Committee, was dedicated to meetings of working groups which took up their respective mandates to provide...
Summary for Day 3: Monday, 23 July 2018 - Twenty-fourth meeting of the Plants Committee
On 23 July, the morning session of the 24th meeting of the Plants Committee addressed the following agenda items: Plants Committee work plan for 2017-2019 (CoP17-CoP18), Review of Significant Trade...