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Wildlife enforcement networks meet to further strengthen collaboration to combat ‘industrial scale’ crime
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE Wildlife enforcement networks meet to further strengthen collaboration to combat ‘industrial scale’ crime Johannesburg 3 October 2016 -...

CoP17 hosts first ever wildlife crime partnerships forum
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE CoP17 hosts first ever wildlife crime partnerships forum Photo by Florian Keil / CMS + AEWA Secretariat Johannesburg...

Opening Address by Minister of Enviromental Affairs Dr Edna Molewa at the Opening of the 17th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties
MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS, DR EDNA MOLEWA, ADDRESSES THE OPENING SESSION OF THE CITES COP17 IN JOHANNESBURG 24 SEPTEMBER 2016 The President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency...

Opening speech by Øystein Størkersen, Chair of CITES Standing Committee at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties
CITES CoP17 Øystein Størkersen, Chair of CITES Standing Committee Opening Speech Johannesburg, 24 September 2016 Dear President, Ministers, dignitaries, ladies and gentlemen, friends of CITES CITES celebrated its 40 th...

Opening Address by President Jacob Zuma, at the Opening of the 17th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties
Opening Address by President Jacob Zuma, at the Opening of the 17th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild...

CITES Secretary-General's opening ceremony speech at the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties - Johannesburg, South Africa
CITES CoP17 John E. Scanlon, CITES Secretary General Opening Ceremony Speech Johannesburg, 24 September 2016 Honourable Ministers Distinguished Guests Friends and colleagues ----- Photo credit: IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth It...

CITES Secretary-General's address at the CITES CoP17 Ministerial Lekgotla - 23 September 2016 - Johannesburg, South Africa
CITES CoP17 - Ministerial Lekgotla - 23 September 2016, Johannesburg Address by John E. Scanlon, Secretary-General CITES ‘CITES and its role in advancing the achievement of the SDGs through legal...

Address by Erik Solheim, UNEP Executive Director at the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties
CITES CoP17 Johannesburg, 24 September 2016 Thank you so very much Edna, Ministers, friends. UN Environment You have all made me very happy this morning. Can there be any more...

Global consortium strengthens efforts to tackle wildlife crime
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE Global consortium strengthens efforts to tackle wildlife crime The International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC) will host...

World’s largest ivory database now available to CITES Parties
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE World’s largest ivory database now available to CITES Parties Photo by Florian Keil / CMS + AEWA Secretariat...
