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African elephants still in decline due to high levels of poaching
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE AFRICAN ELEPHANTS STILL IN DECLINE DUE TO HIGH LEVELS OF POACHING Poaching levels continue to pose an immediate...
Media advisory - UN World Wildlife Day 2016
For use of the media only; not an official document. MEDIA ADVISORY UN WORLD WILDLIFE DAY 2016 THE FUTURE OF WILDLIFE IS IN OUR HANDS WHAT: March 3 2016 marks...
CITES Secretary-General's keynote address at the International conference on wildlife crime - The Hague, Netherlands
Keynote Address - Plenary Opening Session By John E. Scanlon CITES Secretary-General CITES – galvanizing a global collective effort to save wildlife “ CITES … an international agreement that stands...
International Elephant Film Festival Celebrates World’s Best Elephant Films
For use of the media only; not an official document. JOINT PRESS RELEASE International Elephant Film Festival Celebrates World’s Best Elephant Films Finalists announced today. Winners to be announced at...
CITES traceability pilot project presented at global sharks meeting in Costa Rica
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE CITES traceability pilot project presented at global sharks meeting in Costa Rica Targeted support being provided to countries...
CITES Secretary-General's remarks on the destruction of confiscated elephant ivory at Colombo, Sri Lanka
John E. Scanlon, CITES Secretary-General 26 January 2016 Religious dignitaries Hon. Gamini Jayawickrema Perera, Minister for Sustainable Development and Wildlife Hon. Ravi Karunanayake, Minister of Finance Cabinet Ministers, State Ministers...
CITES Secretary-General's keynote address on Wildlife and Tourism at Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Keynote Address 'CITES and wildlife trade – how CITES works and how it links to wildlife tourism’ John E. Scanlon Secretary-General, CITES Secretariat Colombo, Sri Lanka 25 January 2016 Good...
Call for entries: poster design contest for World Wildlife Day 2016
The United Nations World Wildlife Day 2016 (WWD2016) will be celebrated on 3 March under the theme “The future of wildlife is in our hands”. African and Asian elephants will...
Submissions for WWD2016 posters design
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