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Pioneering seminar held in Paraguay to boost legal capacity to tackle different types of illicit trade
The Secretariat recently participated in a seminar on illicit trade and counterfeiting (2-6 June 2014, Asunción, Paraguay), organized by the INTERPOL General Secretariat, Office of Legal Affairs (Lyon, France) and...
CITES Secretary-General's intervention on Illegal Wildlife Trade at UN Environment Assembly Ministerial Dialogue, Nairobi, Kenya
‘Illegal Wildlife Trade’ UN Environment Assembly Intervention by John E. Scanlon Secretary-General of CITES Nairobi, Kenya – 26 June 2014 The scale and nature of illegal wildlife trade have changed...
CITES Secretary-General's presentation on The international dimension of illegal wildlife trade at UN Environment Assembly - Nairobi, Kenya
Environmental Justice and Sustainable Development - A Global Symposium on Environmental Rule of Law ‘The international dimension of illegal wildlife trade’ Presentation by John E. Scanlon Secretary-General, CITES Secretariat Tuesday...
Press release: Environment Ministers add their voice to global efforts to combat illegal wildlife trade
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE Environment Ministers add their voice to global efforts to combat illegal wildlife trade CITES calls for a focus...
Press release: UNESCO calls for closer cooperation with CITES to protect World Heritage Sites
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE UNESCO calls for closer cooperation with CITES to protect World Heritage Sites Selous Game Reserve included in the...
Wild and Precious Exhibit travels from Bangkok and Shanghai to Beijing and Nairobi
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE Wild and Precious Exhibit travels from Bangkok and Shanghai to Beijing and Nairobi Nairobi, 20 June 2014 —...
Meetings Services Assistant
Vacancy announcement The following post in the CITES Secretariat has been published on the United Nations Careers Portal: Meetings services assistant, G6 The Job Opening is available here in PDF...
Chief, Scientific Support
Vacancy announcement The following post in the CITES Secretariat has been published on the United Nations Careers Portal: Chief, Scientific Support, P5 The Job Opening is available here in PDF...
Elephant poaching and ivory smuggling figures released today
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE Elephant poaching and ivory smuggling figures released today Poaching levels remain alarmingly high at over 20,000. More large...
FAO and CITES support Asian countries with the implementation of recent shark listings
Geneva, 12 June 2014: The regional workshop for key Asian shark fishing and trading States was held in Xiamen, China from 13 to 15 May 2014. Representatives from both CITES...