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WCO-CITES joint Online Workshop on Modern Customs Procedures for Improved Control of Trade in CITES-listed Species
The World Customs Organization (WCO) and the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) co-organized an Online Workshop on Modern Customs...
CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero's opening remarks for the CITES-WCO virtual workshop on modern customs procedures
CITES-WCO workshop on modern customs procedures for improved control of trade in CITES-listed species - Day 1, December 7 2020 Opening remarks by Ivonne Higuero, Secretary-General, CITES Secretariat Good morning...
World Wildlife Day Film Showcase to explore humanity’s essential relationship with forests
JOINT PRESS RELEASE World Wildlife Day Film Showcase to explore humanity’s essential relationship with forests World Wildlife Day 2021 Film Showcase announced Geneva/New York/Jackson Hole, 23 November 2020 – The...
Secretary-General I. Higuero's remarks at UNECE's 3rd Multi-Stakeholder Policy Dialogue
UNECE 3rd Multi-Stakeholder Policy Dialogue Day 1 – Monday 23 November 2020 Session#1 - Transparency and traceability of value chains: key enablers for sustainability and circularity (13:00–14:00) Keynote Address Ivonne...
"Forests and livelihoods: sustaining people and planet" announced as theme of World Wildlife Day 2021
PRESS RELEASE “Forests and livelihoods: sustaining people and planet” announced as theme of World Wildlife Day 2021 UN World Wildlife Day 2021 to celebrate the livelihoods of communities who rely...
The International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime: Celebrating 10 years of supporting countries to combat wildlife crime
On 23 November 2020, we mark ten years since the establishment of the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime ( ICCWC ), the collaborative effort between the Convention on International...
CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero's opening remarks for the launch of the Revised Principles and Criteria of the BioTrade Initiative
BioTrade Revised Principles and Criteria launch 16 November 2020 14.30h CET CITES Secretary-General Opening Remarks Excellencies, distinguished colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, I am very grateful for your invitation to speak...
CITES MIKE Programme reports continued downward trends in elephant poaching in parts of Africa
Geneva, Nairobi, November 16 – The CITES programme for Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants ( MIKE ) has published its annual report analyzing the continental and sub-regional trends in...
FAO publishes new sourcebook to facilitate the implementation of CITES for marine species and fisheries
The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora...
