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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...
UN issues stamps to commemorate the World Wildlife Conference as #CoP17 kicks off in South Africa
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE UN issues stamps to commemorate the World Wildlife Conference as #CoP17 kicks off in South Africa Geneva/Johannesburg, 24...
CITES CoP17 Live webcast
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Largest-ever World Wildlife Conference opens in Johannesburg with calls for changes to protection levels of 500 species of wild animals and plants
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE Largest-ever World Wildlife Conference opens in Johannesburg with calls for changes to protection levels of 500 species of...
CITES Secretary-General's address for the reception organized by Tusk - Johannesburg, South Africa
Time for Change Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, 22 September, 2016 Address by John E. Scanlon, CITES Secretary General Thank you Hugh. Your Royal Highness in London, Dr. Handa in Tokyo...
Tackling corruption will deal a lethal blow to the illegal wildlife trade - External link to CITES Secretary-General's Op Ed
Talk of prohibiting, preventing and countering corruption must take centre stage when signatories to the Cites treaty on regulating the international trade in wildlife meet in Johannesburg this weekend. The...