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CITES Secretary General's Interview on Ivory Trade - External link to CITES Secretary-General's Op Ed
(Beijing) – China's controversial legal market for ivory exists because the country imported 62 tons of elephant tusks from African countries in 2008 in a one-off sale authorized by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the primary international agreement protecting the animal.
Record agenda for World Wildlife Conference – CITES CoP17 – to be held in South Africa in September
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE Record agenda for World Wildlife Conference – CITES CoP17 –
to be held in South Africa in...
Kenya is set to burn 105 tonnes of ivory – what does CITES, the world’s wildlife trade regulator, say?
The CITES Secretary-General will be amongst the special guests attending the ivory burn on 30 April in Nairobi hosted by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta Geneva, 28 April 2016: Over the...
Call for wildlife conservation illustrated through inspiring artworks from people around the world
For use of the media only; not an official document. JOINT PRESS RELEASE Call for wildlife conservation illustrated through inspiring artworks from people around the world Winners of UN World...
CITES Secretary-General's remarks on the destruction of confiscated elephant ivory at Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
John E. Scanlon, CITES Secretary-General 14 April 2016 Hon. Dato Sri Dr Haji Wan Junaidi bin Tuanku Jaafar, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of Malaysia Hon. Dato’ Sri Azizan...
Concrete measures agreed to tackle illicit trafficking in Siamese rosewood
Government of Thailand hosts the 2 nd Regional Dialogue on Preventing Illegal Logging and Trade of Siamese Rosewood Geneva, 11 April 2016 - The illegal logging and trafficking of Siamese...
CITES Secretary-General visits Samoa to promote stronger representation in CITES by Pacific island countries and to support enhanced implementation
For use of the media only; not an official document. JOINT PRESS RELEASE CITES Secretary-General visits Samoa to promote stronger representation in CITES by Pacific island countries and to support...
CITES highlights its contribution to sustainable forest management on International Day of Forests 2016
Today is the International Day of Forests. Forests are the most biologically-diverse ecosystems on land, and home to more than 80% of all known terrestrial species of animals and plants...