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New Checklist of CITES species now available online
Keeping track of the 35,000+ species listed under CITES has now been made easier through the development of an online database-driven Checklist of CITES species This state-of-the-art electronic resource provides...
Global Snow Leopard Conservation Forum
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic October, 2013 Statement of John E. Scanlon, Secretary-General, CITES President Atambayev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic. Vice Prime Minister, Sarpashev, Chair of the Forum Organizing Committee. Distinguished...
MEAs different approaches in support of implementation of the overall Strategic Plan for Biodiversity
( SBSTTA-17 side-event N° 2979 ) Statement by CITES Secretary-General, John E. Scanlon 16 October 2013 At CBD CoP10 , the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered...
UN Security Council condemns devastation of natural heritage and notes that poaching and trafficking of wildlife are a factor that fuels the crisis in the Central African Republic
Geneva, 11 October 2013 – The United Nations Security Council has condemned the devastation of natural heritage in the Central African Republic and noted that poaching and trafficking of wildlife...
The 179th Party: Angola
The CITES Secretariat is pleased to welcome the Republic of Angola as the 179th Party to CITES. Angola is situated in Southern Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the...
The CITES Secretariat welcomes the APEC Leaders’ Bali Declaration to combat wildlife trafficking
The Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), welcomes the Bali Declaration , agreed by the Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic...
Written Statement of the CITES Secretary-General, John E. Scanlon to the First Asian Rhino Range States Meeting
HE Dr Zulkifli Hasan Minister of Forestry Ministry of Forestry Gedung Manggala Wanabakti Blok I Lt. 8, Jalan Gatot Subroto Jakarta 10270 Indonesia. Your excellency, Thank you very much for...
CITES opens to accession by regional economic integration organizations
Gaborone amendment to enter into force 30 years after its adoption. European Union may now accede to CITES. Geneva, 3 October 2013 – On 29 November 2013, an amendment to...
CITES Secretary-General addresses African Forestry and Wildlife Commission
By invitation, CITES Secretary-General, John E. Scanlon, made a keynote address to the Opening Session of the 19th Session of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission ( AFWC ) held...
CITES Secretary-General addresses African Forestry and Wildlife Commission
By invitation, CITES Secretary-General, John E. Scanlon, made a keynote address to the Opening Session of the 19th Session of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission ( AFWC ) held...