Press releases

02 May 2014 : Mexico’s scientists commended for contributions to implementation of CITES
28 Apr 2014 : Spotlight on wild species at CITES international meeting in Mexico
04 Apr 2014 : President of Madagascar and CITES Secretary-General call for international support to halt surge in illegal timber trade
03 Mar 2014 : People around the world go wild for wildlife!
14 Feb 2014 : CITES Secretariat welcomes London Declaration on the Illegal Wildlife Trade
05 Dec 2013 : Latin American and Caribbean Nations Work Together to Promote Sustainable Global Trade of Sharks
02 Dec 2013 : New figures reveal poaching for the illegal ivory trade could wipe out a fifth of Africa’s Elephants over next decade
27 Nov 2013 : CITES and business experts break new ground to trace wildlife trade
06 Nov 2013 : Forensics to support the fight against wildlife crime
31 Oct 2013 : Source, transit and destination countries meet to develop concrete strategies and actions to combat the poaching of rhinoceros and the illegal trade in rhinoceros horn
03 Oct 2013 : CITES opens to accession by regional economic integration organizations
14 Sep 2013 : CITES getting ready for sharks and rays
11 Sep 2013 : CITES Secretariat welcomes President Obama’s Executive Order on Combating Wildlife Trafficking
11 Sep 2013 : New rules for international trade in timber, marine and other wild animals and plants come into force
11 Sep 2013 : UN Secretary-General’s report on Central Africa links illegal ivory trade to the Lord’s Resistance Army
11 Sep 2013 : Royal efforts to support fight against illegal wildlife trafficking
16 May 2013 : Eight countries submit national action plans to combat illegal trade in elephant ivory
08 May 2013 : CITES Secretary-General calls for urgent action to protect elephants in the Dzanga-Sanga National Park from armed groups
23 Apr 2013 : Heads of UNODC and CITES urge wildlife and forest offences to be treated as serious transnational organized crimes
14 Mar 2013 : CITES conference takes decisive action to halt decline of tropical timber, sharks, manta rays and a wide range of other plants and animals