Secretary-General's statements

Travelling from the Odeon Cinema in downtown Rio de Janeiro – where we launched our film Rhinos under threat, to Riocentro in Barra de Tijuca – where the Rio+20 negotiations took place, can be a long trip. Several hours in a bus gives one a lot of time to think about a longer journey: the one that the international community has made from Stockholm in 1972 to Rio in 2012

‘Ivory and Insecurity: The Global Implications of Poaching in Africa’ Written testimony of John E. Scanlon Secretary-General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 24 May 2012, Washington D.C., the United States of America (See also the oral testimony and response to questions for the record)  

9 May 2012, Guangzhou, China Ms. YIN Hong, Vice Administrator of the State Forestry Administration Dr. MENG Xianlin, Executive Director-General of the CITES Management Authority of China Mr. XU Hui, Director General of the Guangzhou Branch Office of the CITES Management Authority of China Mr. MENG Fan, Deputy Director-General, Forestry Department of Guangdong Province

UNEP Governing Council and Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GMEF) GMEF Plenary Panel on the Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development 12th Special Session 21 February 2012, Nairobi, Kenya Panel Chair, Minister Solheim, Honorable Ministers, and distinguished delegates. It is a great honour to be able to share some thoughts with you on this very important topic and to offer you a perspective from a multilateral environment agreement (MEA) secretariat. 

Bangkok, Thailand, 14 February, 2012 Executive Director of INTERPOL's Police Service Leaders of the Customs and Police authorities of the tiger range States Representatives of the Host Country Colleagues from the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime Distinguished participants

Bangkok, Thailand, 13 February, 2012   Deputy Prime Minister Commissioner-General Executive Director of the Police Service of INTERPOL Leaders of the Customs and Police authorities from across the tiger range States Members of the INTERPOL Environmental Crime Committee and its Wildlife and Pollution Crime Working Groups Partners from the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime Distinguished participants

In declaring 2011 as the International Year of Forests, the United Nations General Assembly stressed its conviction that "concerted efforts should focus on raising awareness at all levels to strengthen the sustainable management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests for the benefit of current and future generations", and called upon governments, relevant regional and international organizations, and major groups to support activities related to the International Year of Forests. CITES has responded to this call in line with its mandate. Background

  CITES: at the intersection between trade, environment and development John E Scanlon, CITES Secretary-General Featured Speaker Eye on Earth Summit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 12-15 December 2011 I would like to sincerely thank his Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, H. E. Mohammed Al Bowardi, Secretary General, the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi, H.E. Razan Kahlifa Al Mubarak, Secretary General, Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi and Mr. Achim Steiner, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme.