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CITES Secretary-General welcomes adoption of a draft resolution for the United Nations General Assembly urging countries to take action against illegal wildlife trade
On 26 November 2012, the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly adopted the draft resolution on “Strengthening the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme, in particular...
CBOL receives $3 million grant from Google Foundation to barcode endangered species
Border inspectors and wildlife officials around the world are constantly on the lookout for endangered species that are being killed and trafficked in violation of national laws and international treaties...
C ITES supports UNODC-led PATROL cross-border law enforcement training programme in Cambodia and Viet Nam
In what would have appeared to any bystander the shooting of a scene for a James Bond movie, an arrest team quickly entered the scene and arrested a group of...
Flagship species and the conservation of the entire ecosystem: why individual species matter
Opening Presentation of CITES Secretary-General Mr. John E. Scanlon* at the joint side-event during CBD CoP11 18 October 2012, Hyderabad, India Good morning and welcome to this joint side event...
New list of proposals for the CITES world wildlife conference are available online today
For use of the media only; not an official document. Aquatic and timber species top on the agenda, including sharks and rays. Elephants, rhinos, polar bears, vicuñas, freshwater turtles and...
Megadiverse nations discuss the links between wildlife and the livelihoods of poor rural communities
For use of the media only; not an official document. The vicu ñ a conservation model and the export of its valuable fibre could be the key to save endangered...
CITES welcomes the APEC 2012 Leaders Vladivostok Declaration – Integrate to Grow, Innovate to Prosper
For use of the media only; not an official document. Geneva, 12 September 2012 – Three months ago world leaders at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development ( Rio+20...
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لاستخدام وسائل الإعلام فقط؛ ليست وثيقة رسمية جنيف، 4 سبتمبر 2012 – رحبت سكرتارية اتفاقية التجارة الدولية في الأنواع المهددة بالانقراض من الحيوانات والنباتات الفطرية (CITES) بانضمام مملكة البحرين رسميا...
CITES trade: a snapshot
International trade in wildlife contributes substantially to the livelihoods of local and indigenous communities and of the rural poor. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna...
62nd Meeting of the CITES Standing Committee: Opening Remarks by CITES Secretary-General John E. Scanlon
Opening Remarks at the 62nd Meeting of the CITES Standing Committee by CITES Secretary-General John E. Scanlon 23 July 2012 Good morning and I join with the Chair in extending...
