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Law enforcers and prosecutors gather in Johannesburg for specialized CITES training
Participants to the training course More than 50 officials from over 10 agencies came together in Johannesburg, South Africa, between 6 and 10 June, to attend a week-long course in...
Lanzamiento de InforMEA – Portal de información de Naciones Unidas sobre los acuerdos ambientales multilaterales (AAM)
Unicamente para uso de los medios de comunicación; no se trata de un documento oficial. Lanzamiento de InforMEA – Portal de información de Naciones Unidas sobre los acuerdos ambientales multilaterales...
Launch of the CITES Virtual College
Providing creative and cost-effective capacity building for CITES Baeza, Spain, 7 June 2011 The front page of the CITES Virtual College The CITES Secretariat is pleased to announce the launch...
Brazilian support for strengthening implementation of CITES
. Brazilian support for strengthening implementation of CITES (From left to right) Mr John E. Scanlon, CITES Secretary-General, Minister Izabella Teixeira, Ministry of Environment, Justice Antonio Herman Benjamin, High Court...
Wildlife Enforcement Task Force meets to combat organized crime targeted at elephants and rhinos
For use of the media only; not an official document. Participants to the meeting of the CITES Ivory and Rhinoceros Enforcement Task Force, Gigiri (Kenya), 17-19 May 2011 Nairobi/Geneva, 24...
Une équipe spéciale de lutte contre la fraude réunie pour combattre le crime organisé ciblant les éléphants et les rhinocéros
Document non officiel destiné uniquement aux médias COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE Une équipe spéciale de lutte contre la fraude réunie pour combattre le crime organisé ciblant les éléphants et les rhinocéros...
The Role of Hunters in CITES Implementation
Keynote address by John E. Scanlon, Secretary-General, CITES, for the opening session of the 58th General Assembly of the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC) Saint Petersburg, 12-15...
Scientists meet in Geneva to discuss global trade in CITES-listed plants
Scientists meet in Geneva to discuss global trade in CITES-listed plants Geneva – The Plants Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora...
CITES Secretary-General welcomes Resolution of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice on illicit trafficking in endangered species of wild fauna and flora
During its meeting in Vienna, from 11-15 April 2011, the United Nations’ Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice adopted a Resolution on “Crime prevention and criminal justice responses against...
Asian snake trade focus of discussions in China
For use of the media only; not an official document. Guangzhou (China) / Geneva, 18 April 2011 - Better scientific information and closer supervision of captive breeding facilities are crucial...