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West African authorities and experts agree on a sustainability pathway for CITES-listed Rosewoods
Geneva, 5 August 2019 – At the 17 th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (Johannesburg, 2016) around 250 new species of rosewoods were listed in Appendix...
Message of CITES Secretary-General for World Ranger Day 2019
World Ranger Day 2019 Message from CITES Secretary-General, Ivonne Higuero 31 July 2019 On World Ranger Day 2019, let’s join up to reflect upon the important role and selfless work...
Mozambique boosts efforts to strengthen wildlife management capacity and protect elephants in Niassa National Reserve
Mozambique’s biggest conservation area - the Niassa National Reserve, recently celebrated the completion of a new annex to its Deparment of Law Enforcement, supported by the Government of Japan through...
Full-house for the briefing on the upcoming CITES CoP18
The CITES Secretariat provided a briefing on 10 July to over 80 representatives from Geneva-based diplomatic missions and international organizations on the forthcoming World Wildlife Conference - CITES CoP18 to...
Wildlife trafficking: organized crime hit hard by joint INTERPOL-WCO global enforcement operation
For use of the media only; not an official document. JOINT PRESS RELEASE Wildlife trafficking: organized crime hit hard by joint INTERPOL-WCO global enforcement operation Geneva/Lyon/Brussels, 10 July 2019 –...
Media Advisory: CITES CoP18 – The World Wildlife Conference, Geneva (Switzerland), 17 to 28 August 2019
The next triennial meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP18), also known as the...
Remarks of CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero for WCO IT/TI Conference
14 June 2019, Baku, Azerbaijan Good afternoon, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, I am honoured to have been invited by the Secretary General of the World Customs Organization to...
Message from the Secretary-General on the 71st meeting of the CITES Standing Committee, the 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties, and the 72nd meeting of the CITES Standing Committee
Following my messages and the updates of the Secretariat dated 21 April, 26 April, 3 May, 10 May and 17 May, where we expressed our compassion for the people of...