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World Ranger Day 2018
CITES salutes the world’s rangers and their work to protect wildlife 31 July 2018 World Ranger Day honours park rangers across the world who have been injured or lost their...
500 experts meet to review sustainable trade in wild animals and plants before the next World Wildlife Conference
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE 500 experts meet to review sustainable trade in wild animals and plants before the next World Wildlife Conference...
Summary for Day 6: Thursday, 26 July 2018 - Twenty-fourth meeting of the Plants Committee
Thursday 26 July was the last day of the 24th meeting of the CITES Plants Committee Meeting, which saw a record number of participants in Geneva. In the morning session...
Summary for Day 5: Wednesday, 25 July 2018 - Twenty-fourth meeting of the Plants Committee
During the morning session on Wednesday 25 July, working groups on Rosewood, Res. Conf. 10.13 (implementation timber species) and Nomenclature met to take up their respective mandates and providing recommendations...
Summary for Day 4: Tuesday, 24 July 2018 - Twenty-fourth meeting of the Plants Committee
Tuesday 24 July, the fourth day of the 24th meeting of the CITES Plants Committee, was dedicated to meetings of working groups which took up their respective mandates to provide...
Summary for Day 3: Monday, 23 July 2018 - Twenty-fourth meeting of the Plants Committee
On 23 July, the morning session of the 24th meeting of the Plants Committee addressed the following agenda items: Plants Committee work plan for 2017-2019 (CoP17-CoP18), Review of Significant Trade...
Summary for Day 2: Saturday, 21 July 2018 - Twenty-fourth meeting of the Plants Committee
On Saturday July 21, participants met in the early afternoon session to address the remaining agenda items and to go through working groups reports. Agenda items discussed were: CITES Strategic...
Summary for Day 1: Friday, 20 July 2018 - Twenty-fourth meeting of the Plants Committee
On Friday 20 July, David Morgan, Officer-in-Charge of the CITES Secretariat, welcomed all participants to the opening of the 24th meeting of the CITES Plants Committee (PC24). He highlighted the...
Summary for Day 4: Thursday, 19 July 2018 - Thirtieth meeting of the Animals Committee
The 30th meeting of the CITES Animals Committee Meeting began its fourth day on 19 July 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland. The day was dedicated to the presentation of working group...
Summary for Day 3: Tuesday, 18 July 2018 - Thirtieth meeting of the Animals Committee
Wednesday 18 July, the third day of the 30th meeting of the CITES Animals Committee Meeting, was mostly dedicated to meetings of working groups. They took up their respective mandates...