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Summary for Day 2: Tuesday, 17 July 2018 - Thirtieth meeting of the Animals Committee
The 30th meeting of the CITES Animals Committee Meeting met in parallel working groups throughout the day on Tuesday 17 July. Members of the Committee and other participants were divided...
Summary for Day 1: Monday, 16 July 2018 - Thirtieth meeting of the Animals Committee
The 30th meeting of the CITES Animals Committee Meeting opened on 16 July in Geneva, Switzerland. David Morgan, Officer-in-Charge of the CITES Secretariat, welcomed members of the Animals Committee and...
Global experts meet to review international trade in wildlife before the next major CITES conference
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE Global experts meet to review international trade in wildlife before the next major CITES conference Geneva, 16 July...
CITES contributes to the largest gathering of InforMEA
Over 20 global and regional Conventions, five UN agencies, two observers as well as an array of partners, gathered in Montreux on 5-8 June 2018 with the aim of improving...
CITES holds first workshop on the legal acquisition of wildlife
Geneva, 20 June 2018 – Over 80 participants representing 31 Parties, 6 Intergovernmental Organizations and more than 10 non-governmental organizations and academic institutions from Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania and the...
Month-long transcontinental operation hit wildlife criminals hard
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE Month-long transcontinental operation hit wildlife criminals hard The largest ever global operation results in 1,974 seizures and the...
CITES CoP18 preparations taking shape in Sri Lanka
Secretariat staff recently returned from a reconnaissance visit to Colombo, Sri Lanka to discuss preparations for CoP18 with officials from the host Government. The Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH)...
CITES-led training workshop for Central Asia leads to concrete outcomes
на русском языке Parties in Central Asia commit to improve national CITES frameworks A training workshop on CITES implementation covering legislation, science and enforcement aspects of the Convention was held...
Message from CITES for the 25th anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention on Biological Diversity
This year’s International Day of Biodiversity, on 22 May, marks the 25th anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). As a sister convention, we...
Boost for CITES’ effort to halt elephant poaching in Zimbabwe
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE Boost for CITES’ effort to halt elephant poaching in Zimbabwe Geneva, 16 May 2018 – A Strategic Anti-Poaching...