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CITES Secretary-General's Keynote address at the 37th Session of the Enforcement Committee of the World Customs Organization (WCO) - Brussels, Belgium
“Customs Enforcement: Securing Trade and Travel” Keynote address by John E. Scanlon, Secretary-General of CITES 19 March 2018 Committee Chair, Abigail Bradshaw, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen. After serving as...
We Can Stop the Poaching of Big Cats. Here’s How - External link to CITES Secretary-General's Op Ed
Just seven years ago in India’s magnificent Manas National Park, there were no tigers to speak of, just a few remnants of a population wiped out after decades of civil...
CITES Secretary-General's remarks at the 12th IATA World Cargo Symposium - Dallas, Texas, USA
12 th IATA World Cargo Symposium Dallas, 13 March 2018 ‘Air cargo and the fight against illegal wildlife trade’ Keynote address by John E. Scanlon, Secretary-General of CITES Distinguished delegates...
CITES Secretary-General's opening remarks at UN World Wildlife Day 2018 Global Celebration - UN Headquarters, New York
UN World Wildlife Day 2018. Big Cats: Predators Under Threat! Opening Remarks by John E. Scanlon, Moderator and CITES Secretary-General 2 March 2018 Deputy Secretary-General, Excellences, Distinguished guests, friends of...
World Wildlife Day goes viral with short video that promotes the protection of big cats
Geneva/New York, 1 March 2018 – The United Nations has released the official public service announcement for the United Nations’ World Wildlife Day 2018 celebrated each year on March 3...
UN celebrates world’s best big cats films for World Wildlife Day
For use of the media only; not an official document. JOINT PRESS RELEASE UN celebrates world’s best big cats films for World Wildlife Day Winners of International Big Cats Film...
UN issues 25th edition of endangered species stamps highlighting species protected under CITES
For use of the media only; not an official document. JOINT PRESS RELEASE UN issues 25TH edition of endangered species stamps highlighting species protected under CITES Geneva/New York, 2 March...
CITES Secretary-General's remarks at the US Department of State World Wildlife Day Reception - Washington DC, USA
Big Cats: Predators Under Threat ‘CITES turns 45 as we celebrate the 5 th World Wildlife Day’ 1 March, 2018, Washington DC, USA Director Christine Dawson Deputy Assistant Secretary Jim...
CITES Secretariat Announces New CITES MIKE Coordinator
Geneva/Nairobi: The CITES Secretariat has publicly announced today that Ms. Thea Carroll has been appointed as the new CITES MIKE (Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants) Coordinator. “Ms. Carroll has...
CITES Secretary-General's opening remarks at the Rural Communities Working Group meeting, Nairobi, Kenya
CITES and Rural Communities Working Group meeting Opening remarks by Mr. John E. Scanlon, CITES Secretary-General 26 February, Geneva/Nairobi, 2018 Dear colleagues from CITES Parties and rural community representatives Good...