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27th Meeting of the CITES Plants Committee: Opening Remarks by CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero
27th Meeting of the CITES Plants Committee Opening Remarks by CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero 8 July 2024, Geneva, Switzerland Madame Chair of the Plants Committee, Members of the Plants Committee...
Rooting global sustainable plant trade and conservation in science at upcoming CITES Plants Committee meeting
Geneva, 2 July 2024 — Plants comprise over 80 per cent of the wildlife species listed in the Appendices of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild...
AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy: Keynote Address by CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Course on Science Diplomacy Keynote Address by CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero 18 June 2024 Esteemed...
CITES MIKE and UNODC team up to advance wildlife crime scene management in Ghana
Accra, 11 June 2024 — Wildlife crime presents complex challenges to global conservation efforts. Illicit activities such as rosewood timber trafficking and the illegal killing of elephants can not only...
Empowering data-driven elephant conservation: CITES MIKE Programme trains over 100 rangers at Southern African Wildlife College
Hoedspruit, 7 June 2024 — Rangers from across the Southern African region have now established a new community of practice for monitoring and reporting on elephant mortality. Accurate and consistent...
International Day for Biodiversity 2024: Message from CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero
International Day for Biodiversity 2024 Message from CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero 22 May 2024 Happy International Day for Biological Diversity! This year we celebrate biodiversity under the theme "Be Part...
World Species Congress 2024: Remarks by CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero
World Species Congress 2024 Remarks by CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero 15 May 2024 Good day or good evening, to everyone online at this historic first World Species Congress! Congratulations to...
Launch of the World Wildlife Crime Report 2024: New data, trends, threats and possible solutions to combat illegal wildlife trade
Vienna, 14 May 2024 — The World Wildlife Crime Report 2024 was launched yesterday by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna, Austria. This is the...
Launch of the World Wildlife Crime Report 2024: Opening Remarks by CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero
World Wildlife Crime Report 2024 Launch at the 33rd Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) Opening Remarks by CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero 13 May 2024...
Sustainable harvest of wildlife from waters beyond national jurisdiction discussed at CITES expert workshop
Geneva, 13 May 2024 — About 64 per cent of the world’s oceans are covered by what is known as “the high seas,” or areas beyond the jurisdiction of any...
