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New CITES trade rules come into effect as 2017 starts
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE New CITES trade rules come into effect as 2017 starts All Dalbergia rosewoods and palisanders, sharks and rays...
How the battle to axe the illegal timber trade is being won - External link to CITES Secretary-General's Op Ed
On January 2, new rules related to the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites) take effect, bringing hundreds of additional timber species...
Engaging and empowering the youth is the call of next year’s UN World Wildlife Day
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE Engaging and empowering the youth is the call of next year’s UN World Wildlife Day “Listen to the...
First post-CoP17 CITES-led workshop addresses livelihoods of the poor rural communities
For use of the media only; not an official document. JOINT PRESS RELEASE First post-CoP17 CITES-led workshop addresses livelihoods of the poor rural communities Geneva/Pretoria, 28 November 2016 – Representatives...
CITES Secretary-General's opening remarks at the Livelihoods Workshop, 23 November 2016, George, South Africa
CITES and Livelihoods Workshop Opening remarks by Mr John E. Scanlon, CITES Secretary-General 23 November 2016, George, South Africa Deputy Director-General, Mr Shonisani Munzhedzi, Distinguished guests and friends and colleagues...
CITES Secretary-General's Intervention at Hanoi Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade - Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade Intervention by John E. Scanlon, Secretary-General, CITES Plenary Session 17-18 November 2016 – Hanoi, Vietnam Hon. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of...
CITES Secretary-General's remarks on the destruction of confiscated elephant ivory and rhino horn in Viet Nam
Remarks on the destruction of confiscated elephant ivory and rhino horn in Hanoi, Viet Nam John E. Scanlon, CITES Secretary-General 12 November 2016 Mr. Ha Cong Tuan, Deputy Minister of...
2nd Global meeting of Wildlife Enforcement Networks
2nd Global meeting of Wildlife Enforcement Networks The CITES Secretariat, on behalf of the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC), and with generous funding support from the Department of...