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National Ivory Action Plans: Good progress made, but essential next steps needed
For use of the media only; not an official document. JOINT PRESS RELEASE National Ivory Action Plans: Good progress made, but essential next steps needed Regional workshop on National Ivory...
Global alliance celebrates 5 years’ achievements in combating wildlife crime
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE Global alliance celebrates 5 years’ achievements in combating wildlife crime International consortium was launched at Global Tiger Forum...
Call for entry announced for the International Elephant Film Festival
For use of the media only; not an official document. JOINT PRESS RELEASE Call for entry announced for the International Elephant Film Festival Winners will be announced on World Wildlife...
UNODC Special Event "Addressing the nexus between wildlife and forest crime and corruption"
On November 3, UNODC hosted a special event "addressing the nexus between wildlife and forest crime and corruption," organized by the Corruption and Economic Crime Branch and the Global Programme...
Corruption as an enabler of wildlife and forest crime - Joint Statement of the Executive Director of UNODC and the Secretary-General of CITES
Corruption as an enabler of wildlife and forest crime Joint Statement of Mr Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of UNODC and Mr John Scanlon, Secretary-General of CITES Saint Petersburg, 3 November...
CITES Secretary-General's welcoming remarks at the Workshop on illegal trade in cheetahs
Workshop on illegal trade in cheetahs 3 – 5 November 2015 Kuwait Welcoming remarks by John E. Scanlon, CITES Secretary General His Excellency Sheikh/ Abdullah Ahmad Al-Humoud Al-Sabah - Director...
CITES Secretary-General's presentation on Corruption and illegal trade in wildlife at the 6th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention Against Corruption - Saint Petersburg, Russia
Corruption is “an insidious plague” that is present in the wildlife sector just as it is in other sectors, indeed in virtually any form of human activity. A clear message of the determination of the international community to work to prevent and combat corruption was sent with the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) of the UN Convention Against Corruption in 2003 and its entry into force in 2005.
100+ experts advise on global trade in high-value CITES listed timbers
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE 100+ experts advise on global trade in high-value CITES listed timbers Geneva/Tbilisi, 23 October 2015 – More than...
The New Sustainable Development Goals: a Vision for Living in Harmony with Nature - External link to CITES Secretary-General's Op Ed
This week in New York, the U.N. General Assembly will adopt a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets that represent an unprecedented opportunity to safeguard globally...