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First Deputy Minister Mr. Teimuraz Murgulia's welcoming remarks at the 22nd Meeting of the CITES Plants Committee
22 nd Meeting of the CITES Plants Committee 19 – 23 October 2015 Tbilisi Welcoming remarks by Mr. Teimuraz Murgulia, First Deputy Minister Distinguished Secretary General, Mr. John Scanlon, Chair...
CITES Secretary-General's welcoming remarks at the 22nd Meeting of the CITES Plants Committee - Tbilisi, Georgia
22 nd Meeting of the CITES Plants Committee 19 – 23 October 2015 Tbilisi Welcoming remarks by John E. Scanlon, CITES Secretary General Mr. Gigla Agulashvili, Minister of Environment and...
Experts to review trade levels and conservation status of wild plants
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE Experts to review trade levels and conservation status of wild plants Valuable CITES-listed tree species on top of...
CITES and Trade Agreements – Partnering to Combat Wildlife Crime and to Achieve Sustainable Development - CITES Secretary-General's Op Ed
Global trade in wild animal and plant species, including fish and timber, is on the rise - both legal and illegal. Legal and sustainable trade in certain species, such as...
Timber Expert Group Meeting, 7-9 October 2015
UNODC, within the framework of ICCWC, convened an Expert Group Meeting in Vienna in December 2014 that brought together the law enforcement and scientific communities. Participant experts included individuals from...
Targeted training for Bangladesh law enforcement authorities on CITES and special investigative techniques to combat wildlife and forest crime
The Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and its partners in the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime ( ICCWC...
CITES Secretariat and UNEP-WCMC develop innovative ways to use the CITES Checklist and Species+
Geneva, 12 October 2015: Working in close collaboration, the CITES Secretariat and UNEP-WCMC launched today new services to make better use of the information in the CITES Checklist and Species+...
UNODC News Update: Container Profiling Workshops - West Africa
In September 2015 over 40 law enforcement officials completed a three day comprehensive wildlife crime training course held in Accra, Ghana and in Dakar, Senegal. Ninety percent of all trade...
UNODC News Update: Vietnam Toolkit Presentation
On September 25, 2015, UNODC presented to the Government of Vietnam a report on the state of wildlife and forest crime (WLFC) in the country and the measures that need...
Air transport sector urged to join fight against illegal wildlife trade
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE Air transport sector urged to join fight against illegal wildlife trade Airports worldwide encouraged to put in place...