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CITES Secretary-General's opening remarks at the ICCWC high-level side event at the 13th UN Crime Congress - Doha, Qatar
Wildlife and Forest Crime: A Serious Crime A High-level Side Event at the 13th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Opening remarks by John E. Scanlon, Secretary-General, CITES...
Calls for wildlife and forest crime to be treated as serious crime
For use of the media only; not an official document. JOINT PRESS RELEASE Calls for wildlife and forest crime to be treated as serious crime ICCWC high-level event at the...
ASEAN member States discuss enhancing regional cooperation to combat poaching and illegal trade in wildlife
Malaysia and the United States of America co-hosted an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum on Combating Wildlife Trafficking in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, from 30 March to 1...
Elephant poaching rates virtually unchanged in 2014
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE Elephant poaching rates virtually unchanged in 2014 CITES MIKE programme says that elephant populations continue to decline owing...
CITES commends leading Chinese courier companies' zero tolerance towards illegal wildlife trade
World Wildlife Day 2015, the day when the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was signed, was celebrated in China with further concrete...
CITES Secretary-General's intervention at UN General Assembly's Informal Plenary Meeting to Celebrate World Wildlife Day - UN Headquarters, New York
Informal Plenary Meeting to Celebrate World Wildlife Day UN General Assembly Intervention by John E. Scanlon Secretary-General of CITES President of the General Assembly, H.E Mr. Sam Kutesa Deputy Secretary...
CITES Secretary-General's opening remarks at a High-level Stakeholder Dialogue on Illegal Wildlife Trade held on World Wildlife Day - UN Headquarters, New York
World Wildlife Day High-level Stakeholder Dialogue on Illegal Wildlife Trade It's time to get serious about wildlife crime Opening remarks by John E. Scanlon, Secretary-General, CITES WCS Central Park Zoo...
World Wildlife Day 2015 – It’s time to get serious about wildlife crime
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE World Wildlife Day 2015 – It’s time to get serious about wildlife crime Organized Crime Threat to Wild...
CITES Secretary-General's statement on communities, governance, incentives and sustainable use in combating wildlife crime - South Africa
BEYOND ENFORCEMENT: Communities, governance, incentives and sustainable use in combating wildlife crime 26 – 28 February 2015 Glenburn Lodge, Muldersdrift, South Africa Opening Speech by John E. Scanlon, Secretary-General CITES...
Government of India hosted Asian regional workshop on the management of wild and planted agarwood taxa
Forty delegates from 15 countries attended an Asian regional workshop on the management of wild and planted agarwood taxa held in Assam, from the 19th to the 23th January 2015...