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Submissions to Notification 2013/023
back Submission by Target species (see bottom of table) Activity Partners &Funding Argentina CL, SL, SZ, LN, Cetorhinus maximus, Carcharodoncarcharias , ( R. Typus, M. birostris y P. spp., están...
CITES Trade Database breaks new ground with open-source technology
Cambridge, Geneva, Nairobi, 17 April 2014 – Access to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Trade Database – which contains some 14...
Two women sentenced to 12 months in jail for smuggling thirteen endangered iguanas seized by the United Kingdom Border Force
On Monday 3 February 2014 two women were arrested at Heathrow Airport in London, after 13 endangered San Salvador iguanas ( Cyclura rileyi ), a species included in CITES Appendix...
Two women sentenced to 12 months in jail for smuggling thirteen endangered iguanas seized by the United Kingdom Border Force
On Monday 3 February 2014 two women were arrested at Heathrow Airport in London, after 13 endangered San Salvador iguanas (Cyclura rileyi), a species included in CITES Appendix I, were...
CITES Secretary-General's statement to Expert Conference on the EU Approach against Wildlife Trafficking, Brussels, Belgium
Expert Conference on the EU Approach against Wildlife Trafficking John E. Scanlon CITES Secretary-General 10 April 2014, Brussels Commissioner Potočnik, Commissioner Malmström, Distinguished guests, friends and colleagues. The European Union...
FAO and CITES support African countries with the implementation of recent shark listings
Geneva, 9 April 2014: The first workshop for key African shark fishing and trading States was held in Casablanca, Morocco from 11 to 13 February 2014. Representatives from both CITES...
President of Madagascar and CITES Secretary-General call for international support to halt surge in illegal timber trade
For use of the media only; not an official document. Press release President of Madagascar and CITES Secretary-General call for international support to halt surge in illegal timber trade Geneva...
CITES extends legal controls on high-value timber at the request of Nicaragua and Russian Federation
For use of the media only; not an official document. Press release CITES extends legal controls on high-value timber at the request of Nicaragua and Russian Federation New trade rules...
Consultancy announcement
The following consulting opportunity to assist the CITES Secretariat with the establishment and implementation of National Ivory Action Plans is now available. The Terms of Reference for the consultancy are...
CITES Celebrates the International Day of Forests
On the International Day of Forests, CITES highlights the increasing use being made of the Convention to help countries along the path to sustainability in our forests. "We have seen...