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CITES Secretary-General’s statement at the first ever crush of confiscated elephant ivory in China - Dongguan, China
I would like to express my thanks to the Chinese Government for inviting me to Guangzhou today and to share some brief remarks with you this afternoon. Despite considerable efforts to combat wildlife crime, it continues to be a problem worldwide. There is strong evidence of the increased involvement of organized crime syndicates - and on some occasions rebel militia - in certain wildlife crimes that are operating through well-developed criminal networks. This has changed the dynamics of combating this highly destructive criminal activity, in particular as it relates to the African elephant.
UN General Assembly proclaims 3 March as World Wildlife Day
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE UN General Assembly proclaims 3 March as World Wildlife Day Geneva, 23 December 2013 – On 20 December...
2nd meeting of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
Statement of the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 10 December 2013 Mr Chairman, CITES would like to thank the...
CITES Secretary-General's statement at 2nd BioTrade conference on standing at the intersection of trade, the environment and development, Geneva, Switzerland
2nd BioTrade Congress Opening Session - Future perspectives for the post 2015 development 11-13 December 2013, Geneva, Switzerland Key note address John E. Scanlon, Secretary-General, CITES Mr.Mukhisa Kituyi - Secretary-General...
Latin American and Caribbean Nations Work Together to Promote Sustainable Global Trade of Sharks
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, 5 December 2013 - More than 70 participants representing 28 countries from Latin America and the Caribbean gathered in Recife, Brazil, from 2 to 4 December to...
Latin American and Caribbean Nations Work Together to Promote Sustainable Global Trade of Sharks
For use of the media only; not an official document. JOINT PRESS RELEASE Latin American and Caribbean Nations Work Together to Promote Sustainable Global Trade of Sharks Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil...
CITES and Polar Bears
International Forum on Conservation of Polar Bears and Jubilee Meeting of the Parties to the 1973 Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears Keynote Address John E. Scanlon Moscow, Russian...
CITES and Polar Bears
International Forum on Conservation of Polar Bears and Jubilee Meeting of the Parties to the 1973 Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears Keynote Address John E. Scanlon Moscow, Russian...
New figures reveal poaching for the illegal ivory trade could wipe out a fifth of Africa’s Elephants over next decade
Gaborone, Botswana, 2 December 2013 — As delegates gather to discuss the plight of the African Elephant at a summit convened by the Government of Botswana and the International Union...
China increases prosecutions in response to illegal trade in elephant ivory
Geneva, 29 November 2013 - Eight Chinese citizens have recently been convicted and sentenced to 3 to 15 years imprisonment in east China's Anhui Province for smuggling a total of...