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World's wild tiger range countries agree on police and customs enforcement measures for nearly-extinct species
For use of the media only; not an official document. Bangkok (Thailand), 14 February 2012 - Police and customs heads from 13 Asian countries agreed today to tighten controls and...
Opening remarks by John E. Scanlon, CITES Secretary-General
Bangkok, Thailand, 13 February, 2012 Deputy Prime Minister Commissioner-General Executive Director of the Police Service of INTERPOL Leaders of the Customs and Police authorities from across the tiger range States...
La nueva colaboración de la CITES incluye socios industriales e inversionistas globales
Unicamente para uso de los medios de comunicación; no se trata de un documento oficial. Financiación innovadora para ayudar a aumentar la capacidad de los países en la lucha contra...
North-South initiative by Sweden and Tanzania: Making wildlife crime more visible and wildlife law enforcement more effective
Participants in the Sweden-Tanzania roundtable on preventing and combating illegal trade in endangered species, 26 January 2012, Dar es Salaam Sweden’s Minister for Trade (Hon. Ewa Björling) and Tanzania’s Minister...
Tiger Seminar targets criminal trafficking in nearly extinct species
WHAT: Heads of Police and Customs Seminar on Tiger Crime WHEN: 10:20-12:30 (BKK) 14 February, 2012 (Registration: 10am) WHERE: Plaza Athénée Hotel, Thanon Witthayu (Wireless Rd), Bangkok Thailand +662.650.8800 MEDIA...
UN International Year of Forests 2011 – CITES contribution ends on a high note
In declaring 2011 as the International Year of Forests , the United Nations General Assembly stressed its conviction that "concerted efforts should focus on raising awareness at all levels to...
Workshops held on agarwood in 2011
The year 2011 saw great progress made by the Parties to CITES involved in conservation, management and trade in agarwood ( Aquilaria spp. and Gyrinops spp.). Parties discussed and agreed...
Controlled deliveries: a tool for reaching the big players in illegal wildlife trafficking
A group photo of the participants to the workshop (click to enlarge) Organized by the World Customs Organization (WCO), under the auspices of the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime...
Press Cuttings
Asian Turtle Crisis — The largest seizure of turtle smuggling in Hong Kong Press Release Source: Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Hong Kong Date: 12 December 2001 During a joint...
CITES makes best use of knowledge and information management with the World Customs Organization (WCO)
Mr Marcos Silva (right) representing the CITES Secretariat at the 2011 World Customs and Trade Forum, Guangzhou, China At the invitation of the World Customs Organization (WCO), the CITES Secretariat...