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Leading scientists meet to discuss the criteria for listing sharks and other aquatic species
For use of the media only; not an official document. Exploitation levels of sturgeons, snakes, tortoises and freshwater turtles also under review (left to right) Mr Carlos Ibero Solana, chairman...
CITES and FAO promote better understanding of the application and effectiveness of international regulatory measures for the conservation and sustainable use of sharks
Whale shark ( Rhincodon typus ), listed in CITES Appendix II, is one of the 12 species of shark that have been included in CITES Appendices The report of an...
Presentation of John E Scanlon, Secretary-General, CITES
UNEP Governing Council and Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GMEF) GMEF Plenary Panel on the Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development 12th Special Session 21 February 2012, Nairobi, Kenya Panel Chair, Minister...
Opening remarks by John E. Scanlon, CITES Secretary-General
Bangkok, Thailand, 14 February, 2012 Executive Director of INTERPOL's Police Service Leaders of the Customs and Police authorities of the tiger range States Representatives of the Host Country Colleagues from...
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...
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...