CITES is an international treaty drawn up in 1973 to protect wildlife against over- exploitation, and to prevent international trade from threatening species with ...
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For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE Eight countries submit national action plans to combat illegal trade in elephant ivory Primary source, transit and destination countries are requested to take urgent measures to implement their plans by July 2014 Genev...
Brazil then submitted proposal 43 to list three species of hammerhead sharks. The scalloped hammerhead shark occurs widely in coastal warm temperate and tropical seas and is exploited extensively for its fins. The proponents highlighted the significant declines in the population of th...
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For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE New report warns of uncertain future for African elephants Elephant poaching doubled & illegal ivory trade tripled in recent years Enhanced law Enforcement, international collaboration and reducing demand required to a...
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Proposals for amendment of Appendices I and II Information documents List of proposals with Secretariat’s recommendations (for the full document , see CoP16 Doc. 77 and its annexes) On-line registration Daily journal Media accreditation Roundtable on combating transnational organized ...
CITES Secretariat presents recommendations on proposals to amend the CITES Appendices The upcoming sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (Bangkok, Thailand, 3-14 March 2013) will be considering 70 proposals to increase or decrease controls on international trade ...
Opening Statement by John E. Scanlon, Secretary-General of CITES Bangkok, Thailand, 3 March 2013 Your Excellency Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand, Yingluck Shinawatra Chair of the CITES Standing Committee, Øystein Størkersen Executive Director of UNEP, Achim Steiner Distingui...
