Cambridge, UK, 17 January 2007—The 14th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP14) this year will ...

CITES plenary today accepted Committee recommendations to list five species of highly traded sharks under the CITES Appendices, along with those for the listing of both manta rays and one species of ...

GENEVA, Switzerland, August 13, 2019 (ENS) – The 183 countries that are Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, CITES, will adopt decisions and resolutions to expand ...

A groundbreaking decision has been taken today by world governments that promises to turn the tide for shark conservation, with 54 species of shark awarded increased protections by the 19th Conference ...

In response to the CITES committee decision to accept Proposal 45 to include three species of sea cucumbers on Appendix II with a 12-month delay in implementation, WWF issued the following statement ...

Significant progress for wildlife was achieved at the 19 th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP19) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ...

More species need protection at world's biggest wildlife trade conference Representatives of almost every country will be gathering in South Africa in September for the world's most important wildlife ...

On 3 March, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) celebrates its fiftieth anniversary. For this special milestone, the United Nations Postal ...

Cambridge, UK, 8th February 2019—A stakeholder workshop held in the David Attenborough Building last month examined the potential role of voluntary third-party sustainability certification schemes in ...

Numerous proposals and measures related to elephants and the ivory trade were debated at CoP17, including one that resulted in a call for the closure of domestic markets that contribute to the illegal ...

A big hand for the Nile Crocodile, the poster animal for the argument that regulated international trade can save endangered species. Though perhaps a gentle round of applause from a suitable distance ...