Tag:Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

Conservation

CITES agrees on actions to conserve, sustainably trade medicinal plants, orchids, African rosewoods

Plants offer crucial benefits for the health of the planet by helping mitigate climate change, regulating water use, supporting nutrient cycling and more. They...

Michael Simire - August 2, 2024

Conservation

World Wildlife Crime Report 2024 documents illegal trade in 162 countries, territories

The World Wildlife Crime Report 2024 was launched on Monday, May 13, 2024, by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in...

Michael Simire - May 19, 2024

Conservation

CMS committee adopts decisions to advance implementation of Convention

Following a week of global meetings held entirely online, the 52nd Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory...

Michael Simire - September 30, 2021

Conservation

Tanzania moves to bring back smuggled chameleons seized in Austria

Tanzanian authorities said on Saturday, March 6, 2021 that they had set in motion a process of bringing back smuggled chameleons that were seized...

Michael Simire - March 7, 2021

Conservation

EU provides €900,000 to support marine species

The European Commission has announced a significant financial contribution of €2.25 million to the Secretariat of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild...

admin - May 22, 2017

Conservation

Sharks, manta rays receive UN protection

Five species of sharks and two manta ray species on Sunday, September 14 received protection under the United Nation’s Convention on International Trade in...

Michael Simire - September 14, 2014