The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

Whereas there has been successful collaboration between the UNCTAD and CITES Secretariats in the area of biodiversity and other related issues and the two secretariats would like to extend their collaboration to additional areas; Whereas UNCTAD is " the focal point within the United Nations for the integrated treatment of trade and development, and the interrelated issues in the areas of financ...

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Convención Sobre El Comercio Internacional De Especies Amenazadas De Fauna Y Flora Silvestres Convention Sur Le Commerce International Des Especes De Faune Et De Flore Sauvages Menacees D'extinction

1 The geographical designations employed in this document do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the CITES Secretariat or the United Nations Environment Programme concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The responsibility for the contents of the document rests exclusively with it...

A Policy Gap Analysis of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Implementation in Nepal

TRADE MEASURES IN MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS A Report by IUCN - The World Conservation Union on the Effectiveness of Trade Measures Contained in The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

Executive Summary Overview • The Preamble to the Convention states that the objective of CITES is to prevent the over-exploitation of species through international trade and to ensure their long term survival. The ultimate aim of the Convention is undoubtedly to promote species conservation, however, legally the convention only has jurisdiction over the regulation of international trade and can...

The effect of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species on scientific collections.

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) was conceived in the spirit of cooperation, with the aim of ensuring that the international trade in wild animals and plants, including all parts and derivatives, did not threaten their survival. However, concerns have been raised by scientists that CITES hinders the cross-border movement of scientific specimens. To our knowled...