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

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

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...

Livelihood Alternatives for the Unsustainable Use of Bushmeat

1. The Executive Secretary is please to circulate herewith, for the information of participants in the fifteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, an information document on livelihood alternatives for the unsustainable use of bushmeat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, prepared by a consultant in preparation for the joint meeting of the L...

International Trade of CITES Listed Bird Species in China

Commercial trade of wild birds may devastate wild bird populations. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) controls the trade of wild species listed in its appendices to avoid these species being threatened by international trade. China used to be one of the major trading countries with significant bird trade with foreign countries; on the other ...

Regulating Internet Trade in CITES Species

International trade in species that are or may be endangered by collection from the wild is regulated under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora (CITES) for 176 member States (Parties). Internet commerce is a relatively new route for such trade. In 2007, the CITES Secretariat asked Parties to collect information on internet wildlife trade and repor...