CITES
Multilateral treaty dedicated to flora and fauna
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| December 2024 | TRAFFIC released a report documenting illegal animal product trade in Vietnam |
| November 14 2022 | Nineteenth Conference of the Parties (CoP 19) took place in Panama City, Panama, from November 14-25. |
| 2020 | During the coronavirus pandemic, CITES CEO Ivonne Higuero highlighted the connection between illegal wildlife trade, habitat destruction, and potential risks of animal-to-human pathogen transmission. |
| August 17 2019 | Eighteenth Conference of the Parties (CoP 18) held in Geneva, Switzerland, from August 17-28. |
| 2018 | Ivonne Higuero from Panama becomes the first woman to hold the CITES Secretary-General position, bringing expertise in environmental economics. |
| September 24 2016 | Namibia and Zimbabwe proposed amendments to elephant population listings at CoP 17, seeking to establish controlled trade in elephant specimens, but were opposed by the US and other countries. |
| September 24 2016 | Seventeenth Conference of the Parties (CoP 17) convened in Johannesburg, South Africa, from September 24 to October 5. |
| May 1 2014 | Joint meeting of the Animals and Plants Committees held in Veracruz, Mexico in May. |
| November 29 2013 | The Gaborone Amendment to the CITES Convention entered into force, allowing regional economic integration organizations like the European Union to become Parties to the convention. |
| March 3 2013 | Sixteenth Conference of the Parties (CoP 16) took place in Bangkok, Thailand, from March 3-14. |
| March 1 2012 | Joint meeting of the Animals and Plants Committees held in Dublin, Ireland in March. |
| 2010 | John E. Scanlon, an Australian environmental law expert, takes over as CITES Secretary-General, focusing on combating illegal animal trade. |
| March 13 2010 | Fifteenth Conference of the Parties (CoP 15) held in Doha, Qatar, from March 13-25. |
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