Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES Secretariat)
Secrétariat de la Convention sur le commerce international des espèces de faune et de flore sauvages menacées d'extinction (Secrétariat CITES)
Secretaria de la Convención sobre el Comercio Internacional de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna y Flora Silvestres (Secretaria CITES)
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History
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Ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival.
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Observer status at: E-XE3253 - Standing Committee to the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats. Relations with: F-XF2147 - European Union (EU). Memorandum of Understanding signed with:
- Task Force for the
- T-XT9485 - Agreement on Cooperative Enforcement Operations Directed at Illegal Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora;
- Secretariat to the T-XT8909 - Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal (UNCRTD);
- E-XE2094 - ECO Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ECO-CCI);
- B-XB0971 - FAO;
- E-XM3233 - Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES);
- B-XB0100 - International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO);
- E-XE2653 - Secretariat of the Basel Convention (SBC);
- E-XE3586 - Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD);
- E-XF0407 - Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (UNEP/CMS);
- E-XK1276 - Secretariat for the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Ozone Secretariat);
- UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA);
- E-XE8372 - UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC);
- US Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement / Clark R Bavin National Fish and Wildlife Forensic Laboratory;
- B-XB0462 - World Customs Organization (WCO);
- B-XF2527 - World Trade Organization (WTO).
Agreement with: B-XB1775 - International Criminal Police Organization - INTERPOL (ICPO-INTERPOL). Cooperates with: E-XE4545 - Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP). Links with:
- D-XD0165 - ASEAN;
- E-XS0004 - ASEANAPOL;
- E-XE2442 - European Commission (EC);
- F-XF2147 - European Union (EU);
- E-XC3899 - International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT);
- C-XC2811 - International Whaling Commission (IWC);
- E-XE1306 - Secretariat of the Convention of Wetlands
Links indicated by: E-XJ5752 - UN-OCEANS.
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
In liaison with technical committees of: B-XB2314 - International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Memorandum of Understanding with: Board of Trustees of Royal Botanic Gardens, Richmond (UK); A-XA2654 - International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN); F-XF5436 - TRAFFIC International (TRAFFIC) (CITES Secretariat also serves as Observer); Universities of Kent (UK) and Andalucia (Spain). Founding partner of: F-XM5104 - Wild for Life Campaign (Wild for Life). Links with:
- F-XF4329 - Animal Transportation Association (ATA);
- U-XE4747 - Asian Conservation and Sustainable Use Group (ACSUG);
- D-XD4240 - Asociación Latinoamericana de Parques Zoológicos y Acuarios (ALPZA);
- F-XF3621 - Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI);
- F-XF4718 - Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities (CETAF);
- G-XG9373 - Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA);
- F-XF0875 - European Bureau for Conservation and Development (EBCD);
- European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development (Intergroup);
- D-XD8592 - European Pet Organization (EPO);
- B-XB4322 - Fauna & Flora International (FFI);
- C-XJ0264 - Fédération Mondiale du Cirque;
- U-XF6455 - Forum UNESCO - University and Heritage (FUUH);
- G-XG1185 - Friends of Animals (FOA);
- E-XE4454 - Great Apes Survival Project (GRASP);
- F-XF4392 - Greenpeace International;
- E-XE3646 - Humane Society International (HSI);
- B-XB1149 - International Air Transport Association (IATA);
- U-XE2879 - International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, Geneva (ICTSD);
- C-XC2315 - International Organization for Succulent Plant Study (IOS);
- C-XC0374 - International Primate Protection League (IPPL);
- G-XG6474 - International Sturgeon Research Institute;
- U-XF1926 - International Wildlife Coalition (IWC);
- F-XF3046 - Ornamental Fish International (OFI);
- Trade Specialist Group;
- E-XE2826 - World Conservation Trust (IWMC);
- F-XF3608 - World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Publications
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- Plant Life → Plants
- Zoology → Animals
- Geography → Wild
- Commerce → Trade
- Societal Problems → Endangered Species
- Law → Agreements
UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XE8554
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