Month-long transcontinental operation hit wildlife criminals hard
Únicamente para uso de los medios de comunicación; no se trata de un documento oficial. COMUNICADO DE PRENSA La operación transcontinental de un mes de duración golpea duramente a los autores de delitos contra la fauna y la flora silvestres La mayor operación mundial jamás emprendida ha resultado en 1.974 confiscaciones y la identificación de 1.400 sospechosos Entre los especímenes confiscados cabe citar 1,3 toneladas de marfil de elefante, 8 toneladas de escamas de pangolín, 4.000 aves y 27.000 reptiles
Países claves en la lucha contra el tráfico de marfil se reúnen para seguir reforzando medidas para combatirlo
Ginebra / Maputo, 7 de mayo de 2018 - Más de 60 representantes de 24 países de África, Asia, Europa y América del Norte, y de organizaciones intergubernamentales y no gubernamentales, se reunieron en Maputo (Mozambique), del 1 al 4 de mayo de 2018, para estudiar la elaboración y la aplicación de Planes de acción nacionales para el marfil (PANM) . Según la Convención sobre el Comercio Internacional de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna y Flora Silvestres (CITES), algunas de sus
Fight against wildlife crime gets a USD20 million boost
JOINT PRESS RELEASE Fight against wildlife crime gets a USD20 million boost Geneva 29 November – At an event held alongside the 69th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee (SC69), the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC) announced generous new funding of USD20 million to scale up the fight against illegal wildlife trade. The significant new funding will be provided by the European Union (EU) (EUR 13,500,000), Germany (EUR 400,000) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Links between corruption and wildlife crime highlighted at UN anti-corruption conference
For use of the media only; not an official document. JOINT PRESS RELEASE Links between corruption and wildlife crime highlighted at UN anti-corruption conference VIENNA, 6 November 2017 — The Secretariat of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) spearheaded a number of events at the 7thsession of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC CoSP7, Vienna
CITES Secretary-General's statement at the 7th session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption, Vienna, Austria
Plenary: Remarks by John E. Scanlon, CITES Secretary-General 7th session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption Vienna, 6-10 November 2017 Thank you President and thank you for giving CITES the opportunity to address today’s Plenary session, which is a first for the Convention. I would also like to express our sincere thanks to Executive Director Yury Fedotov and his good team for their extraordinary support for CITES and the fight against wildlife
CITES welcomes powerful new UN resolution on tackling illicit wildlife trafficking
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE CITES welcomes powerful new UN resolution on tackling illicit wildlife trafficking UN General Assembly concludes its 71st session on a high note by embracing the groundbreaking CITES decisions adopted at CoP17 last year Geneva, 12 September 2017: A far reaching Resolution on tackling illicit wildlife trafficking was adopted by the 193 Member States of the United Nations at the final meeting of the 71 st session of the
Nuevos fondos de Francia y Mónaco para intensificar los esfuerzos de primera línea de la alianza global con miras a combatir los delitos contra la vida silvestre
Únicamente para uso de los medios de comunicación; no se trata de un documento oficial. COMUNICADO DE PRENSA Nuevos fondos de Francia y Mónaco para intensificar los esfuerzos de primera línea de la alianza global con miras a combatir los delitos contra la vida silvestre Ginebra, 26 de junio de 2017 – Francia y el Principado de Mónaco generosamente aportaron fondos para El Consorcio Internacional para Combatir los Delitos contra la Vida Silvestre (ICCWC), un esfuerzo colaborativo de la Secretaría
CITES Task Force agrees on strategies to combat illegal trade in tortoises and freshwater turtles
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE CITES Task Force agrees on strategies to combat illegal trade in tortoises and freshwater turtles Geneva / Singapore, 28 April 2017 - Over 50 representatives from 15 countries across Africa, Asia, North America and South America, and from international inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations, met in Singapore from 25-27 April at a meeting of the Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles Task Force of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered
Secretary-General's welcome remarks at the meeting of the CITES Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles Task Force, Singapore
CITES Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles Task Force Singapore, 25-27 April 2017 Welcome remarks by John E. Scanlon, CITES Secretary-General Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Tan Poh Hong, Senior CITES Specialist, Mr. Bruce Weissgold, Distinguished guests, friends and colleagues from CITES Parties and international organizations, Good morning to you all and welcome to this very important, and timely, CITES Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles Task Force meeting! Let me start by expressing our deep gratitude to the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore
Putting Saint Petersburg into practice
Putting Saint Petersburg into practice Geneva, 13 December 2010 Within days of the International Tiger Forum, held in Saint Petersburg, the Russian Federation, from 21 to 24 November 2010 ( http://www.tigersummit.ru/eng/index ), tiger range States are demonstrating their commitment to combating illegal trade in tigers and working with the international community. During the Forum, leaders of tiger range States adopted the Global Tiger Recovery Programme and Saint Petersburg Declaration where they acknowledged that enforcement must be a priority and urged
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