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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

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

2nd Global meeting of Wildlife Enforcement Networks The CITES Secretariat, on behalf of the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC), and with generous funding support from the Department of State of the United States of America convened the Second Global Meeting of Wildlife Enforcement Networks (WENs) alongside the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP17) to CITES in Johannesburg, South Africa, in September 2016. The meeting promoted the sharing of information on best practices and lessons learned

Destiné uniquement aux médias; Document non officiel. COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE Réunion des réseaux de lutte contre la fraude liée aux espèces sauvages afin de renforcer davantage encore la collaboration pour combattre la criminalité “à échelle industrielle” Johannesburg, 3 octobre 2016 – Plus de 90 représentants de réseaux de lutte contre la fraude liée aux espèces sauvages du monde entier se sont réunis à Johannesburg au cours de la 17 e Conférence des Parties à la CITES (CoP17). À cette occasion

Destiné uniquement aux médias; Document non officiel. COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE La CoP17 accueille le tout premier Forum des partenariats de lutte contre la criminalité liée aux espèces sauvages Photo de Florian Keil / Secrétariats AEWA et CMS Johannesburg, le 27 septembre 2016 - Un important groupe d’agences internationales s’est réuni cette semaine en marge de la #CoP17 de la CITES pour discuter de la meilleure façon d’intégrer la lutte contre la fraude, le développement ainsi que les approches environnementales et

Destiné uniquement aux médias; Document non officiel. COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE Un Consortium mondial redouble d’efforts pour lutter contre la criminalité liée aux espèces sauvages Le Consortium international de lutte contre la criminalité liée aux espèces sauvages (ICCWC) accueillera trois évènements à haute visibilité lors de la #CoP 17 de la CITES, afin de renforcer encore davantage la collaboration en faveur de la lutte contre le trafic d’espèces sauvages qui décime ces espèces, les moyens d’existence et les économies. Le forum

Keynote Remarks Caribbean Regional Wildlife Enforcement Workshop John E. Scanlon, CITES Secretary General Bahamas, 20- 22 July 2016 The Hon. Kenred Dorsett, Minister of Environment of the Bahamas Her Excellency, Lisa Johnson, Chargé d’Affaires to the Bahamas from the United States of America Mr. Amado Philip de Andrés, Regional Representative for Central America and the Caribbean, UNODC Excellences, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentleman, friends of wildlife Thank you very much for the opportunity to address you this morning for the

Special High-level event and Launch of the first “World Wildlife Crime” Report UN Headquarters New York, 6 June 2016 Remarks by John E. Scanlon Secretary-General CITES H.E. Mogens Lykketoft, President of the General Assembly H. E. Ambassador Harald Braun, Permanent Representative of Germany to the UN Mr. Yury Fedotov, Executive Director, UNODC Mr. Edmond Mulet, Chef de Cabinet to the UN Secretary-General Professor Lee White, Director Gabonese National Parks Service Dr. Cristián Samper, President of the Wildlife Conservation Society Ms

For use of the media only; not an official document. Press release UN targets wildlife crime in the lead up to CITES CoP17 UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice launches first ever World Wildlife Crime Report, One UN Campaign launched at UN Environment Assembly , and UN World Environment Day themed around illegal wildlife trade Geneva/Nairobi/Vienna 25 May 2016: Illicit wildlife trafficking has gained significant international and national attention over the past five years in response to a

CITES and the UN Conventions against Corruption and Transnational Organized Crime John E. Scanlon, CITES Secretary-General 25th session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Plenary Session 24 May 2016 Chair Distinguished Delegates I would like to express my sincere thanks to the Commission for the opportunity to address you this morning. This Commission is very familiar with the scale and nature of illicit wildlife trafficking and the devastating impacts it has not only on animals and plants