CITES: news and publications
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UN wildlife convention gives green light to ivory sale
A limited sale of ivory from Botswana, Namibia and South Africa has been approved by the Convention ...
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EU: Top global importer of wildlife
As EU membership has expanded, so has the size of the market and demand for wildlife products. A ...
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Open letter decrying "Alarming Situation of Mahogany in Peru" to Peruvian President Garcia
Ahead of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, civil society condemns the ...
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TV spot urges rejection of the reopening of China tiger trade
In advance of the world’s largest wildlife trade meeting next week, 35 organisations have launched ...
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Wildlife trade convention: WWF’s top ten priorities
Ahead of a the world's largest international conference on wildlife trade, WWF lists its top ten ...
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Organized crime fuels illegal ivory surge in Africa
A new study shows that Asian-run organized crime syndicates based in Africa are being implicated in ...
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WWF Positions - CITES CoP14
WWF's position statements in English, French, Spanish, and Arabic for key proposals to amend the ...
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Lifting Chinese tiger trade ban a catastrophe for conservation
Allowing trade in tiger parts to resume in China would inevitably lead to an increase in demand for ...
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Caviar figures smell fishy
WWF and TRAFFIC are concerned that a CITES decision to lift a one-year ban on caviar exports of ...
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South African abalone to come under international trade controls
South Africa has taken a decisive step towards stemming the illegal harvest and trade of its ...
