SG statements International Day for Biodiversity 2024: Message from CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero News Deep dive into the application of criteria to amend the CITES Appendices for commercially exploited aquatic species News Sustainable harvest of wildlife from waters beyond national jurisdiction discussed at CITES expert workshop Spotlight on What is CITES? Trade suspensions CITES Virtual College CITES and Forests What is CITES? An international agreement between governments... Read more Trade suspensions Countries currently subject to a recommendation to suspend trade Read more CITES Virtual College Visit the site to find out more CITES and Forests Click here to visit the new CITES and Forests webpage Notifications to the Parties Subscribe to Notification alerts UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - Notice of Funding Opportunity: Latin American Regional Program23 May 2024 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY - Recruitment of a Panel Member for the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP)17 May 2024 Request for nomination: CITES training workshop for the African region on demand reduction strategies to combat illegal trade in CITES-listed species15 May 2024 See more News Launch of the World Wildlife Crime Report 2024: New data, trends, threats and possible solutions to combat illegal wildlife trade Tributes CITES announces the passing of Poasi Ngaluafe Empowering Young Leaders in Wildlife Conservation and Trade: Global Youth Network Launched in Singapore at the CITES Youth Leadership Programme Upcoming events Twenty-seventh meeting of the Plants Committee, Geneva, Switzerland08 - 13 July 2024 Thirty-third meeting of the Animals Committee, Geneva, Switzerland12 - 19 July 2024 CITES LAF and NDF workshop for African rosewood (Pterocarpus erinaceus), Douala, Douala, Cameroon02 - 06 September 2024 Vacancy announcements & Call for proposals Programme Management Assistant (G6) - Deadline: 01 Jun 2024 Stay connected CITES Twitter timeline Initiatives The International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants Supporting sustainable management of endangered tree species Resources InforMEA E-learning CITES Virtual College CITES Checklist CITES Wildlife TradeView