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CITES – COP 18

April 2, 2020
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18th Conference of Parties (CoP18) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) was held in Geneva.

Highlights of COP 18:

  • Asian small-clawed and smooth-coated otters were included in Appendix I.
  • First time giraffe has been accorded protection by placing it in Appendix II.
  • 18 species of sharks and rays were included in Appendix II.
  • A resolution calling for Japan and the European Union (EU) to close their legal domestic ivory markets was not adopted.
  • 87 CITES parties decided to restrict trade in elephants from Zimbabwe and Botswana to in-situ conservation programmes or secure areas in the wild within the species’ natural and historical range in Africa, with limited exceptions.
  • The critically endangered Saiga antelope of the Eurasian steppe was refused to the highest protection (to be added to Appendix -I) that can be offered under international law.
  • Conservationist Vivek Menon, head of non-profit, Wildlife Trust of India was awarded the prestigious Clark R Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Award for the year 2019.
  • He co-founded TRAFFIC India with his mentor the late Ashok Kumar and his early work on rhino poaching was published by TRAFFIC-International.

CITES:

  • It is an international agreement to regulate worldwide commercial trade in wild animal and plant species.
  • It is administered by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
  • It restricts trade in items made from such plants and animals, such as food, clothing, medicine, and souvenirs.
  • It was signed on March 3, 1973.
  • Secretariat is in Geneva Switzerland.
  • It is legally binding on state parties to the convention, which are obliged to adopt their own domestic legislation to implement its goals.
  • Appendix I species: It lists species that are in danger of extinction. It prohibits commercial trade of these plants and animals except in extraordinary situations for scientific or educational reasons.

 

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