Back Konvensie op Internasionale Handel in Bedreigde Spesies van Wilde Fauna en Flora Afrikaans معاهدة التجارة العالمية لأصناف الحيوان والنبات البري المهدد بالانقراض Arabic CITES AST Kökünün kəsilməsi təhlükəsi olan vəhşi fauna və yabanı flora növlərinin beynəlxalq ticarət konvensiyası Azerbaijani Конвенция за международна търговия със застрашени видове от дивата фауна и флора Bulgarian CITES Catalan Úmluva o mezinárodním obchodu s ohroženými druhy volně žijících živočichů a planě rostoucích rostlin Czech Washington-konventionen Danish Washingtoner Artenschutzübereinkommen German Vaŝingtona Speciprotekta Konvencio Esperanto
| Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora | |
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| Signed | 3 March 1973 |
| Location | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Effective | 1 July 1975 |
| Condition | 10 ratifications |
| Parties | 184 |
| Depositary | Government of the Swiss Confederation |
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 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora at Wikisource | |
CITES (shorter name for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as the Washington Convention) is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals from the threats of international trade. It was drafted as a result of a resolution adopted in 1963 at a meeting of members of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The convention was opened for signature in 1973 and CITES entered into force on 1 July 1975.
Its aim is to ensure that international trade (import/export) in specimens of animals and plants included under CITES does not threaten the survival of the species in the wild. This is achieved via a system of permits and certificates. CITES affords varying degrees of protection to more than 38,000 species.
As of April 2022[update], the Secretary-General of CITES is Ivonne Higuero.[1]
- ^ "Ivonne Higuero named as new CITES Secretary-General". cites.org. CITES. Retrieved 29 May 2019.