CITES Meeting To Address Illegal Ivory And Rhino Horn Trade
WWF calls on representatives of world governments and other groups attending
the CITES meeting in Geneva this week,
to stem the growing global trade in illegal ivory and rhino horn.
The 61st meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is taking place during an escalating crisis for rhinos and elephants due to increased poaching and the growing illegal trade in ivory and rhino horn.
“We hope that this reinvigorated Committee – with new members and a new chair – will be prepared to take decisive action to ensure that governments follow through on the commitments they have made under the Convention,” says Dr Colman O Criodain, WWF International’s policy analyst on wildlife trade issues.
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