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CITES
CITES
Convention On International Trade
In Endangered Species Of Wild
Flora And Fauna (the Washington
Convention)
Formed on the 1 July 1975
Administered by UNEP.
CITES Secretary-General -> Mr.
John Scanlon
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
WHAT IS IT?
An international agreement between
governments.
Governments join CITES voluntarily.
CITES has a membership of 175 countries.
AIM
To ensure that the international trade in plants
and animals does not threaten their survival.
SPECIES ON THE CITES LIST
About 5000 animal species and 28000 plant
species on the CITES list.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
This means that these species are protected by
CITES from over-exploitation by international trade.
CITES APPENDICES
The species covered by CITES are listed in 3
appendices.
HOW DOES THIS WORK?
The species are listed according to their extent of
extinction and the degree of protection they require.
APPENDIX I
This includes species that are threatened with extinction.
Trade in these species are permitted only in special cases.
Species under this appendix include:
Mammals: The African Elephant
Fish : Acipenser sturio(European sea sturgeon)
Reptile: Crocodylus palustris (Indian crocodile)
Amphibian: Bufo superciliaris (Cameroon Toad)
Plant: Pachypodium baronii(Madagascar palm)
IMAGES OF SOME SPECIES IN APPENDIX 1
APPENDIX II
This includes species that are not necessarily threatened with
extinction.
BUT, trade in them is controlled by strict regulation to ensure
sustainability.
Species protected by this appendix include:
Mammal: Hippopotamus amphibius (hippopotamus)
Amphibian: Phyllobates spp. (poison frog)
Fish: Arapaima gigas (paiche)
Insect: Bhutanitis spp. (swallowtail butterfly)
Plant: Dudleya traskiae (Santa Barbara Island liveforever)
IMAGES OF SOME SPECIES IN APPENDIX II
APPENDIX III
This contains species that are protected in at least one country.
This country has asked other CITES members for help in controlling the
trade of the species.
For example:
Mammals: Canis aureus ( Golden jackal - India)
Birds: Acrocephalus rodericanus (Rodrigues Old World Warbler)
Reptile: Mauremys iverson (Fujian pond turtle)
Plant: Dipteryx panamensis (Costa Rica, Nicaragua)
IMAGES OF SOME SPECIES IN APPENDIX III
REFERENCES
www.cites.org
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachypodium_baronii
http://www.nordicphotos.com/en/details/135111
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http://www.carphunters.com/Fotoarkiv/Reptiles/C
rocodylus-palustris.htm
http://qwikstep.eu/search/european-sea.html
http://www.birdsasart.com/bn128A.htm