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Events![A close-up of a large green turtle lying in the sand on Melbourne Beach in Florida. [image copyright Rosa Hill, of IFAW]](/images/pageheaders/poster-events.jpg "A close-up of a large green turtle lying in the sand on Melbourne Beach in Florida. [image copyright Rosa Hill, of IFAW]") Stop the smugglingThe 14th Conference of the Parties3 - 15 June 2007This June, governments from around the world will come together to determine the future of species endangered by international trade. The 14th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) will be meeting in The Hague from 3-15th June. CITES was established in 1975 to ensure that the survival of wildlife species is not threatened by international commercial trade. Today, CITES gives varying degrees of protection to more than 30,000 species of animals and plants. Wildlife listed under CITES Appendix I - including great apes, rhinos, tiger, elephants - are the most threatened and international trade is banned except in very special circumstances. Appendix II contains species that, although not threatened with extinction now, might become so unless trade in them is strictly controlled and monitored. There are currently 171 nations that are parties to CITES. Related news |
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Lines of tusks ![Goods made from tusks [image copyright IFAW]](/images/newsimages/tuskgoods_small.jpg "Goods made from tusks [image copyright IFAW]")
Goods made from tusks |