Pau Brasil: CITES COP19 rejects proposal to include Brazil’s national tree in Appendix I

Its high-quality wood is mainly used to make bows for musical instruments

Poaching on the rise, but CITES COP19 downgrades status of southern white rhino

Despite the setback, the parties at COP19 rejected the proposal made by Eswatini to reinstate trade in rhino horns

CITES COP19 proposes budget of $150,000 for Big Cat Task Force

The Task Force will discuss challenges that affect enforcement and implementation of laws regarding  illegal trade in big cats

CITES: Shark fin trade finally regulated as nearly 100 species provided protection   

Countries voted to include 54 species of requiem sharks, six species of hammerheads and 37 guitarfish in CITES Appendix II

CITES COP19 lists sea cucumbers as ‘threatened’

Sea cucumbers perform the same role on the seabed that earthworms perform on land

Simply Put: Race to extinction

Effective enforcement of laws, traceability needed for trade in European eels: COP19 draft decision

CITES Secretariat demands countries improve assessment of legal acquisition of eels 

Legal, controlled trade of wild species can have many benefits: CITES report

Adressing causes of poaching will benefit indigenous people, local communities and others involved in the supply chains

CITES COP19: Rare Jeypore Ground Gecko listed in Appendix 2 to stall its trafficking  

Handsome and docile gecko species faces threat in international pet trade market

CITES COP19: India’s freshwater turtle in danger of extinction

India puts forward proposal to move it to Appendix I; Common hippo, straw-headed bulbul, African elephant at risk too

International bodies like WHO, FAO join hands at CITES COP19 to curb zoonotic diseases

Zoonoses defined as infectious diseases spread between animals and humans by food, water, fomites or vectors