CITES CoP17 – Major Consensus on Stronger Actions to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trade
IUFRO-led Global Forest Expert Panel on Illegal Timber Trade Informed about Current Assessment
The 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP 17) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) took place from 24 September to 5 October 2016 in Johannesburg, South Africa. It was the largest CITES meeting to date, with more than 3,500 participants representing 152 governments, international organizations, non-governmental organizations and media. (http://www.iisd.ca/cites/cop17/) Read more…