The 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP20) will take place from from Nov. 24–Dec. 5 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
WCS is a strong supporter of CITES, and has staff who have attended all meetings of the Conference of the Parties since CoP7 in 1989. We will be represented by many international wildlife and policy experts at CoP20.
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WCS to Push for Protections for the Okapi, African Hornbills, Galapagos Iguanas, and Other Threatened and Endangered Species at CITES CoP20
At the same time, WCS will oppose amendments affecting savannah elephants that would allow for a reopening of international ivory trade from stockpiles—despite a current CITES ban on all international trade, and bans on ivory sales in the US, European Union, UK, China, and others—and saiga, for which Kazakhstan would like to carve out an exception for trade in their horns (which is currently prohibited).
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