International conservation organisations

CITES

• in 1943, 145 countries signed an agreement to control the trade in endangered species and any products from them, such as furs, skins and ivory
• more countries have joined since
• this agreement is called the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna, CITES for short
• CITES considers the evidence presented to it about endangered and vulnerable species and assigns them to one of three Appendices
• the species listed inthe CITES appendices are reviewed by expert committees and the list is growing
• however, there is concern that a CITES listing does not always benefit a species
• if trade in a species or its products becomes illegal, then the…