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CITES Secretariat at CBD COP16: 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

33rd Meeting of the CITES Animals Committee, 12-19 July 2024, Geneva, Switzerland

Joint Session of the CITES Plants Committee (PC27) and the CITES Animals Committee (AC33), 12-13 July 2024, Geneva, Switzerland

27th Meeting of the CITES Plants Committee, 8-12 July 2024, Geneva, Switzerland

Workshop on NDFs for specimens of Appendix-II species taken from areas beyond national jurisdiction, 24-25 April 2024, Geneva, Switzerland

Workshop on Aquatic species listed in the CITES Appendices, 23-24 April 2024, Geneva, Switzerland

International Expert Workshop on CITES NDFs (4-8 December 2023), Nairobi, Kenya

77th Meeting of the CITES Standing Committee, 6-10 November 2023, Geneva, Switzerland

32nd Meeting of the CITES Animals Committee, 19-23 June 2023, Geneva, Switzerland

26th Meeting of the CITES Plants Committee, 5-9 June 2023, Geneva, Switzerland

CITES CoP19, 14-25 November 2022, Panama City, Panama

74th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee

CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero visits China

CITES CoP18, 17-28 August 2019, Geneva, Switzerland

CoP18 press briefing at UN Office at Geneva on 13 August 2019 ahead of CoP18

CoP18 briefing for diplomatic missions and international organizations

High-level delegation led by CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero in Mexico to address the totoaba and vaquita crisis

CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero at meeting of United for Wildlife taskforces

CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero at Special ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Illegal Wildlife Trade

24th meeting of the Plants Committee Geneva (Switzerland), 20-26 July 2018

30th meeting of the CITES Animals Committee (AC30), Geneva (Switzerland), 16-21 July 2018

First CITES workshop on the legal acquisition of wildlife for trade under CITES, 13 to 15 June 2018, Brussels, Belgium

Trans-continental wildlife law enforcement operation ThunderStorm

CITES training workshop on legislation, science and enforcement for Central Asia, 22-25 May 2018, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic

Japan-funded Anti-Poaching Operations Centre at Chewore Safari Area was handed over to the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority

NIAPs meeting, Maputo, Mozambique, 1-4 May 2018

The 8 years of John E. Scanlon as CITES Secretary-General

CITES Secretary-General John E. Scanlon at the 12th World Cargo Symposium, 13-15 March, Dallas, Texas, US

High level event at UN Headquarters to celebrate World Wildlife Day 2018

European Union announced its new contribution of 30 million Euro to counter the illegal killing and trafficking of wildlife in Southern, Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean

69th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee

CITES press briefing on CITES Standing Committee 69

CITES Secretary General John Scanlon at Annual Meeting of International Fragrance Association (IFRA)

CITES Secretary General John Scanlon at United for Wildlife Transport Taskforce meeting, 2 November 2017

4th Regional Dialogue on Combating Trafficking in Wild Fauna and Flora Bangkok, Thailand, 11-15 September 2017

Africa-Asia Pacific Symposium on Strengthening Legal Frameworks to Combat Wildlife Crime, 4-5 July 2017, Bangkok, Thailand

CITES at trilateral meeting of China, Mexico & United States to combat illicit trafficking of totoaba

Twenty-third meeting of the Plants Committee and joint sessions of the 29th meeting of the Animals Committee and 23rd meeting of the Plants Committee

Awarding of Certificate of Commendation by the Secretary-General John E. Scanlon to The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) of Singapore.

29th Meeting of the CITES Animals Committee, 18-22 July 2017, Geneva (Switzerland)

CITES Secretary-General John E. Scanlon's visit to the Majete Conservation Reserve in Malawi

CITES Secretary-General John Scanlon at World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2017 - Dalian, China

CITES Secretary-General John Scanlon visits Australia

Repatriation of 146 seized Tabua from New Zealand to Fiji, Nadi, Fiji, 29 May 2017

2017 edition of United Nations Endangered Species Stamps

CITES Secretary-General John Scanlon give keynote address at the World Travel and Tourism Council’s 17th Global Summit

CITES Secretary General John Scanlon met Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of Thailand, General Surasak Karnjanarat

CITES Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles Task Force Meeting, 25-27 April 2017, Singapore

CITES Secretary General John Scanlon visits China to meet with relevant ministries and observes closure of domestic ivory market

CITES representatives and experts met at UNEP-WCMC in Cambridge, UK to discuss trade and captive breeding of CITES-listed animals

CITES Secretary-General John Scanlon visits the AAP animal rescue center in the Netherlands with State Secretary Martijn Van Dam

High level event at UN Headquarters in New York to celebrate World Wildlife Day 2017

CITES/UN Environment joint second legal workshop, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

CITES SG John Scanlon visits Kenyan rural communities and Minister of Tourism

Handing over samples of confiscated ivory

CITES Secretariat at Hanoi Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade

CITES and Livelihoods Workshop, George, South Africa, 23-25 November 2016,

CITES Secretary-General John E. Scanlon gave a presentation on CITES at Basel University in Switzerland on 11 November 2016

CITES CoP17 opening ceremony

The final moments of CITES CoP17

The CITES Secretariat team at CoP17

CITES CoP17

Regional meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean joint preparatory meetings for CITES CoP17 and CBD COP13

Regional meeting for Pacific/Oceania joint preparatory meetings for CITES CoP17 and CBD COP13

CITES Secretary-General's visit to Samoa

African regional joint preparatory meetings for CITES CoP17 and CBD COP13

Asian regional joint preparatory meetings for CITES CoP17 and CBD COP13

Celebration of World Environment Day 2016 in Geneva

CITES Secretary-General John E. Scanlon at the launch of the first World Wildlife Crime Report, 24 May 2016, Vienna

CITES Secretary-General John E. Scanlon with Minister Edna Molewa athe 2nd session of United Nations Environrment Assembly

CITES Secretary-General John E. Scanlon visits the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

CITES Secretary-General John E. Scanlon at the destruction of ivory in Kenya

Signing of the Host Country Agreement for CITES CoP17 with Minister Molewa and the Secretary-General of CITES Mr John Scanlon

Celebration of World Wildlife Day 2016 at UN Headquarters

CITES Secretary-General John E. Scanlon visited national parks in Sri Lanka

CITES Secretary-General John E. Scanlon at the destruction of ivory in Sri Lanka

CITES Secretary-General John E. Scanlon delivering a public speech on the topic: "CITES and wildlife trade – how CITES works and how it links to wildlife tourism" at Colombo, Sri Lanka.

66th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee

CITES Secretary-General John E. Scanlon at World Bank Group Tourism Forum 2015

CITES Secretary-General John E. Scanlon at United For Wildlife's transport task

Briefing on the 66th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee, 4 December 2015, Geneva

Special Event: The nexus between illegal wildlife and forestry trades and corruption - Sixth Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), Saint Petersburg, 3 November 2015

CITES SG John E. Scanlon's visit to the Tbilisi Zoo, Georgia

CITES Secretary-General John E. Scanlon delivering a public lecture on the topic: "CITES and wildlife trade - what CITES is and how it works. " at the Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia.

22nd Meeting of the CITES Plants Committee, 19 – 23 October 2015, Tbilisi, Georgia

CITES Secretary-General John E. Scanlon met Ambassador Michael Punke, Deputy US Trade Representative, US Mission to WTO

CITES Secretary-General John Scanlon and staff meeting with the President of the Society for Wildlife Forensic Science and Board Director

Meeting of Wildlife Transport Taskforce of United for Wildlife, Dubai, UAE, 1 October 2015

High level event in New York on Tackling Wildlife and Forest Crime 27 September 2015

CITES Secretary-General John Scanlon addressing the ATAG Global Sustainable Aviation Summit 2015, Geneva, 29 September 2015

Informal Advisory Group (IAG) established under the CBD concerning cooperation and synergies among the biodiversity-related conventions meeting in International Environment House, Geneva, Switzerland, 17-18 September, 2015

CITES Secretariat hosting Biodiversity Liasion Group (BLG) annual meeting

CITES Secretary-General John E. Scanlon visited CITES CoP17 venue and the Green Scorpion team

Wildlife Forum, a special event at XIV World Forestry Congress

28th Meeting of the CITES Animals Committee, 30 August - 3 September 2015, Tel Aviv, Israel

CITES Secretariat and IUCN strengthen collaboration in combatting poaching of and illegal trade in elephants and other endangered species

40th anniversary of entry into force of CITES in Chile celebrated

CITES SG Mr John E. Scanlon at 71st IATA Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit

CITES Secretary-General joined the meeting convened by Duke of Cambridge at IUCN Headquarters

China destroys 662 KG of confiscated elephant ivory on 29 May 2015

CITES Secretary-General at WTO 20th anniversary event: Trade and Environment - 20 Years of Building Pathways to Sustainable Development, Geneva, Switzerland

ICCWC high-level side event at the 13th UN Crime Congress

High-level Stakeholder Dialogue on Illegal Wildlife Trade

UN General Assembly Informal Plenary Meeting to Celebrate World Wildlife Day 2015

Celebration of World Wildlife Day 2015 in Geneva

CITES Ministerial dialogue for key States concerned with the illegal trade in rhinoceros horn

CITES Secretary-General met Chinese Vice Premier

Senior officials meeting for key States concerned with the illegal trade in rhinoceros horn, Geneva, Switzerland

Workshop on demand-side strategies for Curbing illegal ivory trade

CITES Secretary-General visited Thailand to discuss Thailand's National Ivory Action Plan

CITES Secretary-General winning Baobab Programme Innovation Awards

CITES Secretary-General meeting Chinese Ambassador to the UN Office in Geneva

World Parks Congress, 12-19 November 2014, Sydney, Australia

CMS CoP11

Destruction of confiscated rhino horns in the Czech Republic

Workshop on Implementing the new CITES Shark Appendix II Listings, Chennai, India

China repatriated confiscated CITES-listed Black Pond Turtles to Pakistan

65th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee

CITES at first UN Environment Assembly

CITES press conference on elephant poaching and ivory smuggling figures

31st Session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries

Operation Cobra

Viet Nam celebrates 20th anniversary of joining CITES

CITES Secretary-General visited orchid and cactus nurseries in Fujian Province, China

CITES Secretary-General met Customs of Xiamen, China

CITES Secretary-General visited CITES Management Authority of Hong Kong SAR of China

CITES Secretary-General visited Hong Kong Customs

Asian regional consultative workshop on capacity assessments for the implementation of new CITES listings of sharks and manta rays

Destruction of confiscated elephant ivory in Hong Kong

Joint sessions of the 27th meeting of the Animals Committee and 21st meeting of the Plants Committee

John Scanlon with The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Sydney, 2014

President Hery Marcial Rajaonarimampianinaxzy of Madagascar meeting CITES Secretary-General John E. Scanlon in Brussels

World Wildlife Day celebrated at UN Headquarters

Egypt celebrated World Wildlife Day

Thailand celebrated World Wildlife Day

Kenya celebrated World Wildlife Day

Peru celebrated World Wildlife Day

China celebrated the first World Wildlife Day

Celebration of the first World Wildlife Day in Geneva

London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade

World Wildlife Day logo

Seminar on Fighting against Illegal Wildlife Trade

Crushing of 6.2 tonnes of ivory in China

High-level Panel Discussion: "Poaching and Illicit Wildlife Trafficking", 26 September 2013, New York, 23 September 2013, the United States

21 Branch offices of the Chinese CITES Management Authority meet with the CITES Secretary-General

German Ministries and CITES Secretary-General meet to discuss measures to fight wildlife crime

Debriefing on outcomes of CITES CoP16 for permanent missions and NGOs

CoP16 closing ceremony

Symposium on combating wildlife crime

CoP16: the delegates

Committee II

Plenary sessions

CoP16 Day 1: celebration of the 40th anniversary of CITES

Roundtable on combating transnational organized wildlife and forest crime for ministers and high-level representatives

CoP16 day 1 - Opening ceremony

Sixty-third meeting of the Standing Committee

CoP16 briefing to the Permanent Missions and NGOs

Celebration of the 40th anniversary of CITES

ICCWC Senior Experts Group Meeting

62nd Meeting of the CITES Standing Committee, 23-27 July 2012, Geneva, Switzerland

Participants at the meeting of the Standing Committee Working Group on CITES and livelihoods, Lima, Peru, 11-13 July

Briefing on the 62nd meeting of the CITES Standing Committee to the Permanent Missions, 12 July 2012

Rio+20

Members of the advisory working group

Bhutan meeting

CITES e-permitting meeting