As COVID-19 pandemic deepens, global wildlife treaty faces an identity crisis

by Adam Cruise | May 16, 2020 | News

By Malavika Vyawahare – MongaBay The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) is a global environmental agreement of great consequence: it regulates the global trade in some of the most threatened species on Earth.While many conservation...

Press Release: Foundation Franz Weber calls out the CITES Secretariat on its position on COVID-19

by Adam Cruise | Apr 2, 2020 | Press Releases

FONDATION FRANZ WEBER CALLS OUT THE CITES SECRETARIAT ON ITS POSITION ON COVID-19As global governments and institutions scramble to contain the current pandemic, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), seems to have...