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CITES

CITES (shorter acronym for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as the Washington Convention) is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals from the threats of international trade. It was drafted as a result of a resolution adopted in 1963 at a meeting of members of the…

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Location
Geneva, Switzerland
Condition
10 ratifications
Depositary
Government of the Swiss Confederation
Effective
1 July 1975
Language
English · French · Spanish
Parties
185

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Regulation of trade

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Meetings

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CITES

Nodes98
Edges97
Triples217
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020408
Components1

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CITES

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related to Ratifications · 36
CITES → All, As, By, Convention, Countries, Danish, December, Denmark, East Timor, European Union, Federated States, Greenland, Haiti, Holy See, It, July, June, Kingdom, Kiribati, March
related to Meetings · 24
CITES → Animals Committee, CITES Convention, CoP, Dublin, Geneva, Ireland, March, May, Mexico, Parties, Plants Committee, Plants Committees, Secretariat, Standing, Standing Committee, Switzerland, The, The Animals, The CITES Committees, The Committee
related to Appendices · 22
CITES → Antilocapra, Appendices, Appendix, Appendix II, Arizona, Botswana, Canadian, Each, Endangered Species Act, Its Mexican, Loxodonta, Namibia, North America, One, Over, South Africa, Taxa, The African, The Appendix, There
related to Approach to biodiversity conservation · 17
CITES → African, Appendix, Biological Diversity, Convention, Dickinson, For, Funding, General, Hutton, In, It, Listing, Nile, Parties, South African, There, Thus
related to Reform suggestions · 16
CITES → Action Plans, Biodiversity Action Plans, Biological Diversity, CITES Action Plans, Convention, Development, GEF, GEFs, Global Environment Facility, Montreal Protocol, NGOs, Parties, Scientific/Management Authorities, Secretariat, Suggestions, TRAFFIC
related to background · 14
CITES → Although CITES, As, Asia, China, English, French, Originally, Participation, Parties, Party, Rather, Spanish, There, Western
related to Drafting · 13
CITES → Appendices, Article, Because, By, Convention, For, If, Parties, Scientific Authorities, Secretariat, Specific, Then, VII
related to Implementation · 11
CITES → Although, As, Convention, COP, Management, Other, Parties, Party, Scientific Authorities, The Secretariat, These
related to Further reading · 10
CITES → BGCI, Botanic Gardens, Botanic Gardens Conservation International, CITES Manual, Comp, English, Italian, McGough, Oldfield, Spanish
related to External links · 9
CITES → Chronological, January, March, National, Official, Parties, PartiesAlphabetical, PDF, Profile

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CITESCondition10 ratifications1.00infobox
CITESDepositaryGovernment of the Swiss Confederation1.00infobox
CITESEffective1 July 19751.00infobox
CITESLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
CITESLanguageFrench1.00infobox
CITESLanguageSpanish1.00infobox
CITESLocationGeneva, Switzerland1.00infobox
CITESParties1851.00infobox
CITESSigned3 March 1973 (1973-03-03)1.00infobox
furs in Western countriesinstance ofCITES addressed depletion resulting from demand for luxury goods0.80text
but with the rising wealth of Asiainstance ofCITES addressed depletion resulting from demand for luxury goods0.80text
particularly in Chinainstance ofCITES addressed depletion resulting from demand for luxury goods0.80text

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