Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

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international treaty multilateral environmental agreement

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is a global treaty that regulates and monitors international wildlife trade to ensure it does not threaten the survival of species.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
CITES	2
CITES Appendix I	1
CITES Parties	1
Washington Convention	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international treaty ⓘ multilateral environmental agreement ⓘ
addresses	illegal wildlife trade ⓘ over-exploitation of species through trade ⓘ
adoptedAt	Washington, D.C. ⓘ surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
adoptedOn	1973-03-03 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ surface form: Washington Convention
appendixIContent	species threatened with extinction whose trade is permitted only in exceptional circumstances ⓘ
appendixIIContent	species not necessarily threatened with extinction but whose trade must be controlled ⓘ
appendixIIIContent	species protected in at least one country that has asked other Parties for assistance in controlling trade ⓘ
basedOn	principle of sustainable use of wild species ⓘ
decisionMakingBody	Conference of the Parties ⓘ
depositary	Swiss federal government ⓘ surface form: Government of Switzerland
enteredIntoForceOn	1975-07-01 ⓘ
establishes	Appendix I ⓘ Appendix II ⓘ Appendix III ⓘ
field	international environmental law ⓘ wildlife conservation law ⓘ
hasBody	Animals Committee ⓘ Plants Committee ⓘ Standing Committee ⓘ
hasLanguage	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus	legally binding on its Parties ⓘ
mechanism	listing and delisting of species in appendices ⓘ trade suspensions for non-compliance ⓘ
membershipType	open to states and regional economic integration organizations ⓘ
purpose	to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival ⓘ
regulates	export of listed species ⓘ import of listed species ⓘ introduction from the sea of listed species ⓘ re-export of listed species ⓘ
relatedTo	Convention on Biological Diversity ⓘ Convention on Migratory Species ⓘ
requires	designation of Management Authorities by each Party ⓘ designation of Scientific Authorities by each Party ⓘ
scope	international wildlife trade ⓘ wild fauna ⓘ wild flora ⓘ
secretariat	CITES Secretariat ⓘ
secretariatHeadquarters	Geneva ⓘ surface form: Geneva, Switzerland
secretariatHostedBy	United Nations Environment Programme ⓘ
shortName	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: CITES
subject	international trade in endangered species ⓘ
usesInstrument	permits and certificates ⓘ

Referenced by (28)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

CITES Secretariat → administers → Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora → alsoKnownAs → Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington Convention

Conference of the Parties → appliesTo → Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ

subject surface form: Conference of the Parties (CITES)

Plants Committee → basedOnTreaty → Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ

World Association of Zoos and Aquariums → collaboratesWith → Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ

International Whaling Commission → cooperatesWith → Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ

Appendix I → establishedBy → Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ

this entity surface form: CITES Parties

CITES Secretariat → establishedBy → Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ

Standing Committee → jurisdiction → Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ

subject surface form: CITES Standing Committee

Office of Law Enforcement → legalAuthority → Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ

Appendix II → legalBasis → Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ

Conference of the Parties → legalBasis → Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ

subject surface form: Conference of the Parties (CITES)

CITES Secretariat → parentOrganization → Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ

Standing Committee → parentOrganization → Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ

subject surface form: CITES Standing Committee

Animals Committee → partOf → Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ

Appendix I → partOf → Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ

Appendix III → partOf → Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ

Conference of the Parties → partOf → Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ

subject surface form: Conference of the Parties (CITES)

Plants Committee → partOf → Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ

Chelonia mydas → protectedBy → Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ

this entity surface form: CITES Appendix I

Convention on Migratory Species → relatedTo → Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ

this entity surface form: CITES

Lacey Act → relatedTo → Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ

Public Law 93-205 → relatedTo → Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ

U.S. Endangered Species Act → relatedTo → Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ

Wild Bird Conservation Act → relatedTo → Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ

Life on Land → relatedToConvention → Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora → shortName → Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: CITES

Standing Committee → supportsImplementationOf → Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ⓘ

subject surface form: CITES Standing Committee