CITES Secretariat

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international organization secretariat treaty secretariat

The CITES Secretariat is the administrative body that supports and coordinates the implementation of the global treaty regulating international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora.

Aliases (1)

Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international organization secretariat → treaty secretariat →
abbreviation	CITES Secretariat →
administers	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora →
affiliation	United Nations Environment Programme →
country	Switzerland →
establishedBy	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora →
function	capacity-building for CITES implementation → coordinating implementation of CITES resolutions and decisions → facilitating communication among CITES Parties → managing the CITES trust fund → organizing meetings of the Conference of the Parties → preparing documentation for CITES meetings → providing legal and scientific advice to Parties → raising awareness on CITES and wildlife trade →
headquartersCountry	Switzerland →
headquartersLocation	Geneva →
jurisdiction	Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora →
language	English → French → Spanish →
locatedIn	Geneva, Switzerland → Palais des Nations →
mandate	to assist Parties in implementing CITES obligations → to provide administrative and technical support to CITES bodies → to support and coordinate the implementation of CITES →
name	CITES Secretariat →
officialName	Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora →
parentOrganization	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora →
regionServed	worldwide →
sector	environment → international trade regulation → wildlife conservation →
shortName	CITES Secretariat →
supports	CITES Animals Committee → CITES Conference of the Parties → CITES Plants Committee → CITES Standing Committee → Parties to CITES →
treatyScope	endangered species of wild fauna and flora → international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants →
website	https://cites.org →
worksWith	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations → International Air Transport Association → Interpol → United Nations Environment Programme → World Bank Group → World Customs Organization → World Trade Organization →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Appendix I → Appendix II → Appendix III →	administeredBy
CITES Standing Committee → Conference of the Parties (CITES) →	hasSecretariat
CITES Secretariat →	abbreviation
Plants Committee →	cooperatesWith
CITES Secretariat →	name
CITES Secretariat ("Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora") →	officialName
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora →	secretariat
CITES Secretariat →	shortName
Conference of the Parties (CITES) →	supportedBy
Animals Committee →	worksWith