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A strong IUCN delegation is attending this year’s meeting. Check here for the latest news reported directly from Qatar and keep up to date with the most important developments of the conference.
Circling around trade regulations for sharks
Much anticipated discussions about shark fisheries and trade began in earnest today at the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Doha, Qatar. On the table are proposals to tighten regulations on the spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) and porbeagle shark (Lamna nasus). …
16 Mar 2010 | News story
Call for action rather than words at CITES opening ceremony
New momentum is needed to ensure that the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) works better to conserve species which are under threat and to maintain economies which rely on them. That was the message at the opening ceremony of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP15) to CITES in Doha, Qatar. …
13 Mar 2010 | News story
