IUCN ~ CITES

IUCN ~ CITES ~ TRADE SANCTIONS

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IUCN

IUCN Red list ~ The World's Most Threatened Species
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/iucn-red-list

IUCN ~ International Union for Conservation of Nature
http://www.iucn.org/

Celebrating 50 years of The IUCN Red List
http://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/species/our_work/the_iucn_red_list/

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
http://www.iucnredlist.org/

SOS ~ Save Our Species
http://sospecies.org/


CITES

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is an international agreement between governments which aims to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival.
http://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/species/who_we_are/ssc_specialist_groups_and_red_list_authorities_directory/fishes/groupers_wrasses_sg/hhw_gwsg_home/hhw_gwsg_cites/

CITES
http://www.cites.org/

What Is CITES?
http://www.cites.org/eng/disc/what.php

How CITES Works
http://www.cites.org/eng/disc/how.php

CITES and Sanctions:

Three countries receive CITES trading bans for failing elephants 
http://wildlifenews.co.uk/2015/03/three-countries-receive-cites-trade-bans-for-failing-elephants/ 

Thailand Faces Sanctions If It Fails to Stop Ivory Trade
https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/thailand-faces-sanctions-if-it-fails-to-stop-ivory-trade

Thailand must address illegal ivory trade or could face sanctions: CITES
http://www.traffic.org/home/2014/7/25/thailand-must-address-illegal-ivory-trade-or-could-face-sanc.html

Kenya Escapes CITES Wildlife Sanctions
http://allafrica.com/stories/201407251100.html

CITES threatens sanctions on ‘Gang of Eight’ over poaching, illegal ivory trade
http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/East-Africa-joins-the-infamous-Gang-of-Eight-over-poaching/-/2558/1943130/-/26u3yf/-/index.html

Stop ivory poaching or face sanctions, nations warned at CITES
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/mar/06/ivory-poaching-sanctions-cites



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pbsg.npolar.no
PBSG statement on proposed transfer of polar bear to CITES Appendix I