The conference agreed on new protections for the pet trade and rejected eased restrictions on rhino horns and ivory.
Governments adopted landmark international trade controls for marine species and tightened rules against a booming online exotic pet trade at a two-week global summit to ensure the survival of wild plants and animals.
The 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, known as CITES, ended on Friday in Uzbekistan, after grappling with institutional strain from a record workload and budget shortfalls.
The global wildlife treaty is charged with regulating trade in 40,920 species, including 6,610 animals and 34,310 plants.
A new strategy will focus heavily on controlling black market flows, leveraging a decision to phase-out dental amalgam.
The decision on dental amalgam was counterbalanced by the greater challenge of artisanal and small-scale gold mining.
Negotiators must finish the financial mechanism and agree on binding measures to phase out toxic chemicals in plastics.
Developing countries and big pharma have struggled to bridge gaps over mandatory benefit-sharing during pandemics.
The document rejects past U.S. policy that it says 'lashed American policy to a network of international institutions.'
The past month's intensified violence has led 45,000 people to flee their homes, seeking safety within or outside Kordofan.
The rapid, unchecked proliferation of AI is set to trigger new inequities based on vast discrepancies in national readiness.
