Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 1975

The new species that will be listed on CITES include nearly 100 species of sharks and rays

CITES delegates move to protect more than 500 wildlife species, including nearly 100 sharks and rays

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CITES, run by a secretariat in Geneva, sets the rules for international trade in wild fauna and flora and serves as a tool to ensure sustainability and to respond to losses in biodiversity by preventing and reversing declines in wildlife populations.

Giraffes in the savanna of southern Africa

Climate & Health

CITES tightens rules to protect wildlife trade on dozens of species

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The summit is held once every three years to examine protections for wild animals and plants traded internationally.

Sustainable Development Goals

Japanese pullout from organization marks return to commercial whaling

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Japan will leave the International Whaling Commission, which will drop to 88 members, and resume whaling in April.

North American leaders at the signing ceremony for a new trade pact

Sustainable Development Goals

Leaders from Canada, Mexico and U.S. send 'NAFTA 2.0' to lawmakers

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The trade deal fulfills U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to replace the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement.

CITES delegates move to protect more than 500 wildlife species, including nearly 100 sharks and rays

CITES tightens rules to protect wildlife trade on dozens of species

Japanese pullout from organization marks return to commercial whaling

Leaders from Canada, Mexico and U.S. send 'NAFTA 2.0' to lawmakers

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