SECTORAL POLICIES / Biodiversity

Ivory ban is still an EU priority for CITES meeting

Brussels, 21/09/2016 (Agence Europe)

For the 17th conference of the parties to the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES - 24 September to 5 October 24 in Johannesburg), the EU will be represented for the first time as a party that seeks to impact the crucial negotiations for mitigating the criminal trafficking of endangered species of fauna and flora. According to the European press, several senior EU officials indicated on Tuesday 20 September that the most important aspect...