BOOKS & DOCUMENTS: CITES at 40: Perspectives, trade patterns & future prospects
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, April 2013:
CITES at 40: Perspectives, trade patterns & future prospects, compiled by United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre Free download from <www.unep-wcmc.org>
Created in 1973 by the United Nations, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora tracks and regulates commerce in about 34,000 species. About 3% are listed on Appendix I, meaning that they are endangered, or Appendix II, meaning that they are threatened. CITES compliance is voluntary. Individual nations may invoke trade sanctions against violators, but CITES itself has no enforcement mechanism. Read more