Treaty Report on CITES - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

Running Head: Treaty Report on CITES
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CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA
(CITES)
TREATY REPORT
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Treaty Report on CITES 1
Table of Contents
Question 1..................................................................................................................................1
Question 2..................................................................................................................................1
Question 3..................................................................................................................................1
Question 4..................................................................................................................................1
Question 5..................................................................................................................................1
Question 6..................................................................................................................................1
Question 7..................................................................................................................................1
Question 8..................................................................................................................................2
Question 9..................................................................................................................................2
Question 10................................................................................................................................2
Question 11................................................................................................................................2
Question 12................................................................................................................................3
Question 13................................................................................................................................3
Question 14................................................................................................................................4
Bibliography...............................................................................................................................5

Treaty Report on CITES 2
Question 1
It is an international agreement between countries known as Washington Convention and The
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) (Anon., 2019).
Question 2
On 3 March 1973, the treaty for CITES convention was penned down in Washington D.C.
Question 3
The official citation of the convention is 27 UST 1087; TIAS 8249; 993 UNTS 243.
Question 4
This convention came into force on 1st July 1975.
Question 5
This convention is having 183 signatories and out of these 183 signatories, 172 have either
ratified or acceded the treaty until the end of December 2017 (Anon., 2019).
Question 6
CITES came into force after two failures in controlling wildlife management: London
Convention was planned to make sure about the protection of different species of wild fauna
in Africa in 1900 and London Convention related to protection of Fauna and Flora in the way
they are. CITES was designed and adopted by IUCN (The World Conservation Union) in
1963 (Sand, 1997).
Question 7
CITES was setup as a reaction as towards developing concerns, which were over-abuse of
wildlife via illegally trafficking globally. It was adding to the fast decrease of numerous types
of flora and fauna around the globe (Anon., 2016) .
Question 8
CITES looks over universal trafficking of wild flora and fauna. CITES gives direction to
parties through guidelines on various flora and fauna recorded in three different supplements.