CITES

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wildlife Flora and Fauna

India awarded certificate of commendation for its effort to combat illegal wildlife trade

given by Wildlife Crime Control Bureau

Operation Save Kurma

species-specific wildlife enforcement operation

global effort to combat illegal wildlife trade

combat proliferating illegal trade of live turtles

16,000 live turtles and tortoises were seized and released back into the wild

international agreement to regulate worldwide commercial trade in wild animals and plant species

ensure international trade does not threaten the survival of the species in the wild

resolution adopted in 1963 at a meeting of members of the International Union for Conservation of Nature

entered in force in 1975

administered through United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Secretariat HQ 🚩 Geneva, Switzerland

legally binding on state parties to the convention

currently 183 countries are members

adopt domestic legislation to implement its goals

classifies plants and animals according to three categories for banning and regulating their cross border trade

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