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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