International Wildlife Trade
Subtitle: A Cites Sourcebook
Contributors: Kathryn Fuller (Foreword); Ginette Hemley (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Island Press
Published: October 1, 1994
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9781559633482
Subjects: Conservation of wildlife & habitats; Wild animal trade; Environmental Studies; Wild Animal And Bird Protection; Environmental Science; Law and legislation; Green Business; International; Nature / Wildlife; Convention on International Tr; (1973); Endangered species
First sentence: The only global treaty that aims to regulate the trade in threatened and endangered species, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was signed in Washington, D.C., on March 3, 1973, and entered into force in July 1975.