Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Secretariat

With the help of photographs and general descriptions, this guide is intended to assist customs officers and others involved in the control of plant trade to identify a number of them, and to increase the awareness of the general public by drawing their attention to those species that are endange

This checklist gives information on a number of species of Cactaceae included in Appendices I and II of CITES regarding their identification, nomenclature and distribution. It is a first step towards a better implementation of CITES for this group of plants.

Review of the distribution, status, exploitation and trade in four species.

The report of a project to collect data relating to the world status, exploitation and trade of "Chelonia mydas" and "Eretmochelys imbricata", and to make recommendations relating to their management for consideration by CITES Parties.

Review of the distribution, status and trade in three taxa. It includes a series of recommendations to improve their chances of survival.

This publication covers all the major aspects of CITES implementation, stresses the role of Resolutions and contains recommendations for specific measures that might be taken by the Parties.