Kathy Wang Period 6 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of 1973 (CITES)
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) opened for signature in 1973, entered into force July 1975 signed by 169 countries function: lists 900 species that cannot be commercially traded as live specimens or wildlife products because they are in danger of extinction environmental issues affected: endangered or threatened wild species, biological diversity
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) (cont’d) agency/group: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)