1. Kathy Wang
Period 6
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of (CITES)

2. 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

3. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) (cont’d)
agency/group: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)