1. Draft Year: 1975 Type: International
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of 1973 (CITES)
Draft Year: 1975
Type: International
Regulators: Various management and scientific authorities (different for each party involved)
Other Affiliates: United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Function:
-To ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival
-Gives varying degrees of protection to more than 33,000 species of animals and plants
James Drevno (P3)

2. How CITES works:
-by subjecting international trade in specimens of listed species to certain controls.
requires that all import, export, re-export and introduction from the sea of species covered by the Convention has to be authorized through a permitting system.
Each party must designate one or more:
-Management Authorities: in charge of administering the licensing system.
-Scientific Authorities: to provide advice about the effects of any proposed trade on the status of the species.
James Drevno (P3)