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50 years of CITES 2025
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- The CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) was originally conceived in 1963.
- This legally binding treaty entered into force in 1975.
- It protects over 40,900 species (6,610 species of animals and 34,310 species of plants).
- India ratified it in 1976.
- Currently, it has 185 parties (States or regional economic organizations).
- The Secretariat was provided by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in Geneva, Switzerland.
- India hosted its CoP3 in 1981.
- The species covered by CITES are listed in three Appendices (I, II &III) according to the degree of protection they require.
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