“The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Secretariat to the World Heritage Convention and the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) signed a landmark agreement on Monday 26 June 2023 in a new effort to ensure the sustainability of trade in species of wild animals and plants occurring in areas of outstanding international importance inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List”
UNESCO World Heritage sites are among the planet’s most critical areas for, among others, in-situ conservation of biodiversity. Up to 1/3 of the remaining elephants, tigers and pandas and at least 1 in 10 great apes, lions and rhinos are found in these sites. Many UNESCO World Heritage sites are therefore important for species included in the CITES Appendices. Collaboration between the Secretariats and at a national level between the relevant authorities is essential to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of these species and to address illegal harvesting and associated illegal trade that threatens not only the species involved, but also the outstanding universal value of the sites.
Full details: https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2585
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