01 July 🌍 50 years of CITES - a milestone for species conservation 🐘🦈🐢
Today we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which is a key instrument in the fight against global species extinction. As co-negotiator of the European Parliament's position, this anniversary is particularly close to my heart. CITES has played a decisive role in ensuring that elephants, tigers and many other...