CITES
Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Made in earnest by Bercilla, Yunos B., a fisheries student.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
What is CITES?
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
CITES is basically a communion of agreements between
governments all around the world that agree on aiming to
ensure that the next generation of species and their survival
are protected.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
CITES came to be on 1963 as a draft in a meeting between the
members of the IUCN (International Union for Conservation
of Nature) and later agreed on by 80 countries in Washington
D.C., United States of America on the 3rd of March, 1973, and
was official in name on the 1st of July, 1975.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
What does CITES do?
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
CITES has every right to protect, ensure, safeguard, shield,
and sustain the livability and survival of all wild species, may
it be fauna or flora.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
What basically CITES do is to ensure that every wild species
of fauna and flora are well protected and ensured that their
quality of life does not decrease and their survival rate does
not decrease and cause the species to be endangered of
extinction.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
What does CITES and RA 8550 protect here in
the Philippines?
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Spinner Dolphins
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Bottlenose Dolphins
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Fraser’s Dolphins
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Melon-Headed Whale
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Killer Whale
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Sperm Whale
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Humpback Whale
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Dugong
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Whale Shark
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Great White Shark
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Seahorse
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Giant Clams
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Corals
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Thank you!
CITES
Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Made in earnest by Bercilla, Yunos B., a fisheries student.
