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See more . Secretariat’s statement in relation to COVID-19. See more . New wildlife trade management system goes live in Sri Lanka . World Wildlife Day highlights importance of sustainable use of wildlife for people, planet and prosperity in “biodiversity super year” UN World Wildlife Day highlights wild fauna, flora and biodiversity in film competition 15-year-old named winner of World Wildlife Day 2020 International Youth Art Contest Secretary-General's opening remarks at the high-level event at UN Headquarters to celebration World Wildlife Day Previous Pause Next News and highlights 3 April 2020: Call for nominations open for the 2020 Asia Environmental Enforcement Awards 17 March 2020: Secretariat’s statement in relation to COVID-19 12 March 2020: New wildlife trade management system goes live in Sri Lanka 5 March 2020: How countries around the world celebrated World Wildlife Day 2020 3 March 2020: World Wildlife Day highlights importance of sustainable use of wildlife for people, planet and prosperity in “biodiversity super year” See more… Notifications to the Parties 6 April 2020: Status of funding for the implementation of valid Decisions after CoP18 1 April 2020: Wildlife crime linked to the Internet 1 April 2020: Information on identification materials 31 March 2020: New case studies on and livelihoods Annex: Template for new and livelihoods case studies 26 March 2020: Registration of operations that breed Appendix-I animal species in captivity for commercial purposes See more… Vacancy Announcements 2 April 2020: CONSULTANT - Governing and Business process specialist (ETIS review) 2 April 2020: CONSULTANT - Data management and statistical analysis specialist (ETIS review) 31 March 2020: CONSULTANT on authentication and control of permit calendar 13-17 July 2020: 31st meeting of the Animals Committee, Geneva, Switzerland 17-23 July 2020: Twenty-fifth meeting of the Plants Committee, Geneva, Switzerland See more… online course on InforMEA Virtual College Checklist Highlights Twitter timeline Subscribe to email alerts Footer menu Disclaimer Contact us Frequently Asked Questions Site map Log in...