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The 19th Conference of the Parties (COP19) to CITES is being held in Panama.
Key Points:
About COP19:
- It is also known as the World Wildlife Conference.
- Countries have proposals to amend the appendices for wild animals to Appendix I including red-crowned roofed turtles and African Elephants.
- It also proposes to include requiem and hammerhead sharks in Appendix II.
- India has put forward a proposal to better protect the red-crowned roofed turtle (Batagur kachuga) under CITES.
About CITES:
- The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is an agreement regulating the movement across international borders of certain wild animal and plant species.
- It has three appendices:
- First: Species currently threatened with extinction.
- Second: Species are not necessarily threatened with extinction but demand intervention to keep a check on trade.
- Third: A specific country wants to regulate trade in a given species.
News Source: DTE
