CITES COP 19 Panama City | What is CITES? | CITES Key points explained in 1 minute | Cites for UPSC

CITES stands for Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species. The aim of CITES is to prevent the international trade of endangered species of plants & animals. The most important (Supreme decision-making body) body of the institution is the Conference of Parties which includes all the members

CITES is a result of a resolution adopted by IUCN's meeting in 1963.

It took 10 years for the text of the convention to be agreed upon in a meeting of representatives of 80 countries in Washington, D.C., United States of America, on 3 March 1973

CITES came into force on 1st July 1975. The CITES Secretariat is administered by UNEP (The United Nations Environment Programme) and is located in Geneva, Switzerland.

World Wildlife Day has been celebrated every year on the 3rd of March since 2013.

Currently, there are 184 members or parties of CITES.

The 19th COP will be held in Panama, the Republic of Panama.

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