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On Day 5 of #CITESCoP20, delegates in Committee II discussed continuing efforts to conserve and protect #totoabas and #vaquitas, and how to address poaching and illegal trade affecting these species.
November 28, 2025 at 7:22 AM
On Day 5 of #CITESCoP20, delegates in Committee II discussed continuing efforts to conserve and protect #totoabas and #vaquitas, and how to address poaching and illegal trade affecting these species.
Committee I agrees, by consensus, to uplist the whale shark - the “world’s largest fish” at #CITESCoP20 #whaleshark @trafficintl.bsky.social
Photo by Ishan (@seefromthesky) on Unsplash.
Photo by Ishan (@seefromthesky) on Unsplash.
November 28, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Committee I agrees, by consensus, to uplist the whale shark - the “world’s largest fish” at #CITESCoP20 #whaleshark @trafficintl.bsky.social
Photo by Ishan (@seefromthesky) on Unsplash.
Photo by Ishan (@seefromthesky) on Unsplash.
On protecting Manta and devil rays by uplisting them from Appendix II to Appendix I at #CITESCoP20, #Fiji warns of not only an environmental, but also a "cultural alarm bell."
Photo by Marcelo Halpern
Photo by Marcelo Halpern
November 28, 2025 at 5:24 AM
On protecting Manta and devil rays by uplisting them from Appendix II to Appendix I at #CITESCoP20, #Fiji warns of not only an environmental, but also a "cultural alarm bell."
Photo by Marcelo Halpern
Photo by Marcelo Halpern
Committee I at #CITESCoP20 adopts by consensus the proposal to include the School shark (Galeorhinus galeus) and #Smoothhounds (Mustelus spp.) in Appendix II. @trafficintl.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Committee I at #CITESCoP20 adopts by consensus the proposal to include the School shark (Galeorhinus galeus) and #Smoothhounds (Mustelus spp.) in Appendix II. @trafficintl.bsky.social
At @planttreaty.bsky.social #GB11, plenary addressed draft resolutions, including on the implementation and operations of the Multilateral System of access and benefit-sharing
Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/plant-geneti...
#ITPGRFA #food #agriculture #farmers
Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/plant-geneti...
#ITPGRFA #food #agriculture #farmers
November 28, 2025 at 5:07 AM
At @planttreaty.bsky.social #GB11, plenary addressed draft resolutions, including on the implementation and operations of the Multilateral System of access and benefit-sharing
Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/plant-geneti...
#ITPGRFA #food #agriculture #farmers
Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/plant-geneti...
#ITPGRFA #food #agriculture #farmers
Today is #shark day at #CITESCoP20, where delegates will consider a number of proposals to list #shark and #ray species. @trafficintl.bsky.social
Photo: Blue Shark Prionace Glauca by Mark Conlin/NMFS
Photo: Blue Shark Prionace Glauca by Mark Conlin/NMFS
November 28, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Today is #shark day at #CITESCoP20, where delegates will consider a number of proposals to list #shark and #ray species. @trafficintl.bsky.social
Photo: Blue Shark Prionace Glauca by Mark Conlin/NMFS
Photo: Blue Shark Prionace Glauca by Mark Conlin/NMFS
At @planttreaty.bsky.social #GB11, evening plenary addresses draft resolution on the implementation and operations of the Multilateral System of access and #BenefitSharing
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #FoodSecurity #BenefitSharing
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #FoodSecurity #BenefitSharing
November 28, 2025 at 1:42 AM
At @planttreaty.bsky.social #GB11, evening plenary addresses draft resolution on the implementation and operations of the Multilateral System of access and #BenefitSharing
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #FoodSecurity #BenefitSharing
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #FoodSecurity #BenefitSharing
At @planttreaty.bsky.social #GB11, contact group continues deliberations on farmers' rights
Relationship between farmers' rights and plant variety protection on the spotlight
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #biodiversity #BenefitSharing #FoodSecurity
Relationship between farmers' rights and plant variety protection on the spotlight
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #biodiversity #BenefitSharing #FoodSecurity
November 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
At @planttreaty.bsky.social #GB11, contact group continues deliberations on farmers' rights
Relationship between farmers' rights and plant variety protection on the spotlight
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #biodiversity #BenefitSharing #FoodSecurity
Relationship between farmers' rights and plant variety protection on the spotlight
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #biodiversity #BenefitSharing #FoodSecurity
Peru’s rich crop diversity is the outcome of the traditional knowledge of #Indigenous Peoples and farmer communities and their respectful relationship with #MotherEarth, Peru's Minister Vladimir Cuno Salcedo underscores at @planttreaty.bsky.social #GB11
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed @fao.org
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed @fao.org
November 28, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Peru’s rich crop diversity is the outcome of the traditional knowledge of #Indigenous Peoples and farmer communities and their respectful relationship with #MotherEarth, Peru's Minister Vladimir Cuno Salcedo underscores at @planttreaty.bsky.social #GB11
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed @fao.org
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed @fao.org
The 2025 #LandGap Report shows countries rely on land for carbon removal in unrealistic ways, prompting researchers and policy experts to examine the roots of this gap and explore safer options for meeting climate and sustainability goals.
Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/reliance-lan...
Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/reliance-lan...
November 27, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The 2025 #LandGap Report shows countries rely on land for carbon removal in unrealistic ways, prompting researchers and policy experts to examine the roots of this gap and explore safer options for meeting climate and sustainability goals.
Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/reliance-lan...
Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/reliance-lan...
The 2025 #LandGap Report shows countries rely on land for carbon removal in unrealistic ways, prompting researchers and policy experts to examine the roots of this gap and explore safer options for meeting climate and sustainability goals.
Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/reliance-lan...
Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/reliance-lan...
November 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The 2025 #LandGap Report shows countries rely on land for carbon removal in unrealistic ways, prompting researchers and policy experts to examine the roots of this gap and explore safer options for meeting climate and sustainability goals.
Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/reliance-lan...
Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/reliance-lan...
Researchers at #COP30 shared their work to identify marine ecosystems under threat from warming temperatures and develop new technologies and techniques to unlock the #Ocean’s potential to mitigate #climate change
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Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/smart-meetin...
November 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Researchers at #COP30 shared their work to identify marine ecosystems under threat from warming temperatures and develop new technologies and techniques to unlock the #Ocean’s potential to mitigate #climate change
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Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/smart-meetin...
From eels to elephants to wild flora and fauna of all sizes in between, delegates at #CITESCoP20 continued species-related discussions in both Committees on Thursday
Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/convention-i...
#wildlife #endangeredspecies
Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/convention-i...
#wildlife #endangeredspecies
November 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
From eels to elephants to wild flora and fauna of all sizes in between, delegates at #CITESCoP20 continued species-related discussions in both Committees on Thursday
Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/convention-i...
#wildlife #endangeredspecies
Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/convention-i...
#wildlife #endangeredspecies
At @planttreaty.bsky.social #GB11, delegates conduct text-based negotiations on draft resolutions on conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for #food and #agriculture, #farmers' rights, contribution of @fao.org to the Treaty
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #biodiversity #BenefitSharing
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #biodiversity #BenefitSharing
November 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
At @planttreaty.bsky.social #GB11, delegates conduct text-based negotiations on draft resolutions on conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for #food and #agriculture, #farmers' rights, contribution of @fao.org to the Treaty
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #biodiversity #BenefitSharing
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #biodiversity #BenefitSharing
With a record number of listing proponents, Committee I adopted the proposal to transfer the oceanic whitetip shark from Appendix II to Appendix I at #CITESCOP20 #sharks #CITES.
November 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
With a record number of listing proponents, Committee I adopted the proposal to transfer the oceanic whitetip shark from Appendix II to Appendix I at #CITESCOP20 #sharks #CITES.
Despite rumours of potentially protracted debate, delegates at #CITESCoP20 took less than an hour to pass a resolution to promote cooperation on the trade, management, and conservation of #eels.
@trafficintl.bsky.social
Photo credit: Charles J. Sharp.
@trafficintl.bsky.social
Photo credit: Charles J. Sharp.
November 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Despite rumours of potentially protracted debate, delegates at #CITESCoP20 took less than an hour to pass a resolution to promote cooperation on the trade, management, and conservation of #eels.
@trafficintl.bsky.social
Photo credit: Charles J. Sharp.
@trafficintl.bsky.social
Photo credit: Charles J. Sharp.
With a vote of 50 for, 76 against, and 9 abstaining, #CITESCoP20 delegates have voted not to list #seacucumbers under Appendix II.
November 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
With a vote of 50 for, 76 against, and 9 abstaining, #CITESCoP20 delegates have voted not to list #seacucumbers under Appendix II.
#CITESCoP20 Committee I rejects the proposal to list all species of #eel (Anguillid eels) under Appendix II.
November 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM
#CITESCoP20 Committee I rejects the proposal to list all species of #eel (Anguillid eels) under Appendix II.
#CITESCoP20's Committee I has begun considering one of its most controversial proposals: whether to consider all species of #eel (Anguilla anguilla) under the same Appendix II listing. @trafficintl.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 6:45 AM
#CITESCoP20's Committee I has begun considering one of its most controversial proposals: whether to consider all species of #eel (Anguilla anguilla) under the same Appendix II listing. @trafficintl.bsky.social
On the morning of Day 4 of #CITESCoP20, delegates in Committee II continue their discussions on #elephant conservation and trade. @trafficintl.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 4:39 AM
On the morning of Day 4 of #CITESCoP20, delegates in Committee II continue their discussions on #elephant conservation and trade. @trafficintl.bsky.social
At #ITPGRFA #GB11, as talks on the enhancement of the Multilateral System of access and benefit-sharing of plant genetic resources for #food and #agriculture moved behind closed doors, issues related to genetic sequence data #DSI took center stage
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Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/plant-geneti...
November 27, 2025 at 2:27 AM
At #ITPGRFA #GB11, as talks on the enhancement of the Multilateral System of access and benefit-sharing of plant genetic resources for #food and #agriculture moved behind closed doors, issues related to genetic sequence data #DSI took center stage
Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/plant-geneti...
Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/plant-geneti...
Amid strong focus on resource efficiency, a #COP30 session demonstrated how digital tools strengthen power systems
@unep.org, @iea.org, and Italy unveiled 14 new projects under phase two of the 3DEN Initiative
Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/events/imple...
#SDG7 #energy #climate #3DEN
@unep.org, @iea.org, and Italy unveiled 14 new projects under phase two of the 3DEN Initiative
Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/events/imple...
#SDG7 #energy #climate #3DEN
November 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
A #COP30 side event examined how sustainable #wood and tropical #forest management strengthen climate mitigation and adaptation
Panelists highlighted community livelihoods, carbon storage, and practical models that can expand across forest-rich regions
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Panelists highlighted community livelihoods, carbon storage, and practical models that can expand across forest-rich regions
Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/sustainable-...
November 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM
A #COP30 side event examined how sustainable #wood and tropical #forest management strengthen climate mitigation and adaptation
Panelists highlighted community livelihoods, carbon storage, and practical models that can expand across forest-rich regions
Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/sustainable-...
Panelists highlighted community livelihoods, carbon storage, and practical models that can expand across forest-rich regions
Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/sustainable-...
On Food and Agriculture Day at #COP30, key stakeholders in action to transform #agrifood systems and mitigate super-pollutants combined forces to discuss ways to unlock the finance needed to deliver results for the #climate
Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/ministerial-...
#food
Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/ministerial-...
#food
November 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
On Food and Agriculture Day at #COP30, key stakeholders in action to transform #agrifood systems and mitigate super-pollutants combined forces to discuss ways to unlock the finance needed to deliver results for the #climate
Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/ministerial-...
#food
Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/ministerial-...
#food
At @planttreaty.bsky.social #GB11, contact group addresses items related to farmers' rights, Chair Alwin Kopse (Switzerland) holds consultations with regions on the enhancement of the Multilateral System of access and #BenefitSharing
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #biodiversity
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #biodiversity
November 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
At @planttreaty.bsky.social #GB11, contact group addresses items related to farmers' rights, Chair Alwin Kopse (Switzerland) holds consultations with regions on the enhancement of the Multilateral System of access and #BenefitSharing
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #biodiversity
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed #biodiversity