Opening Address by President Jacob Zuma, at the Opening of the 17th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Opening Address by President Jacob Zuma, at the Opening of the 17th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Johannesburg, South Africa. Opening Address by President Jacob Zuma, at the Opening of the 17th Meeting of the Conference of…
DetailsSWAZILAND’S BOLD TRADE PROPOSAL IN RHINO HORN NEEDS TO BE SUPPORTED, SAY WRSA
Pretoria, 22 September 2016 – Swaziland’s proposal to the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to legalise trade in rhino product should be supported to ensure the long-term survival of the species, Wildlife Ranching South Africa (WRSA) said today. According to Pelham Jones, who heads WRSA’s rhino advisory committee and the independent Private…
DetailsWRSA SETTING THE BENCHMARK FOR RESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE WILDLIFE RANCHING
Pretoria, 19 September 2016 – Recent recommendations by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) for better regulation and management of wildlife breeding practices have already been incorporated into the constitution and code of conduct of Wildlife Ranching South Africa (WRSA), the association’s president Wiaan van der Linde said today. This was done…
DetailsRATIONALE FOR THE KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND’S POSITION ON ITS PROPOSAL TO CITES TO LEGALISE ITS RHINO HORN TRADE
The Kingdom of Swaziland is in the very fortunate position that wildlife is considered to be so important as to be placed under the portfolio of the Head of State, to the envy of many countries. BGP holds the mandate by the Head of State to represent Swaziland on all fora of CITES. Notwithstanding this,…
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