Negotiating for endangered species

WWF uses international instruments and institutions to catalyse species conservation action and to provide solutions to key threats.

CITES

Conference of Parties (CoP) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

WWF has actively participated in all previous CITES CoPs, and brings to the table both its policy expertise, and its 40 years of field expertise in more than 60 countries.  More on CITES

IWC

Annual Meetings of the International Whaling Commission (IWC)

WWF urges governments to make the IWC an effective international forum for the conservation of all cetaceans. More on the IWC

CMS

The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (also known as CMS or Bonn Convention) aims to conserve terrestrial, marine and avian migratory species throughout their range. More on the CMS