The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP 16) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) will address proposals to amend the Convention appendices and several administrative, strategic and financial issues. CITES was adopted in Washington DC, US, on 3 March 1973, and the 40th anniversary of the Convention will be celebrated at the March 2013 event.  

dates: 3-14 March 2013   location: Bangkok, Thailand   contact: CITES Secretariat   phone: +41-(0)22-917-81-39/40   fax: +41-(0)22-797-34-17   e-mail: info@cites.org   www: http://www.cites.org/eng/cop/index.php