Namibia has put forward a condition for translocation of cheetahs to Kuno Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh . India is in the process of translocating cheetahs, which was declared extinct in India in 1952, from Namibia to Kuno Palpur.
- According to the Hindustan Times, the condition to support Namibia for “sustainable utilisation of wildlife” is part of the draft MoU Namibian officials have shared with a five-member delegation from India that visited the African country from November 18 to 22.
- Namibia wants India’s support for lifting a United Nations ban on commercial trade of wildlife products, including ivory.
- Trade of wildlife body parts is banned under the United Nations Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
- Namibia and a few other African countries want CITES to lift the ban on certain wildlife products so that they can sell stockpiles of ivory and other wildlife parts internationally.
About CITES
- CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is an international agreement between governments.
- Its aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten the survival of the species.
- CITES entered into force on1 July 1975 .
- Although CITES is legally binding on the Parties – in other words they have to implement the Convention – it does not take the place of national laws.
- The lists of protected species is grouped into three categories with different levels of protection.
- Its Appendix I includes the world’s most endangered plants and animals, such as tigers and gorillas. International commercial trade in these species, or even parts of them, is completely banned, except in rare cases such as scientific research.
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