Day of the protection of species
The day of the protection of species ( UN World Wildlife Day ) is a day of action and remembrance introduced within the framework of the Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES ). It takes place annually on March 3rd : the agreement signed on March 3rd, 1973 aims to protect endangered wild species (animals and plants) that are endangered by trade interests.
Web links
- Deutschlandfunk.de , Environment and Consumers , March 3, 2015, Volker Homes in conversation with Stefan Römermann: "Many species are still threatened"
- Official website of the UN World Wildlife Day - Official United Nations website for days of conservation (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ un-dekade-biologische-vielfalt.de: Day of Species Protection ( Memento of the original from August 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Center for Environmental Communication of the German Federal Environment Foundation
