Mr Baldry's new measures will be discussed at a Convention on International Trade in endangered species in Japan next month.

CITES: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species outlaws the capture and trade of hawksbill sea turtles and products derived from them.

The law was introduced to meet the standards of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, and prohibits hunting wild animals with traps, snares, nets, and poisons.

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species was concluded in 1973 and will soon be 25 years old.

This species has been mentioned in Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) since 1985.

Trafficking in black rhino products or trophies is banned by the main world wildlife accord, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, and by separate laws in many countries.

This explains the importance of CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) and it is why the conference next month in Doha is so important.

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, or Cites, lists them as "a species deserving of the highest trade restriction because they are threatened with extinction in the wild."

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has played a crucial role in improving international efforts for tiger conservation.

The IUCN lists the dugong as a species vulnerable to extinction, while the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species limits or bans the trade of derived products.

Since 1995 Aquilaria malaccensis, the primary source, has been listed in Appendix II (potentially threatened species) by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

Today, the collecting of orchids in the wild is now banned by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) adopted in 1973.

That in part precipitated the creation of a United Nations agency, Cites, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, which endeavors to control the caviar trade, as well as the commerce of other rare wildlife.

Last April, the United States joined 140 other nations to enforce caviar importing regulations drafted by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, called Cites (pronounced SIGHT-ease).

Environmentalists say illicit trade in species protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) is likely to enter the EC via countries such as Italy, Greece and Spain, which have the poorest record on animal protection.

The basic framework for taking protective and trade measures is the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species or CITES, which has been transposed into the law of the European Union in the regulations on trading in species of wild flora and fauna.

All cacti are included in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which "lists species that are not necessarily now threatened with extinction but that may become so unless trade is closely controlled."

Thus, bluefin tuna should be listed in Appendix I to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), subject to a general derogation for domestic trade, so that small-scale coastal fisheries can continue, and stricter controls on illegal fisheries.