South Africa signs CITES treaty on international trade in endangered species of wild flora and fauna

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

South Africa signs CITES treaty on international trade in endangered species of wild flora and fauna

South Africa was a founding member of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in Wild Fauna and Flora, known as the CITES Treaty. This convention was adopted on 3 March 1973, but only came into force on the 1 July 1975. The objective of this treaty was to protect endangered species against over-exploitation by means of regulations in terms of imports and exports and prohibiting the trade in some cases.

How we know this

01PAWB, Convention on the International trade in endangered species of wild Fauna and Flora, from Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau, [online], Available at www.pawb.gov.ph [Accessed: 22 February 2010]
02DIRC RSA, Convention on the International trade in endangered species of wild Fauna and Flora, from Department of International Relations & Cooperation, [online], Available at dfa.gov.za [Accessed: 22 February 2010]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). South Africa signs CITES treaty on international trade in endangered species of wild flora and fauna. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012187

South African History Online (2011) 'South Africa signs CITES treaty on international trade in endangered species of wild flora and fauna', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012187 (Accessed: 4 November 2026).

South African History Online, South Africa signs CITES treaty on international trade in endangered species of wild flora and fauna [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012187, (accessed 4 November 2026).

"South Africa signs CITES treaty on international trade in endangered species of wild flora and fauna." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012187. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

South African History Online. "South Africa signs CITES treaty on international trade in endangered species of wild flora and fauna." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012187.