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Inter‐Treaty Cooperation, Biodiversity Conservation and the Trade in Endangered Species
Author(s) -
Caddell Richard
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
review of european, comparative and international environmental law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.37
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2050-0394
pISSN - 2050-0386
DOI - 10.1111/reel.12039
Subject(s) - cites , convention on biological diversity , scope (computer science) , biodiversity , convention , endangered species , biodiversity conservation , treaty , political science , diversity (politics) , business , environmental resource management , environmental planning , geography , international trade , ecology , biology , economics , law , habitat , computer science , programming language
In recent years, concerns have been raised over the ability of multilateral environmental agreements to effectively coordinate their policies and activities on issues of mutual interest. This article examines the current initiatives pursued by the 1973 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species ( CITES ) to synergize its activities for the conservation of biodiversity with allied regimes. It examines cooperative policies undertaken alongside the two key biodiversity treaties with which CITES operates most closely – namely the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity and the 1979 Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. The article outlines broad thematic and species‐specific interactions, suggesting that while there is considerable scope to develop cooperative working practices, a degree of caution is appropriate as to the current level of priority placed upon synergies between these regimes as a solution to operative challenges.