Currently there are 175 Parties to CITES. Decisions are based on a majority vote of 2/3. Appendix I bans international trade, Appendix II regulates trade and Appendix III is linked to an individual Party decision who asks other CITES Parties for assistance in controlling the trade.

Press release #1, March 11th 2010
Rosewood tree, African elephant, polar bear and Mariana mallard.

Press release #2, March 16th 2010
Bluefin tuna and sharks.

Press release #3, March 17th 2010
The fragrance of rosewood floats over CITES

Press release #4, March 18th 2010
Madagascar, Dynastes satanas, spiny tailed lizard, Kaiser's spotted newt, coral.

Press release #5, March 18th 2010
A fine kettle of fish.

Press release #6, March 22nd 2010
Elephants strike back - Coral, ivory of the sea.

Press release #7, March 23rd 2010
A shark passes the test.

Press release #8, March 25th 2010
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora about to be reborn as the WTO (World Trade Organization)

Documents on rosewood, pau rosa (Aniba rosaeodora).
Brazil’s listing proposal, 2010.
Robin des Bois, Chanel meeting November 5th 1997. (French)
Brazilian rosewood, exploitation, uses and the campaign Brazilian rosewood explained in the Flèche, newspaper by Robin des Bois (pdf). (French)
The overview distributed to all of the delegates of CITES in 2000. (French)

Previous press releases on Bluefin tuna :
Note d'informathon, 3 février 2010. (French)
Endangered Bluefin Tuna in the Spotlight, 14 th January 2010