Every 12 months, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) observes ‘World Wildlife Day’ to lift consciousness about world wildlife and plants. It was declared throughout the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly in December 2013.

The theme for World Wildlife Day 2023 is — Partnerships for wildlife conservation — with the aim of honouring those that are making a distinction in defending the world’s natural world.

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On March 3, 1973, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was adopted, which performs an vital position in making certain that worldwide commerce doesn’t endanger the survival of the species. The Convention is a world settlement between governments to make sure that worldwide commerce in wild animal and plant specimens doesn’t endanger the survival of the species.

CITES has 183 member nations and is likely one of the strongest instruments for biodiversity conservation on the planet, regulating trade in wild fauna and flora.

Previously, a decision was made on the sixteenth assembly of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (CoP16) held in Bangkok in March 2013 to designate March 3 as ‘World Wildlife Day’. The Kingdom of Thailand, the host of CITES CoP16, sponsored this CITES decision.

According to UN information, CITES presently offers various levels of safety to over 37,000 animal and plant species.

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In accordance with this conference, UN businesses, non-public sector organisations, philanthropies, and non-governmental organisations should proceed to work for wildlife conservation, sustainable use, and the battle towards unlawful commerce and wildlife depletion.

Around 50,000 wild species meet the wants of billions of individuals worldwide and one in 5 folks world wide depends on wild species for earnings and meals, in accordance with the United Nations information. Also, 2.4 billion folks rely on wooden gasoline for cooking. The UN information exhibits that species like cacti, seaweeds, giraffes, parrots, and oak timber are underneath the ‘endangered’ class and that presently there are a million species underneath menace.

The UN observes particular days, weeks, years, and many years, every with its personal theme or matter. The organisation promotes worldwide consciousness and motion on these points by establishing particular observances. Each worldwide day offers quite a few actors with the chance to organise actions associated to the day’s theme.