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CBD COP 5

Conference of the Parties (COP) 15 May 2000 - 26 May 2000

CSD 8

Event 24 April 2000 - 5 May 2000

11th Meeting of the CITES Conference of the Parties (COP11)

Most delegates were satisfied with the outcome of COP-11 and championed the compromise reached on African Elephants as the triumph of COP-11. The rejection of proposals to downlist populations of Gray and Minke Whale and the Hawksbill Turtle was also characterized as a success by many, but this view was not unanimous, reflecting the underlying conflicts within CITES between issues related to conservation and trade.
Conference of the Parties (COP) 10 April 2000 - 20 April 2000