Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was signed in Washington, DC, on 3 March 1973.
In August 2000, 152 States were parties to this Convention. The aim of CITES is to put a ban on international trade in wildlife.
The World Conservation Union IUCN brings together States, government agencies and a diverse range of non-governmental organizations in a unique world partnership. IUCN seeks to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and sustainable use of natural resources.
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture was adopted in Rome in November 2001 to create a legally binding framework for the protection and sustainable use of all plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.
The most significant feature of “1972 World heritage Convention” is that it links together in a single document the concepts of nature conservation and preservation of cultural properties. The Convention recognises the way in which people interact with nature and fundamental need to preserve the balance between the two.
The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), 1992 known informally as the Biodiversity Convention, is a Multilateral Treaty. The Convention has three main goals like conservation of biological diversity (or biodiversity); sustainable use of its components; and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from genetic resources.
Other International Biodiversity Conventions and Conservation Organizations
African Convention on Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (ACCNNR).
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of international importance.
International Convention for the Protection on Birds
International Board for Plant Genetic Resources (IB PGR)
World Resources Institute (WRI)
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Convention on Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)
International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW)
UNESCO on Man and Biosphere programme (MAB)
Institutes
Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun
Forest Survey of India (FSI), Dehradun
Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Kolkata
Directorate of Forest Education (DFE), Dehradun
Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), Dehradun
Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Kolkata
Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB)
Centre for Environment Education (CEE), Ahmedabad
Center for Animals and Environment (CAE), Bangalore
Center of Excellence in Environmental Economics (CEEE), Chennai
Center for Ecological Sciences (CES), Bengaluru
Center for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystem (CEMDE), Delhi
