CITES

multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals
Legislation multilateral_treaty Q191836
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CITES

Summary

CITES is a multilateral treaty[1]. CITES ranks in the top 5% of multilateral_treaty entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,905 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • CITES's instance of is recorded as multilateral treaty[3].
  • CITES's maintained by is recorded as Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora[4].
  • CITES's Commons category is recorded as Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora[5].
  • CITES's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • CITES's language of work or name is recorded as French[7].
  • CITES's language of work or name is recorded as Spanish[8].
  • CITES comprises Appendix I of CITES[9].
  • CITES comprises Appendix II of CITES[10].
  • CITES comprises Appendix III of CITES[11].
  • CITES took place on March 3, 1973[12].
  • CITES's official website is recorded as https://cites.org/[13].
  • CITES's topic's main category is recorded as Category:CITES[14].
  • CITES's main Wikidata property is recorded as P7603[15].
  • CITES's depositary is recorded as Swiss Federal Council[16].
  • CITES's amended by is recorded as AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XI, PARAGRAPH 3, SUB-PARAGRAPH (a) OF THE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA[17].
  • CITES's ratified by is recorded as United States[18].
  • CITES's ratified by is recorded as Nigeria[19].
  • CITES's ratified by is recorded as Switzerland[20].
  • CITES's ratified by is recorded as Tunisia[21].
  • CITES's ratified by is recorded as Sweden[22].
  • CITES's ratified by is recorded as Cyprus[23].
  • CITES's ratified by is recorded as Ecuador[24].
  • CITES's ratified by is recorded as Chile[25].
  • CITES's ratified by is recorded as Uruguay[26].
  • CITES's ratified by is recorded as Canada[27].

Why It Matters

CITES ranks in the top 5% of multilateral_treaty entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,905 views/month).[2] CITES has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] CITES is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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