CITES Lifts Ban on Trade With Guinea-Bissau, Leaves Liberia Ban in Place
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species on Jan. 22 announced it will no longer recommend that members suspend trade in CITES-listed species with Guinea-Bissau. The country has enacted new laws to implement the convention since CITES suspended trade…
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in March 2016, CITES said. The country will prohibit exports of Pterocarpus erinaceus for the years 2017, 2018 and 2019, besides a stockpile that will be allowed for export until April 22, CITES said in a separate announcement. CITES is recommending that its members leave in place a ban on trade with Liberia in CITES-listed species, also announced in March 2016, until further notice, it said.