At #CITES #COP20 in Samarkand, new biodiversity indicators were adopted to measure species survival, illegal trade reduction, and compliance. Despite challenges across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, real-time solutions like blockchain, community monitoring, climate finance, and EU hubs aim to transform treaty promises into measurable #SDG14 #SDG15 #SDG16 progress.
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CITES CoP20 , Samarkand 2025 : Reshaping Life on Earth
At the 20th Conference of the Parties (CoP20) to CITES in Samarkand, governments took a decisive step forward. Beyond species listings and trade debates, they adopted new indicators to align the CITES Strategic Vision 2021–2030 with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.



