CITES and FAO join forces to conserve Queen Conch

The FAO Subregional Office for the Caribbean and the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) have approved a project for joint capacity building for the implementation of decisions on regional cooperation on the management and trade of Queen Conch (Strombus gigas). These decisions were adopted at the 16th meeting of the Conference of Parties to CITES in 2013. [...]