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CITES (shorter name for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as the Washington Convention) is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals from the threats of international trade.
Passed the House on September 18, 1973 (390–12, ... The convention was opened for signature in 1973, and CITES entered into force in July 1975. [2]
Finally at that October meeting of CITES after heated debates, the African elephant was put on Appendix One of CITES, and three months later in January 1990 when the decision was enacted, the international trade in ivory was banned. [4] [7] [12] [13] It is widely accepted that the ivory ban worked.
In 1982, a law was passed requiring heads of households to own at least one firearm. Other cities have used Kennesaw as an example for gun mandates. 2. Nelson, Georgia.
This is a chronological, but incomplete, list of United States federal legislation passed by the 57th through 106th United States Congresses, between 1901 and 2001. For the main article on this subject, see List of United States federal legislation.
In January 1990 CITES enacted the ban on the international trade of ivory. [34] [35] To undermine the market and demonstrate its opposition to the trade of ivory, the Obama administration orchestrated the destruction of six tons of ivory in November 2013. [36]
1916 – National Park Service Organic Act created the National Park Service. 1918 – Migratory Bird Treaty Act creates protections for migratory birds. 1947 – Los Angeles Air Pollution Control District created; first air pollution agency in the US.
The breakdowns also interrupted the flow of information that should have been passed to Secret Service personnel with the ability to remove the former President from the stage,” the report ...