Regulating International Trade in Wildlife: 50 Years of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

Regulating International Trade in Wildlife: 50 Years of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora represents the first published history of the Convention to coincide with the 50^th anniversary of its entry into force.

David Morgan worked with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in various capacities for 40 years. He spent 17 years as a nature conservation adviser to the Government of the United Kingdom and 6 years in the environment directorate of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium. He worked at the CITES Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland from 2004-2023, for most of the time as Chief of Scientific Services, but also as Chief of Governing Bodies and nine months as Officer-in-Charge of the Secretariat. He is an elected member of the UK’s Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management and a Chartered Environmentalist with the Society for the Environment.