CITES protects over 5,800 species of animals and 30,000 species of plants to prevent over-exploitation through international trade. Over-exploitation refers to harvesting resources at rates higher than populations can withstand, which can lead to resource destruction or extinction. Species are listed in CITES appendices according to threat level, with Appendix I being the most threatened and Appendix III the least. The document provides examples of species in each appendix category for mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, invertebrates, and plants.

2. WHAT’S CITES
ABOUT?
CITES or “Convention on International Trade in Endangered
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora” protects over 5.800
species of animals and 30.000 species of plants in order to
stop over-exploitation through international trade.

3. WHAT DO WE MEAN BY
OVER-EXPLOITATION?
Over-exploitation refers to harvesting a renewable resource constantly.This
human economic activity takes organisms in larger numbers than their populations
can withstand;it can actually lead to the destruction of the resource and even to its
extinction.Although it doesn’t always mean unsustainability,it does have some
effects on the species.

4. The species are listed in the
CITES Appendices where they
are organized according to
how threatened they are :

5. FAUNA
APPENDIX I APPENDIX II APPENDIX III
699 spp. 4952 spp. 190 spp.
3855 pp. 1255 pp. 1455 pp.

6. FLORA
APPENDIX I APPENDIX II APPENDIX III
334 spp. 29644 spp. 12 spp.
4 sspp. 1 var.

7. FAUNA

8. MAMMALS
Appendix III
Ailuropoda melanoleuca Delphinus capensis Antilope cervicapra
Appendix I Appendix II

9. BIRDS
Appendix III
Amazona brasiliensis Colibri coruscans Baillonius bailloni
Appendix I Appendix II

10. REPTILES
Appendix III
Abronia anzuetoi Amblyrhynchus cristatus Cerberus rynchops
Appendix I Appendix II

11. ANPHIBIANS
Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III
Calyptocephalella GayiAltphynoides OsgoodiAllobates Femoralis

12. FISHES
Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III
Acipenser BrevirostrumHippocampus Ingens Xiphias Gladius

13. INVERTEBRATES
Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III
Achatinella Turgida Lithophaga LithophagaPalaemonias Alabamae

14. FLORA

15. PLANTS
Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III
aloe albida aloe abyssicola cadrela fissilis

16. MADE BY:
● Mucci Diego
● Matteo Camplone
● Valentina Evangelista
● Angelo Napoli
● Orianna Rizzo
Anno scolastico: 2017-2018
Classe : 3F