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CITES COP 19 – Red crowned Roofed Turtle
November 23 , 2022
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- The 19th Conference of the Parties (COP19) to CITES was held in Panama.
- The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is also known as the Washington Convention.
- It is also known as the World Wildlife Conference.
- It is an international agreement between governments and is legally binding on the Parties.
- Its aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten the survival of the species.
- India has proposed improving the protection of the red-crowned roofed turtle (Batagur kachuga) under this CITES.
- It is a species of freshwater reptile native to India and Bangladesh.
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