Monday // 4.23.2012

Partners

The following organizations and bodies are key partners in the implementation of Article 8(h) of the Convention and associated decisions of the Conference of the Parties:

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Global Invasive Species Information Network

International Civil Aviation Organization

International Maritime Organization

International Plant Protection Convention

IUCN (The World Conservation Union) – Invasive Species Specialist Group

Micronesia Regional Invasive Council

OIE - The World Organization for Animal Health

RAMSAR Convention on Wetlands

The Nature Conservancy

United Nations Environment Programme

World Trade Organization

WTO

The World Trade Organization (WTO) regulates trade between countries through the negotiation of agreements. The WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards (SPS Agreement) sets basic rules in regards to food safety and plant and animal health within the context of international trade.