21:00, May 7, 2015
When it comes to legislation preventing the illegal trade in wildlife, Armenia is dragging its feet.
This sobering evaluation, that legislation on the books in Armenia does meet the requirements for the effective implementation of CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), was part of a report released this week by the CITES National Legislation Project (NLP).
According to the latest NLP figures 88 countries and 13 dependent territories need to strengthen their legal frameworks for the effective implementation of CITES, including to combat illegal trade in wildlife.
The NLP looked at the 180 signatories to the CITES and ranked their wildlife legislation according to three categories:
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