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UNEP-WCMC maintains information on species of conservation importance including those protected by multilateral environmental agreements.
 

UNEP-WCMC's Species Database includes data on 75651 animals and 88764 plants of conservation interest as well as 93681 sub-species, stocks or synonyms.



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The CITES Trade Database enables you to access data about the international trade in endangered species. Managed by UNEP-WCMC on behalf of the CITES Secretariat, this is a unique resource with over 8 million records of trade in wildlife and approximately 30,000 scientific names of taxa listed by CITES.