Aligning species protection and sustainable use: ITTO voices support at CITES COP20

2025-11-28

Samarkand, 28 November 2025 — The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)’s Director of Trade and Industry, Mohammed Nurudeen Iddrisu, underscored the importance of strong collaboration between ITTO and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) during the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (COP20), held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.