Samarkand’s CoP20 Opens with High-Stakes Debates on Wildlife Trade and Species Protection - The Times Of Central Asia The world’s largest conference on wildlife trade opened this week in Samarkand, drawing nearly 3,000 delegates to Uzbekistan for two weeks of critical

CITES CoP20 in Samarkand sees fierce debates on African megafauna and major new shark and ray protections as Central Asia steps up its role in fighting wildlife trafficking https://ow.ly/bcOZ50XAcIM #Samarkand #Wildlife #CITESCoP20 #CentralAsiaConservation