With reference to CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species), consider the following statements:
1. It is an agreement in which trade in species listed under Appendix III of CITES is completely banned.
2. As per CITES, Countries can list species in Appendix III at any time based on domestic regulations.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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With reference to CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species), consider the following statements:
1. It is an agreement in which trade in species listed under Appendix III of CITES is completely banned.
2. As per CITES, Countries can list species in Appendix III at any time based on domestic regulations.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is not correct: Trade in species listed under Appendix III of CITES is not completely banned. Instead, it is regulated. The listing in Appendix III allows a country to control the trade of species it deems necessary to protect, but it does not impose a complete ban.

Statement 2 is correct: Countries can list species in Appendix III at any time, based on their domestic regulations. This is correct, as Appendix III is a list of species that a country has chosen to regulate for conservation purposes.

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With reference to CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species), consider the following statements: 1. It is an agreement in which trade in species listed under Appendix III of CITES is completely banned. 2. As per CITES, Countries can list species in Appendix III at any time based on domestic regulations. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2