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The Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network (TRAFFIC)

TRAFFIC is an NGO (CITES on the other hand is a multilateral treaty) working globally on trade in wild animals and plants in the context of both biodiversity conservation and sustainable development.

TRAFFIC is a joint programme of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and IUCN.

Traffic is complimentary to CITES.

The programme was founded in 1976, with headquarters now located in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

TRAFFIC’s mission is to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature.

It investigates and analyses wildlife trade trends, patterns, impacts and drivers to provide the leading knowledge base on trade in wild animals and plants.