Committee Charge
• Develop AFWA positions on all appropriate international matters including agreements, treaties, conventions, regulations and initiatives such as IUCN and its specialists groups and especially on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Fauna and Flora (CITES)
• Further Canadian and Mexican involvement, develop relations with Central and South American and Caribbean nations, and explore contact with other nations across the globe.
• Monitor and participate, as needed, in the relevant Conventions, agreements and treaties such as the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Ramsar Convention, Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network, etc.
• Serves as AFWA’s source, sounding board and integrator of information and discussion about international issues.
Minutes & Agendas
AFWA Annual Meeting:
2020 International Relations Committee Minutes
2020 International Relations Committee Agenda
Position Paper: Wildlife Trade, Use, and Consumption in a Post COVID World
North American Natural Resources and Wildlife Conference:
2021 International Relations Committee Summary
2021 International Relations Committee Agenda
2020 International Relations Committee Minutes
2020 International Relations Committee Draft Agenda
Work Plan
2020-2021 International Relations Committee Work Plan
AFWA Staff Contact
Deborah Hahn
dhahn@fishwildlife.org
202-838-3458
Committee Co-Chair:
Rick Jacobson, Connecticut Wildlife Division
Committee Co-Chair:
Travis Ripley, Fish and Wildlife Policy Branch Alberta Environment & Sustainable Resource Development
Technical WG Report of the Eighteenth meeting of the CITES Conference of the Parties
2019-2021 State Agency Trilateral Report
CITES Outreach and Education:
Turtle Trade Case Study
Bobcat Case Study
Paddlefish Case Study
American Alligator Case Study
Technical Work Group Overview
International Treaties Overview