CITES creates affordable capacity-building through the open CITES Virtual College, a first for a multilateral environmental agreement (MEA).

The Convention is the only multilateral environmental agreement to date for conservation and wise usage of wetlands.

The Convention is the only multilateral environmental agreement to date for conservation and wise use of wetlands.

Achieving that goal is the principal aim of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, a multilateral environmental agreement that took effect in August 2017.