1. Policy timeline

CITES
effective

1975

CONSERVATION POLICY

.This page aims to provide an overview of UK policy for the conservation of flora and fauna.
The policy timeline sets out key domestic and international policy developments
Short Summaries of each policy initiative are found below.
Links to useful external sources of information, categorised by aah policy initiative are located at the end of this page.

2. Policy initiatives explained

3. More information

HABITAT
DIRECTIVE
effective

1992

HABITAT DIRECTIVE

AS EXPLAINED BY

AS EXPLAINED BY
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

AS EXPLAINED BY
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

CITES

AS EXPLAINED BY

AS EXPLAINED BY

BIRDS
DIRECTIVE
effective

1979

BIRDS DIRECTIVE

CITES convention

BIRDS DIRECTIVE

HABITAT DIRECTIVE

COUNCIL
REGULATION
3254
effective

1992

KEY FACTS
Convention for International Trade in Endangered Species
Drafted by: IUCN
Signed: 1973
Effective: 1975
Participation: Voluntary
Funded: Externally

IUCN
Founded

1948

MIKE
Initiated

MIKE
Revived

2003

2015

PURPOSE

The purpose of the Convention is to regulate the international trade of endangered flora and fauna goods, addressing supply only.

KEY FACTS
- Drafted by IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature.
- Signed in 1973, effective from 1975
- Concerns over 30,000 species of animals and plants
- most common infraction is failing to produce annual reports
- 183 parties (oct 2016) / 182 states and the European Union