Standing Committee (SC) Chair Carolina Caceres, Canada, emphasized the crucial role of CITES, as a pragmatic, results-driven Convention, in addressing key drivers of global biodiversity loss. At CITES COP18 in Geneva, the project organized a side-event named “The Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework – what’s in it for CITES”. Over a hundred participants took part to the event to discuss the linkages between CITES and the post-2020 biodiversity framework. It is also anticipated that the final decision on the post-2020 global biodiversity framework will be taken, together with decisions on related topics including capacity building and resource mobilization. CoP17 saw stronger trade regulation measures adopted through amendments to the CITES Appendices for many species—from pangolins to marine species and even including a whole genus of trees. CBD COP 15 will review the achievement and delivery of the CBD’s Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020. City’s top cop takes social-distancing police recruits down memory lane. Convergence agenda, Expertise, MEAs, sustainable trade, Wildlife, Wildlife trafficking. This year’s CITES CoP also had to build on the largely successful outcomes of the previous 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP17) in Johannesburg in 2016. Chicago Police Supt. 10.0 CITES Strategic Vision post-2020 Key Points WWF Position Proposes a new Resolution on the Strategic Vision to 2030, and draft Decisions, including to Parties to take this forward into the post-2020 framework and mandating amendments to the Resolution to reflect the framework WWF commends the Standing Committee on this document. She urged all concerned to “stay at the table” of multilateralism and drew attention to global events in 2020 on oceans, biodiversity, and implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate.