Central Africa Regional

Central Africa Regional is sponsored by Department of the Interior. The Central Africa Regional Program supports projects in Central Africa that strengthen capacity, target key threats to wildlife and their habitats, and build a better evidence base for conservation.

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" class="we-megamenu-nolink">I Want To Search employment opportunities with USFWS Enter the terms you wish to search for. Canada/Mexico/U.S. Trilateral Committee Ramsar Convention on Wetlands The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's International Affairs Program invests in a conservation legacy in the United States and around the world on behalf of the American people.

We support on-the-ground conservation that addresses threats and strengthens capacity, provide leadership in international wildlife conservation policy, and implement laws and regulations in the United States to ensure complementarity between trade and conservation.

The Service's International Affairs Program coordinates domestic and international efforts to protect, restore, and enhance the world’s diverse wildlife and their habitats with a focus on species of international concern. We envision a world where all people value nature and conserve living resources for the well-being of life on Earth.

The Service has engaged in international work for more than a century, starting with the 1916 Migratory Bird Treaty with Canada, which was later replicated with Russia and Japan. Across the Service, staff have a long history of collaborating with global partners in wildlife and habitat conservation and in knowledge exchange.

In early days of CITES implementation, a Law Enforcement Officer looks on as two Service representatives examine a crocodile skin. In 1969, Congress amended the Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966 to provide protection to species at risk of "worldwide extinction" by prohibiting their importation and subsequent sale in the United States.

Following its recommendation to convene an international meeting to adopt a convention to conserve endangered species, in 1973 representatives of 80 nations gathered in Washington, D. C. to ratify the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

Later that year, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law, and in 1975, CITES went into effect. These matters were initially led by the Service's Office of Endangered Species and International Activities. International Activities then separated from Endangered Species and became the precursor of today's International Affairs Program.

In the 1980s, we expanded our work with Russia and China and launched a financial assistance program through the Multinational Species Conservation Funds, starting with the passing of the African Elephant Conservation Act in 1989.

In 1994, we officially became the Service’s International Affairs Program with three divisions: the Division of International Conservation, which provides financial and technical assistance for wildlife and habitat conservation around the world, and the Divisions of Management Authority and Scientific Authority, which together make up our International Wildlife Trade Program and ensure we meet our obligations under CITES and manage a conservation permitting program.

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