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Held against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, the 19th Conference of Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora in Panama could have put into place restrictions on the trade of the pangolin – a species that may have played a role in the emergence of the disease. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora is commonly referred to as CITES. However, the meeting of the 184 countries that are signatories to the agreement that aims to ensure that international trade in specimens does not threaten...
