Dr Rhedyn Ollerenshaw

zoologist, CITES AU rep, interested in zoo conservation messaging. yes, it’s an unusual name. Photo by IISD/ENB | Diego Noguera

[Dr Rhedyn Ollerenshaw @Rhedyn]

Truly, the most enormous honour, professional challenge and personal thrill to have been your Chair of Committee II, #CITESCoP19

[CITES @CITES]

Committee stage of #CITESCoP19 now done! Standing ovation for the Chairs, Dr Rhedyn Ollerenshaw & Dr Vin Fleming for their hard work. All decisions will now go to Plenary over the next 2 days. Stay tuned. #WorldWildlifeConference

[Dr Rhedyn Ollerenshaw @Rhedyn]

@Aneets1 Oh nooo. Same at my house, but luckily I am staying elsewhere because I would have lasted exactly 4 minutes.

[Dr Rhedyn Ollerenshaw @Rhedyn]

@JohnEScanlon @kewgardenshotel @TheItaliopian @GraceAForrest @KiiruWinnie @sophiegreenart @fishvetmj @bgci @ZacGoldsmith @LeeWhiteCBE @victoriaarbiter I was just there today!

[Dr Rhedyn Ollerenshaw @Rhedyn]

@Vin_Fleming Absolutely - I spent a few hours thinking about this today and I’ll admit not a great number of good ideas…

[UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc]

Officers working on the front line of enforcing wildlife trade legislation can now access instant information on key species protected by @CITES and @BonnConvention on the Species+ app. 📲 🐯

Find more details about the app here 👇 https://t.co/VgpUAvKOFQ

[CITES @CITES]

#DYK Sharks, queen conch and seahorses are among the 40,900+ CITES-listed animals and plants 🦈🌊

Experts have taken a deep dive into the application of criteria to amend the CITES Appendices for commercially exploited #aquaticspecies.

Full article 🗞️ https://t.co/c0GJ1rxr5T

[CITES @CITES]

New recommendations for the #CITES Animals Committee on determining the sustainability of harvest of #wildlife from the #highseas 🌊

Full article 🗞️ https://t.co/yQrnrAKLxC

[Dr Rhedyn Ollerenshaw @Rhedyn]

Australia is very pleased to be hosting this workshop in Brisbane this week!

[CITES @CITES]

#DidYouKnow that millions of marine ornamental fishes (i.e. coral reef fishes) are traded globally per year? 🐠 🪸

Experts are in 🇦🇺 this week to consider conservation priorities & management needs related to trade in these non-@CITES-listed fishes.

ℹ️ https://t.co/B2W6lpNrnL

[CITES @CITES]

#PressRelease 📰 | At the CITES Standing Committee's first meeting since CoP19, compliance matters dominated the discussions. #CITESSC77 highlights also included:

🌏 global youth network
🐘 trade in African elephants
🐆 jaguar conservation

Full article➡️ https://t.co/IDnny9Cva7

[Earth Negotiations Bulletin @IISD_ENB]

Opening #CITESsc77, Secretary-General @IvonneHiguero highlighted major milestones of @CITES' first 50 years

• more than 38,000 species regulated
• 23 million #trade records
• 1.3 billion trade transactions in the past decade

Read➡️ https://t.co/jUc8nlpohy

#EndangeredSpecies

[CITES @CITES]

In her opening remarks on Day 1️⃣ of #CITESSC77 CITES Secretary-General @ivonnehiguero described the pivotal role of the Convention in #wildlifeconservation 🌏🌺

Watch her full statement: https://t.co/e0NRi8qMb7

📸IISD/ENB Kiara Worth

[CITES @CITES]

📢 Starting today: #CITES annual #GlobalWildlifeTrade meeting 🌳🐘

Stay up to date on the 77th Meeting of the CITES Standing Committee #CITESSC77 with our #YouTube livestream

📹➡️ https://t.co/RAY46fgnBt

[Earth Negotiations Bulletin @IISD_ENB]

Lions and tigers and jaguars (oh my) discussions debuted a day late as delegates fell behind on the agenda at #CITESSC77, prompting them to work later into the evening.

Highlights ➡️ https://t.co/aNrlNvyD7D

#EndangeredSpecies #Trade @CITES

[Earth Negotiations Bulletin @IISD_ENB]

Compliance issues were in the spotlight through the day at #CITESsc77, escalating into a vote: two votes were held in the afternoon to help the Standing Committee reach a decision on recommendations related to compliance in the EU and the UK

Highlights ➡️ https://t.co/WzWYhTktB5

[Dr Rhedyn Ollerenshaw @Rhedyn]

Canberra hyperlapse: a year walking 145km around Australia’s capital – squeezed into seven minutes https://t.co/nKQvTi6nem

[Dr Rhedyn Ollerenshaw @Rhedyn]

@RickScobey Thanks Rick!

[Dr Rhedyn Ollerenshaw @Rhedyn]

Chairs of #CITESCoP19 Committees I and II reunited today! Pleasure seeing @Vin_Fleming and @CITES friends from the @JNCC_UK while I am visiting England (and lovely to have a bit of a bird watching adventure with expert Vin).

[Dr Rhedyn Ollerenshaw @Rhedyn]

@Aneets1 @dunnobookz There were points where I loved it so much I cried, and points where I yelled and threw it across the room. Heartbreakingly beautiful and almost unbearably hard.

[Dr Rhedyn Ollerenshaw @Rhedyn]

Congratulations #BBNJ #HighSeasTreaty negotiators - a completely marathon effort to achieve such an important and significant outcome. From one negotiator to another, in awe of your persistence, resilience and stamina!

[ABC News @abcnews]

UN treaty puts 30 per cent of world's oceans into protected status https://t.co/Fb6qlaN5ml

[UN Environment Programme @UNEP]

"As we step up action to tackle the biodiversity crisis, partnerships for wildlife conservation – indeed the theme of #WorldWildlifeDay - will be critical."

@andersen_inger on the 50th anniversary of @CITES & its conservation efforts.