CITES Master's Course: 2022-2023 Regional Cohort Bios (Central Africa) 4.

East, Central, and West Africa are highly biodiverse regions that face threats from the illegal wildlife trade. Strengthening the implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) within each country, and building enforcement coordination and cooperation between countries, is critical to ensure conservation and ecological stability in these regions. Fourteen professionals from nine countries in Central and East Africa to complete their master’s degree in the Management and Conservation of Species in Trade: The International Framework (the CITES Master’s Course) through the International University of Andalucia in Spain. These African scholars are helping to build a cohesive regional approach to tackling threats to CITES-listed species in Africa.