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Tourism for Tomorrow John E. Scanlon Secretary General of CITES WTTC 17 th Global Summit Transforming Our World Bangkok, Thailand

Tourism for Tomorrow - CITES · Tourism for Tomorrow John E. Scanlon Secretary General of CITES WTTC 17th Global Summit Transforming Our World Bangkok, Thailand. ... Sir Tim Clark

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Tourism forTomorrow

John E. ScanlonSecretary General of CITES

WTTC 17th Global SummitTransforming Our World

Bangkok, Thailand

We share our planet with many species

Wild animals & plants are worth fighting for!

Precious places rely upon tourism

A surge in illegal wildlife trade

Manyspeciesaffected byillegal trade

7.2 billion people - other species down to the wire

World Heritage affected by illegal trade

We live in an interconnected world

A Global collective effort is underway

HRH & the Transport Task Force

Sir Tim Clark & Emirates Airlines

Joint the fight against illegal wildlife trade!

Local communities - best protectors of wildlife

You are on the front line of this fight

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The future of wildlife is in our hands