European Parliament · 23 October 2025

Key objectives for the CITES COP20 meeting in Uzbekistan

Part of the text

Adopted

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378 in favour · 127 against · 63 abstained. 568 of 720 members voted; 152 did not.

What it asks for, in the Parliament's words

Calls on all Parties to CITES to step up their implementation and enforcement of the convention, making full use of the available legal framework
Calls on the Member States to advocate for stronger protection of the polar bear (Ursus maritimus) and to tackle the threats posed to it by exploitation for trade in trophies and hides
Urges the closure of remaining legal domestic ivory markets, as a matter of urgency, and calls for the EU and all Parties to oppose any proposals seeking to remove restrictions on trade in ivory

Quoted from B10-0450/2025, which says more than these lines. Each is a whole paragraph; this site does not rewrite them.