The Conference of the Parties to CITES adopted an amendment to the text of the Convention on 22 June 1979. This amendment consists of inserting at the end of Article XI, paragraph 3.

What did CITES do in 1989?

In 1989, CITES effectively banned the international commercial trade in African elephant ivory by placing the species on Appendix I. Once this ban went into effect in 1990, elephant populations in the wild stabilized somewhat. ... A number of African governments reported that the ban had been a tremendous success.

Is the USA a member of CITES?

Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has been designated to carry out the provisions of CITES through the Division of Management Authority and the Division of Scientific Authority.