For the first time in Central Asia, Uzbekistan is hosting the 20th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP20).
The event turns Samarkand into a centre of international conservation policy and brings together nearly 3,000 participants, including 860 government delegates from 157 parties, as well as scientists, NGOs, and media.
