The French biodiversity Agency (OFB) will be present this year at the COP 19 CITES as part of the French delegation. In collaboration with the French Ministry of Ecological Transition in charge of implementing CITES control, the OFB brings its expertise and technical knowledge in monitoring the various activities governed by the CITES Convention.

While hunting with birdlime has been forbidden for the 2020/2021 season, a major monitoring operation has mobilised OFB teams in south-eastern France. In order to ensure that the ban is observed, inspections were made over one week in sites where hunting with birdlime was carried out.