Uganda, through the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, has today launched the first electronic permitting system to regulate trade in wildlife and wildlife products in the country. In a statement, the Ministry says: “The electronic permitting system aims to control legal trade in wildlife and prevent illegal trade of specimens through the issuance of electronic permits and licenses for trade (import, export and re-export) in specimens that are listed and not listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).” Uganda now becomes the 8th country on African continent to develop an electronic CITES permitting system and the…
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