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) will take place in Uzbekistan in 2025.

The CoP convenes every two to three years to review the implementation of the Convention and to, inter alia:

• Review progress in the conservation of species included in the Appendices;
• Consider proposals to amend the lists of species in Appendices I and II;
• Consider discussion documents and reports from the Parties, the permanent committees, the Secretariat, and working groups;
• Recommend measures to improve the effectiveness of the Convention; and
• Make provisions necessary to allow the Secretariat to function effectively.