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X-WR-CALDESC:On 20 December 2013\, at its 68th session\, the United Nations
  General Assembly (UNGA) proclaimed 3 March – the day of signature of the 
 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and 
 Flora (CITES) in 1973 – as UN World Wildlife Day to celebrate and raise aw
 areness of the world’s wild animals and plants.\n\nWorld Wildlife Day Sign
 ificance\nAccording to the UN\, between 200 and 350 million people live wi
 thin or adjacent to forested areas around the world. These communities rel
 y heavily on the various ecosystem services provided by forest and forest 
 species for their livelihoods. In fact\, they use it to cover their most b
 asic needs\, including food\, shelter\, energy and medicines. Although the
 y are neglected by most civil societies\, it cannot be denied that indigen
 ous peoples and local communities are at the forefront of the symbiotic re
 lationship between humans and forests.\n\nRoughly 28% of the world’s land 
 surface is currently being managed by indigenous peoples as per a UN repor
 t. This includes some of the most ecologically intact forests on the plane
 t. The issues that these communities are facing include climate change and
  biodiversity loss.\n\nThe UNGA resolution designated the CITES Secretaria
 t as the facilitator for the global observance of this special day for wil
 dlife on the UN calendar. World Wildlife Day has now become the most impor
 tant global annual event dedicated to wildlife.\n\nVisit the World Wildlif
 e Day website for details about annual events and how to get involved.
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DESCRIPTION:On 20 December 2013\, at its 68th session\, the United Nations 
 General Assembly (UNGA) proclaimed 3 March – the day of signature of the C
 onvention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and F
 lora (CITES) in 1973 – as UN World Wildlife Day to celebrate and raise awa
 reness of the world’s wild animals and plants.\n\nWorld Wildlife Day Signi
 ficance\nAccording to the UN\, between 200 and 350 million people live wit
 hin or adjacent to forested areas around the world. These communities rely
  heavily on the various ecosystem services provided by forest and forest s
 pecies for their livelihoods. In fact\, they use it to cover their most ba
 sic needs\, including food\, shelter\, energy and medicines. Although they
  are neglected by most civil societies\, it cannot be denied that indigeno
 us peoples and local communities are at the forefront of the symbiotic rel
 ationship between humans and forests.\n\nRoughly 28% of the world’s land s
 urface is currently being managed by indigenous peoples as per a UN report
 . This includes some of the most ecologically intact forests on the planet
 . The issues that these communities are facing include climate change and 
 biodiversity loss.\n\nThe UNGA resolution designated the CITES Secretariat
  as the facilitator for the global observance of this special day for wild
 life on the UN calendar. World Wildlife Day has now become the most import
 ant global annual event dedicated to wildlife.\n\nVisit the World Wildlife
  Day website for details about annual events and how to get involved.
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SUMMARY:Annual World Wildlife Day
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