and integrated approach to wildlife issues globally. The first 1st Meeting of the CPW took place in Bangkok, Thailand, in March 2013 at the occasion of the 16th CITES Conference of the Parties (CoP). Members Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Secretariat Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) Secretariat Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC) International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB) International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) International Trade Centre (ITC) International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) TRAFFIC – The Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) CIC - FAO The collaboration between the CIC and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) dates back to the year 2002. The joint work led to the analysis and documentation of the main weaknesses of current environmental policy and legislation and the priority needs for technical support of countries seeking to improve their legal documents. The outcomes of this partnership on wildlife included a series of joint CIC-FAO publications (Technical Series). In past, the CIC together with FAO, worked on an international, online database of wildlife management legislation entitled WildlifeLex. Its aim was to serve as a platform for hosting and linking wildlife management legislations, including key statistics, best practice examples and other relevant materials, from different countries and regions. General Assemblies The General Assembly is the highest organ of the CIC. The First General Assembly of the CIC was the constituting assembly in Paris in 1930. Thereafter, it became an annual event, taking place in one of the member countries of the CIC. Events include not only the meeting of the permanent members, but also partners, representatives of organisations from UN agencies, the Federation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation of the EU (FACE), the International Union of Game Biologists (IUGB), the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the European Landowners' Organisation (ELO), the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and major international conventions such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), as well as government delegations, national and international hunting organisations and wildlife experts. The core program