Yann Arthus-Bertrand Presents a Copy of his Book to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
World Wildlife Day, a new date on the U.N. Calendar, was celebrated for the first time on March 3, 2014. The date was selected by the U.N. General Assembly last December because it is the day of the adoption of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). At the United Nations Office at Geneva, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened a special World Wildlife Day exhibition "Wild and Precious" which features the work of 7 world-renowned photographers: Laurent Baheux, Sandra Bartocha, Heidi and Hans-Jurgen Koch, Mark Laita, Brian Skerry and Yann Arthus-Bertrand.
In this photo: Yann Arthus-Bertrand Presents a Copy of his Book "Sauvages" to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as John Scanlon, Secretary-General of CITES looks on.
U.S. Mission Geneva/ Eric Bridiers