3日上午，随着泰国总理英拉敲响一面独具东南亚风格的铜锣，第16届《濒临绝种野生动植物国际贸易公约》缔约方大会（简称“CITES大会”）正式开幕。记者了解到，来自178个缔约国的2000多名与会代表齐聚一堂，将在接下来的12天内，为珍贵树种、大象、犀牛、鲨鱼等野生动植物的国际贸易管制进行讨论。此外，还有数十家环保组织派员参加本次会议，并在会场外布置展台，宣传自己的主张和诉求。

3, in the morning,With Thai prime minister yingluck shinawatra, sounded a causeway with southeast Asia style,The 16th[Endangered species of wild fauna and flora the convention on international trade]The conference of the parties(Hereinafter referred to as"CITES convention")Officially opened.The reporter understands,More than 2000 delegates from 178 states parties gathered,Will be in the next 12 days,Precious tree species/The elephant/The rhino/Wild fauna and flora international trade controls, like sharks, are discussed.In addition,There are dozens of environmental groups to attend the meeting,And outside the venue layout booth,Publicize his claims and demands.

　　曼谷当地时间上午11点左右，泰国总理英拉来到会场，立刻被众多媒体的“长枪短炮”包围。环保志愿者组织了儿童和明星，高举“做一个英雄”、“停止对野生动植物的犯罪”等标语，并打扮成老虎、大象以及超人的形象，列队迎接英拉。而英拉也不负大家的热情，在开幕式上，她承诺将逐步终止在泰国的象牙贸易。虽然她并没有给出相关时间表，但这已是泰国政府官员首次对这一问题作出公开承诺。

Bangkok around 11 a.m. local time,Thai prime minister yingluck shinawatra, came to the meeting,By a great number of media immediately"Their long gun"Surrounded by.Children and environmental protection volunteers organized a star,Holding up"Be a hero"/"Stop crime of wild fauna and flora"Slogans such as,And dressed as a tiger/The elephant and the superman image,Lined up to meet ms yingluck.But yingluck also not everybody's enthusiasm,At the opening ceremony,She promised to gradually terminate the ivory trade in Thailand.Although she did not provide a timetable,But this is the Thai government officials first made public commitments on this issue.

　　在此次会议召开前，世界自然基金会向英拉递交了拥有150万支持者签名的请愿书，呼吁泰国禁止一切象牙贸易。

Before the meeting,The WWF to ms yingluck has a petition signed by 1.5 million supporters,Called for Thailand to ban all trade in ivory.