Introduction One of the 18 international environmental conventions ratifi ed by the Republic of Moldova, which directly promotes natural heritage conservation is the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Washington, 1973), known under the abbreviation CITES. Plant species of the Republic Moldova, are found exclusively on Appendix II, namely species that may become threatened with extinction, being in number of 25 species and require appropriate environmental management (in this regard, we propose an ecological education model on knowledge of species and measures to protect them). Material and methods CITES Appendices (1973), botanical, ecological particularities of species and distribution (Negru et al., 2002); teaching methods (description, observation, didactic game, critical thinking, etc.); teaching materials (physical map of Moldova, maps distribution of rare species in the world, images of rare species of plants). Results and discussions Description of the 25 species of plants from the fl ora of the Republic of Moldova, found in the CITES Appendices will include the following aspects: systematic affi liation; picture of described species; species status (according to international and national treaties of environmental conservation); map of spreading/distribution (in Eurasia, in the Republic of Moldova); description of the species (biological and ecological particularities); habitats populated by species; limiting and impact factors; role in nature and economy. Didactic game - ˮThe CITES shopˮ include the role of seller (played by educator / professor) and buyers (children / pupils) who will only have to buy fl owers that are not included in Annexes convention, arguing their choice. Conclusions Environmental education on 25 plant species from Moldova, found in Annex II of the CITES Convention (Washington, 1973), can be performed through a model aimed botanical and ecological particularities of the species, geographic distribution at international and local level, impact factors on the species and the measures of conservation and protection of species. The applied teaching methods may be different depending on individual age children, the stages of educational model and proposed goals.