Reports

EIA comments on the CITES secretariat’s recommendation to delete decision 14.69

The 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP20) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) will take place from 23 November and 5 December in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. EIA will be actively engaging at CoP20 on a range of key issues relating to the protection of elephants, rhinos, Asian big cats, pangolins and vaquita porpoises, in addition to broader compliance and enforcement issues.

Our research from 2024 highlights that significant concerns remain regarding transparency, information sharing and criminal justice in the global fight against wildlife crime. This report is part of EIA's regular assessment and focuses on four themes, which build upon the findings of our previous work.

A vital link to achieving the Global Biodiversity Framework The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF) has an ambition to halt and reverse the loss of biodiversity, by protecting, conserving and sustainably using biodiversity while ensuring fair and equitable sharing of its benefits, to secure a nature positive future. Big cats can help. Big cats are umbrellas, […]

Tiger farming represents a significant animal welfare problem, with issues including indiscriminate breeding, crowding, inappropriate housing systems, genetic abnormalities causing acute suffering, cruel practices perpetuated in order to better control animals, inhumane slaughtering practices, poor diet, and early removal of cubs from mothers.

Key EIA Recommendations on Asian big cats (ABCs)