Urgent Action Required for Asian Big Cats at CITES CoP19
Parties to the 19th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP19) are reminded of the critical conservation status of Asia’s big cats
Reports
Convention on Plastic Pollution – Essential Elements: Reuse
The new legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution will need to consider measures across the full lifecycle of plastics. So called ‘midstream’ measures, for example on product design, will be essential to complement absolute reductions in plastic production.
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National Ivory Action Plans Process – EIA Recommendations to the 75th Meeting of the CITES Standing Committee (SC75)
EIA has prepared a briefing document ahead of SC75 to analyse a) the progress made by a number of countries in the NIAP process and b) the Secretariat’s associated analyses of progress This document contains a number of EIA recommendations to SC75’
Convention on Plastic Pollution – Essential Elements: Fishing Gear
Abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) – also known as ‘ghost gear’ – is a major contributor to marine plastic pollution.
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Global Plastics Treaty: Initial Considerations for INC-1
In this briefing we provide some key considerations for negotiators going into INC-1 (previous briefing in this series can be found here).
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Two Sides of the Same Coin: Tackling transnational wildlife trafficking between West and Central Africa and South-East Asia
st and Central Africa continues to raise concerns among Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) as a significant hub for global wildlife trafficking.