Antiques trade fails in High Court bid to quash UK’s landmark Ivory Act
Conservationists are celebrating after a small group of antiques traders failed in their bid to overturn the UK Ivory Act
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Follow the money – welcome move to target money laundering in illegal wildlife trade
The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) welcomes a decision today to prioritise action to crack down on money laundering linked to the illegal wildlife trade
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Antiques trade in High Court bid to quash UK’s landmark Ivory Act
A law designed to protect elephants could be struck off the statute books because of resistance from the antiques trade
World Health Organisation urged to condemn traditional Chinese medicine utilising wild animal parts
In a controversial decision questioned by wildlife scientists around the globe, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is set to formally recognise Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for the first time at the 72nd World Health Assembly in Geneva
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EU momentum building: NGOs call on the EU to close its ivory market
While EU Member State experts are due to meet on 27 March to discuss the future of the EU domestic ivory market, Belgium adds momentum to efforts to ban the trade across the European Union
Busted: China Customs dismantles major ivory trafficking syndicate
Three men involved in running a major international ivory smuggling syndicate have been captured following enforcement action by China Customs Anti-Smuggling Bureau. The trio were first exposed in the July 2017 report The Shuidong Connection: Exposing the global hub of the illegal ivory trade