High profile pressures Vietnam to tackle its role as a leading wildlife crime hotspot
Vietnam has swiftly emerged as one of the world’s leading hotspots for illegal wildlife trade - but now it's in pole position to do something about it
Tag: asean
Time for ASEAN to act to end illegal, violent rosewood trade
Our forest campaigners are in Brunei this week (May 5-8) to seek better protection for endangered Siamese rosewood at the 11th ASEAN Experts Group on CITES (CITES AEG) and 10th meeting of the ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN-WEN)
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Addressing ASEAN’s Regional Rosewood Crisis: An Urgent Call to Action
A briefing for the 11th ASEAN Experts Group on CITES (CITES AEG) and 10th meeting of the ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN-WEN) in Brunei from 5-8 May 2015. Details how illegal logging and trade in rosewoods to supply Asia’s booming Hongmu furniture markets is driving a violent wave of crime across the Mekong