Wildlife Week: Innovation and courage in the fight against wildlife crime
A brief history of EIA's illegal wildlife trade investigations, from elephants and tigers through to pangolins
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Wildlife Week: A closer look at our work to give endangered species a future
This week is Wildlife Week, an in-depth look at the work done by our dedicated Wildlife campaigners, the issues on which they focus and the real-world changes they make
The UK Ivory Act – how working together works to save elephants
When the Ivory Act 2018 passed into UK law on 20 December 2018 it was a success for all those who had pushed for the new law for many years – conservation NGOs, African governments, wildlife rangers on the front line of the fight against poaching (sometimes paying the ultimate price), influential politicians in all parties and, crucially, the public..
An Indian conservation success built on a unique, ancestral relationship between humans and tigers
An inspiring story from India caught my eye as I headed to the 3rd Stocktaking Conference on Tiger Conservation in New Delhi this week, the story of the Idu Mishmi people of north-east Arunachal Pradesh and tigers..
Countries must not be allowed to turn back the clock with a return to ivory trade
We have come a long way in working towards a better future for elephants – let’s not turn back the clock now by letting the ivory trade regain a foothold..
For the love of money – corruption remains a key enabler of environmental crime
The annual UN International Anti-Corruption Day (9 December) provides an opportunity to reflect on whether the global community is making progress in curbing this persistent and pernicious crime – and in terms of the prevalence of corruption as a key enabler of environmental crime, the overall prognosis is not good.