EIA comments on the CITES Secretariat’s recommendation to delete Decision 14.69
EIA comments on the CITES secretariat’s recommendation to delete decision 14.69
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Standing at a crossroads – why CITES CoP20 must put wildlife protection first
From 24 November to 5 December 2025, governments from around the world will gather in Samarkand, Uzbekistan for the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP20) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). This meeting comes at a moment of great consequence for some of the world’s most threatened species […]
Namibia disregards the dangers of trade as it seeks to sell elephant ivory and rhino horn
Despite Africa’s elephants and rhinos still living under serious threat from poaching and illegal trade, Namibia is pushing hard to resume ivory and horn sales. From 23 November to 5 December, representatives of the 185 countries that are signatories to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) will […]
Change continues in the traditional Chinese medicine sector, but leopards are still left behind
The 78th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) has adopted the global traditional medicine strategy 2025-34 which sets out guiding principles, strategic objectives, directives and actions for WHO, its member states and other stakeholders to support the development of traditional, complementary and integrative medicine (TCIM). While TCIM plays an important role in […]
EIA campaigners in the room for the big CITES Standing Committee meeting in Geneva
The 78th meeting of the Standing Committee (SC78) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) kicked off in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday. This is the body that considers compliance, implementation and enforcement matters, providing guidance to the CITES Secretariat and Parties through recommendations and preparing draft decisions for […]
Big Cats, Big Impact
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, […]