‘A great day for elephants!’ – antiques trade fails to kill off landmark UK Ivory Act!
A small group of antiques dealers is persisting in attempts to overturn a law designed to help protect elephants from poachers and curb the trade in ivory
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24 firms in China exposed for using bones of endangered leopards in traditional medicines
With mounting global concern at the link between commercial exploitation of wildlife in China and the rise of the coronavirus pandemic, a new report exposes 24 Chinese companies listing the bones of endangered leopards among the ingredients in their traditional medicines
Government of Indonesia’s proposed regulation undermines legal and sustainable timber supply to the international market
The Indonesian Government has issued a regulation to be enacted on 27 May 2020 which will seriously undermine the credibility of its legal timber supplies to international markets
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Antiques trade in renewed High Court bid to quash UK’s landmark Ivory Act
A small group of antiques dealers is persisting in attempts to overturn a law designed to help protect elephants from poachers and curb the trade in ivory
Venting of one of the worst greenhouse gases is “a climate crime of epic proportions”
Scientific paper reveals a huge and unexpected spike in the emissions of HFC-23, one of the world’s most damaging greenhouse gases
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For 20 years we’ve campaigned to get China to ban the use of illegal timber – now it’s happening!
China is amending its Forest Law to include a nationwide ban on buying, processing or transporting illegally sourced timber
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