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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Palm oil watchdog’s sustainability guarantee is still a con
Consumers around the world are still being conned about the sustainability of the palm oil contained in the products they buy from cosmetics and foodstuffs to biofuels
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
CITES’s last chance to save the vaquita
Fate of the world’s most endangered cetacean to be decided in Geneva LONDON: As governments from around the world prepare to meet in Geneva for the 18th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), a new report urges the imposition of trade suspensions against Mexico for its […]
Eighty-seven per cent of Europeans support new laws to combat global deforestation, poll shows
An overwhelming majority of Europeans want new laws to ensure the food they eat and the products they buy don’t drive global deforestation
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