A win for nature as CITES takes steps to shut down the rosewood racket from West Africa to China
We are delighted to join with our EIA US colleagues to welcome the immediate suspension of international trade in threatened West African rosewood
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UN must censure Vietnam for using fraudulent CITES permits to trade stolen rosewoods
Today, we release a new briefing highlighting serious violations of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) by the Government of Vietnam, as evidenced in a formal submission from the Government of Cambodia
Illegal trade still a major risk for endangered rosewoods
Since the listing of Siamese rosewood on Appendix II of CITES virtually all trade has been characterised by crime, fake and illegitimate permits, failures in permit verification and the killings of hundreds of illegal loggers and dozens of forest rangers. Despite this, significant risks of ongoing illicit trade persist
Good day for rosewoods as species get more protection
183 countries at the CITES 17th Conference of the Parties agreed to boost protection for dalbergia rosewoods. The Committee session introduced three separate Dalbergia proposals, all met with overwhelming support by the Parties which demonstrated a greater awareness of the threats posed by illegal logging and trade
Wildlife & forest issues on the agenda at CITES meeting
Our forest and wildlife campaigners will be in Geneva on Monday for the week-long 66th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
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)