Malawi has long featured as a key player in the global wildlife trafficking scene. As far back as 2002, Malawian wildlife trafficking networks were heavily implicated when Singaporean officials intercepted 6.2 tonnes of ivory in what was then the largest ivory smuggling case detected since the introduction of the 1989 ban on international trade in […]
Our latest Wildlife report, A Pivotal Player – Vietnam’s ongoing fight against the illegal wildlife trade, provides an updated look at elephant ivory, pangolin scale and rhino horn trafficking implicating Vietnam between 2022-24. In this special follow-up blog – based on the work of our Investigation & Intelligence team’s painstaking tracking of individuals and analysing […]
In April 2008, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) released a landmark report, Environmental Crime – A Threat to Our Future. The report brought together key evidence across a range of crime types – from illegal logging and wildlife trafficking to pollution and climate crimes – highlighting the role of corruption and the critical need for […]
African elephant populations across the continent have experienced an alarming decline in the past 50 years, as highlighted in a paper published in November 2024. African forest elephants have been impacted even more severely than their savanna cousins, with some regions reporting declines exceeding 90 per cent. This stark reduction raises urgent concerns about the […]
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 […]
Today (12 August) is World Elephant Day and, to help mark the occasion, we’re delighted to be able to share this fascinating guest blog … “If we find elephants in the corridor we run away, returning home without any firewood, even coming up against hyenas and snakes on the way,” shares Neema Stephens. Walking […]