Jailing of international wildlife crime kingpin a body-blow to illegal trade
Asian illegal wildlife trade kingpin Teo Boon Ching has been sentenced to 18 months in prison by a court in New York for large-scale trafficking of rhinoceros horns
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Nigeria greenlights “game-changer” law to tackle wildlife trafficking and protect endangered species
LONDON: Nigeria’s new Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Bill to combat wildlife trafficking and protect highly endangered species has passed its first reading at the Nigeria House of Representatives. Prepared by the Nigerian Ministry of Environment and jointly sponsored by Hon. Johnson Oghuma, Chair of the House Environment Committee, and Hon. Sam Onuigbo, the legislation […]
Vietnam is a major global hub for wildlife crime and urgently needs international cooperation to tackle it more effectively
Despite Government efforts to reverse the tide of illegal wildlife trade, Vietnamese-led criminal networks continue to play a major role in fuelling poaching and the decline of biodiversity in Africa
Disturbing world-wide failure in investigating the illegal international wildlife trade with hardly any criminals ending up in the dock
Despite several high-profile seizures during the past four years, there have been hardly any proper investigations into the international illegal wildlife trade and few prosecutions of the criminals involved, a new analysis of pubic and court records has revealed.
EIA takes the reins of project to shut environment criminals out of the global financial system
The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is assuming responsibility for an innovative project seeking to shut wildlife and environmental criminals out of the global financial system
Corruption has helped make West and Central Africa the epicentre for ivory and pangolin scale trafficking to Asia
West and Central Africa have emerged as major sourcing and export hubs for the illegal trafficking of elephant ivory and pangolin scales to Asia