Wildlife Week: Innovation and courage in the fight against wildlife crime
A brief history of EIA's illegal wildlife trade investigations, from elephants and tigers through to pangolins
Tag: ivory
Wildlife Week: A closer look at our work to give endangered species a future
This week is Wildlife Week, an in-depth look at the work done by our dedicated Wildlife campaigners, the issues on which they focus and the real-world changes they make
The UK Ivory Act – how working together works to save elephants
When the Ivory Act 2018 passed into UK law on 20 December 2018 it was a success for all those who had pushed for the new law for many years – conservation NGOs, African governments, wildlife rangers on the front line of the fight against poaching (sometimes paying the ultimate price), influential politicians in all parties and, crucially, the public..
Countries must not be allowed to turn back the clock with a return to ivory trade
We have come a long way in working towards a better future for elephants – let’s not turn back the clock now by letting the ivory trade regain a foothold..
Investigator Week: Means to an end – a brief history of EIA’s undercover investigations
When EIA was created in 1984, its founders had a clear vision to create a nimble organisation which could pioneer a new, powerful campaigning approach based on field investigations to obtain documented evidence of crimes against nature, which could be used for positive change
The good, the bad and the endangered – wildlife wins and losses at CITES Standing Committee
A packed agenda saw a wide range of issues raised, from tiger farms and domestic ivory markets to management of seized timber stocks and guidance for demand reduction programmes. We were busy preparing and making interventions coordinating with other NGOs in preventing over-exploitation of wildlife worldwide