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China Customs makes a new arrest as it continues to uproot the Shuidong syndicate exposed by EIA

Following eight years spent on the run, another key player in the notorious Shuidong ivory smuggling syndicate first exposed by EIA is finally to face justice. Zhanjiang Customs of China announced on 17 May that the individual – named only as Huang in the official statement– had been arrested and repatriated from Mozambique. EIA commends […]

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EIA at 40 podcast – ‘You’ve got to worry about being accused of espionage or something more serious’

In the countdown to EIA’s 40th anniversary later this year, as well as sharing films and stories from our archive, we’ve also recorded a short series of new podcasts with some of the longest serving campaigners to get an insight into how the organisation has evolved over four decades.   Podcast – What on Earth? […]

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‘We need to teach people about pangolins’ — lessons to learn from a study into live pangolin trade

In recent years, countries in southern Africa, including Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia, have noted that the majority of intercepted pangolin trafficking cases involved live animals. While trafficking of pangolin scales from Africa to Asia has been a topic of media attention and research, little is known about the live pangolin trade in Africa.

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GIZ Live Pangolin Trade Study

This study was commissioned by the “Partnership against Wildlife Crime in Africa and Asia”, a global project implemented by GIZ on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV). The Partnership operates along the entire illegal trade chain in ivory, rhinoceros horn and pangolin from the countries of origin in Africa to the consumers.