In an indication that China is getting serious about properly prosecuting wildlife criminals, a court in Jiangsu province has jailed a man for 11-and-a-half years and confiscated about £54,900 (500,000 RMB) worth of his private assets for ivory smuggling
The Royal United Services Institute and EIA have launched new resources to help enforcement agencies around the world to use financial intelligence to crack down on illegal wildlife trade
China is changing its Forest Law to include a nationwide ban on buying, processing or transporting illegally sourced timber
China is amending its Forest Law to include a nationwide ban on buying, processing or transporting illegally sourced timber
As an organisation, we have been at the forefront of protecting elephants for more than three decades
We are pleased to see that the Chinese authorities have confirmed the capture and repatriation of Ou, one of the key players in a massive ivory smuggling syndicate based in Shuidong, China.