Large ivory seizure in Mozambique comes amid worrying signs of increasing elephant poaching
A major shipment of 651 pieces of elephant ivory has been seized in Mozambique en route to Dubai
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Angola hit with trade sanctions over failure to tackle elephant poaching and ivory trafficking
Angola has been formally sanctioned for failing to make progress in tackling the illegal trade in elephant ivory since 2020
A decade of National Ivory Action Plans: where do we go from here?
It’s called the National Ivory Action Plan (NIAP) and was designed to improve elephants chances of survival from illegal killing. Parties to CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) are identified for inclusion in the NIAP if they have worrying levels of poaching and/or illegal ivory trade and are […]
EIA calls on CITES to tackle the Nigeria-Vietnam trafficking corridor for ivory and pangolin scales
EIA has called on the 74th meeting of the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to tackle the Nigeria-Vietnam wildlife trafficking corridor
CITES Parties must get tough and show resolve in fight against illegal wildlife trade
One of the biggest events on the international conservation calendar gets under way this week and our campaigners will be there to press for robust action to safeguard threatened species from illegal trade. The 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP18) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and meetings […]
Unpacking CITES Standing Committee – the hits and misses for endangered species
These meetings assess the progress made by countries on key issues of wildlife and timber trade, as set out in CITES. We persistently advocate robust measures for the protection of wild fauna and flora. This 70th meeting was a busy one with a lot to digest, here’s a summary of the key issues with which we engaged
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