Malawi has long featured as a key player in the global wildlife trafficking scene. As far back as 2002, Malawian wildlife trafficking networks were heavily implicated when Singaporean officials intercepted 6.2 tonnes of ivory in what was then the largest ivory smuggling case detected since the introduction of the 1989 ban on international trade in […]
The 78th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) has adopted the global traditional medicine strategy 2025-34 which sets out guiding principles, strategic objectives, directives and actions for WHO, its member states and other stakeholders to support the development of traditional, complementary and integrative medicine (TCIM). While TCIM plays an important role in […]
The Government of China has made a commitment (Chinese) to supporting the development of substitutes for endangered wildlife used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The announcement by the National Medical Products Administration of China (NMPA) is an encouraging step towards ending the use of threatened wildlife in TCM and represents tangible progress following a proposal […]
A proposal to promote the development and use of substitutes for endangered animal and plant ingredients in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) was submitted at China’s annual plenary sessions of the National People's Congress this month
There remains a tough uphill battle to secure a future for pangolins, although there is already a strong foundation built on the backs of other conservation successes
With leaders in the field of TCM advocating an end of the use of threatened species in TCM formulas, it would appear that the wheels of change have started turning within the community