Enforcement agencies in Malaysia have been particularly busy this summer with a rash of illegal wildlife trade seizures. Contraband caught in transit by Sabah Customs Department has included tonnes of…
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The sharp reality of combating organised wildlife crime networks was brought into focus at an event hosted by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) on the sidelines of the 26th Session…
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Saturday, February 18 is World Pangolin Day and EIA has updated its interactive map of known pangolin seizures to both mark the occasion and as a reminder of the many threats…
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. The beginning of any New Year should be filled with hope and expectation but 2017 is barely weeks old and already several multi-tonne seizures of pangolin scales in Africa…
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“Few problems are less recognised, but more important than, the accelerating disappearance of the Earth’s biological resources. In pushing other species to extinction, humanity is busy sawing off the limb…
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. ON Thursday, November 17, 2016 the follow-up to the London and Kasane conferences on illegal trade in wildlife opens in Hanoi, Vietnam. The landmark London Conference in February 2014…
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. After years of anticipation, months of preparation and two hectic weeks in South Africa, the 17th Conference of the Parties (CoP17) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species…
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. THE Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, more commonly known at CITES, is an international treaty. It has been adopted by 183…
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. THE Conference of the Parties (CoP) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is one of the most high-profile events on…
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LONDON / NEW DELHI: As the world’s largest environmental and nature event takes place in Hawaii, conservationists herald the adoption of 85 motions calling on the international community to do…
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