EIA podcast – why it’s vital to go after the huge profits of illegal wildlife trade
The global illegal wildlife trade is worth billions every year – but these huge profits are seldom targeted
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Leading scientists conclude elephant poaching in Africa has not decreased in past decade
A new scientific paper warns that the world cannot lower its guard on protecting elephants
Despite the headlines, China’s Government still promotes pangolin scales in traditional medicines
China secured huge international media coverage when its Government-controlled State media reported pangolin scales had been removed as a raw ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) – but in reality they can still be legally traded and used.
China’s widely publicised new pangolin protections might not mean a total ban on use of the species
he Chinese Government has removed pangolin scales as an ingredient from the latest edition of its traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) pharmacopoeia but concerns remain
EIA podcast – Is the coronavirus pandemic a warning to stop exploiting wildlife?
The coronavirus pandemic has plunged a third of the world’s population into lockdown and thrown a harsh spotlight on our dysfunctional and exploitative relationship with wildlife. Is it a warning to seriously mend our ways?
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UN flags role of China’s traditional medicine in global demand for trafficked pangolin scales
Demand for pangolin scales in China for traditional medicine drives poaching and trafficking across Africa and Asia