Despite Government efforts to reverse the tide of illegal wildlife trade, Vietnamese-led criminal networks continue to play a major role in fuelling poaching and the decline of biodiversity in Africa
The aggressive expansion of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in many African countries is posing a direct threat to the future of some endangered species
International Customs Day (26 February) is this year dedicated to the departments and officials around the world who have played a major role in helping international trade carry on despite the COVID-19 crisis – and all while continuing to fight illegal wildlife trade
In its latest analysis of countries implicated in illegal wildlife, the US State Department has changed the status of Nigeria, elevating it from a ‘Focus Country’ to a ‘Country of Concern’
EIA intelligence indicates that illegal wildlife trade is continuing despite the pandemic
Despite intense international scrutiny since the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic, the Chinese Government’s revision of its key legislation on conservation and trade in wild animals looks set to be a major disappointment and failure of nerve