China’s global push for traditional medicine must come with conditions for threatened wildlife
Chinese Government policy continues to legitimise the use of body parts of wildlife species threatened by trade in traditional Chinese medicine
Tag: rhino-horn
CITES CoP18 unpacked – evaluating wins and losses for the environment
The 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP18) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) wrapped up today in Geneva, Switzerland. Campaigners from our UK and US offices were in attendance throughout, pushing for the adoption of strong decisions to combat illegal and unsustainable wildlife trade. Among the hundreds of […]
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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 […]
Time is running out for Vietnam to get its act together and clamp down on environmental crime
Vietnam has fast become a global hub for illegal wildlife trade but the country’s Government has failed to respond in an appropriate manner
Chinese Government document signals decision to open tiger trade is quietly going ahead
Last year we raised the alarm about a new Chinese Government policy which repealed a 25-year ban on use of tiger bone and rhino horn in traditional medicine. A document issued in March 2019 by the Government of Shaanxi Province appears to implement the new policy and makes no reference to the November 2018 claims that a full ban is in effect.
Urge your MP to get the UK working with China to end trade in big cats!
If you live in the UK, we ask you to call on your local MP to join our campaigners at an event in Parliament on 2 April 2019 to explore how the UK can work with China to become big cat conservation champions.