The world has lowered its guard on the last wild tigers
Did you know … * more tigers were killed in India in the first five months of 2016 than in the whole of 2015? * since 2007, all breeding populations…
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Meeting urges top-level govt action – but omits tiger farms
. The 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation, running from April 12-14 in New Delhi, has culminated with the adoption of a resolution that new impetus is needed to…
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NGOs release call for action to end tiger farming and trade
The Environmental Investigation Agency and 17 other organisations have today released a collective letter at the 66th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee in Geneva which calls for urgent action…
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World leaders are wasting time the tiger does not have
. In January 2016, Parties to the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) will meet in Geneva and countries that care about the future of wild tigers…
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Targeting wildlife crime bosses – it’s all about the money
The illegal wildlife trade is increasingly recognised as a form of transnational organised crime, generating billions of dollars in profits for smuggling syndicates. While cash transactions are common in some…
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PM Cameron urged to address tiger trade with China President
. EIA and other concerned international and national organisations are calling on UK Prime Minister David Cameron to raise the issue of tiger trade with China’s President Xi Jinping during…
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Obama urged to raise tiger trade during China President’s US visit
. EIA and other concerned international and national organisations are calling on President Obama to raise the issue of tiger trade with China’s President Xi Jinping during his visit to…
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Time for ASEAN to act to end illegal, violent rosewood trade
EIA forest campaigners are in Brunei this week (May 5-8) to seek better protection for endangered Siamese rosewood at the 11th ASEAN Experts Group on CITES (CITES AEG) and 10th…
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The news we’ve helped to make and break in 2014!
“The reason for their success is not just the information gathered, it is the way they use it as a political lobbying tool. One of Britain’s most effective conservation groups”…
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All aboard the Tiger Express for fundraising awareness!
. I feel a wee bit guilty about posting this news. Earlier this month, I traded in the tackety boots for a little glitter – three days in the company…
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'Decades of denial': major report finds New Zealand's environment is in serious trouble
A report on the state of New Zealand’s environment has painted a bleak picture of catastrophic biodiversity loss, polluted waterways and the destructive rise of the dairy industry and urban sprawl.
Environment Aotearoa is the first major environmental report in four years, and was compiled using data from Statistics New Zealand and the environment ministry.
It presents a sobering summary of a country that is starkly different from the pristine landscape promoted in the “Pure New Zealand” marketing campaign that lures millions of tourists every year.
Source: www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/18/decades-of-denial-major-report-finds-new-zealands-environme...
#NewZealand #pollution #biodiversity
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New hope for North Atlantic right whales after seven calves are spotted
Seven new North Atlantic right whale calves have been spotted in Cape Cod Bay off the coast of Massachusetts this year.
The sightings are good news for the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales and a much hoped for improvement after no new calves were spotted last year ...
Source: www.earth.com/news/north-atlantic-right-whales-calves/
#whales #oceans #Atlantic
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Malaysia looks to exchange palm oil for military equipment
Malaysia will look to leverage its expansive palm oil resources to support military procurement, a senior government official has stated.
Teresa Kok, Malaysia's minister for primary industries, said the countertrade of palm oil in exchange for materiel would save local jobs, preserve state budget, as well as bolster military capabilities.
... Russia is one of Malaysia's biggest palm oil export customers and has recently stated a willingness to accept palm oil in return for military equipment.
Kok said that other countries to be similarly open to palm oil-based countertrade deals with Malaysia include China, India, Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, African and Middle East nations.
Source: www.janes.com/article/87972/malaysia-looks-to-exchange-palm-oil-for-materiel
#Malaysia #Russia #China #India #Iran #Pakistan #Turkey #Africa #palmoil
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