China’s aim to be a wildlife conservation leader undermined by its exploitation of endangered species
To use or not to use? That’s the question when it comes to wildlife protection policies.
Tag: traditional-chinese-medicine
An alternative to pangolins – protection through plant-based substitutes in traditional Chinese medicine
With leaders in the field of TCM advocating an end of the use of threatened species in TCM formulas, it would appear that the wheels of change have started turning within the community
World Pangolin Day 2022 – it’s time to pile on more pressure for better pangolin protection
Exacerbated by the commercialisation of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in the 1950s, the demand for pangolin meat and scales drove the decline of an estimated 94 per cent of pangolins in China between the 1960s and 2000s
Pangolins: Unique but imperilled mammals need urgent help to avoid the fate of the dodo
EIA is pleased to share this guest blog by Charles Emogor. Through EIA’s work to address transnational pangolin trafficking in West and Central Africa, we engage with Charles as a pangolin science expert on Nigeria. Since childhood, I’ve been fascinated by the natural world and growing up in a rural part of Nigeria played […]
The power of persuasion: why it’s important to get the tone right when seeking to bring about change
To change consumer behaviour, we need to change attitudes, to let people see things differently and recognise for themselves the need for change
World Pangolin Day has come around again and it’s time we started valuing this unique creature
Pangolins have been the focus of growing attention in recent years due to the massive quantities of their scales illegally traded for traditional medicine produced in China