Joint NGO statement welcoming the implementation of the UK Ivory Act, in effect from today!
Today (6 June) sees the UK Ivory Act come into force, effectively outlawing all legal ivory trade apart from a few narrow exemptions
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EIA podcast – Ban it and keep it banned … the high cost to elephants of legal ivory trade
Zimbabwe has hosted what it called an ‘Elephant Summit’ for itself and several other African nations with the aim of restarting the legal international trade in ivory and selling off their stockpiled elephant tusks
With elephants still being poached, there’s no excuse for Gov’t delay in implementing the UK Ivory Act
It's one year since a legal challenge to the UK Ivory Act was conclusively rejected in the UK courts – and we’re still waiting for the ban to be implemented
UK Supreme Court quashes antiques trade’s final bid to kill off the UK Ivory Act!
The landmark UK Ivory Act has passed its final hurdle with the announcement today (17 August) that the Supreme Court has refused to allow an appeal against a Court of Appeal decision in May
Court verdict on UK Ivory Act appeal recognises country as a leader against illegal trade
Three senior judges in the UK’s Court of Appeal have upheld the Ivory Act, dismissing an appeal by a group of antiques dealers
From top-down laws to individual actions – why policy change is important in conservation
When people hear the word “conservation”, a lot of times they may think of field work such as protecting habitats, anti-poaching efforts, helping species population recover and enforcing wildlife protection laws. However, changing legislation and policies is equally important to secure wild spaces and species. In many of the world’s most biodiverse nations, legal protection […]