Wildlife reports

National Ivory Action Plan Process. EIA recommendations to the 78th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee

A review of commercial rhino horn trade developments in South Africa. South Africa is arguably the most important country for rhino conservation in Africa. It has the largest combined white and black rhino population on the continent, and it has also been the hardest hit by the rhino poaching crisis that has persisted for nearly two decades.

The illegal live trade and illegal trade in parts and derivatives of Asian elephants have been acknowledged by multiple stakeholders as a threat to the species’ survival. This is reflected in policy provisions.

Our research from 2024 highlights that significant concerns remain regarding transparency, information sharing and criminal justice in the global fight against wildlife crime. This report is part of EIA's regular assessment and focuses on four themes, which build upon the findings of our previous work.

Asian elephants have been categorised as endangered for nearly four decades and their cross-border commercial trade has been banned for almost 50 years. The threats posed by human elephant conflict and habitat loss on the species have been well documented, although less systematic attention has been given to the threat of poaching and illegal trade.

A vital link to achieving the Global Biodiversity Framework The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF) has an ambition to halt and reverse the loss of biodiversity, by protecting, conserving and sustainably using biodiversity while ensuring fair and equitable sharing of its benefits, to secure a nature positive future. Big cats can help. Big cats are umbrellas, […]